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Saturday, April 10, 2004
And Yet Another This one goes beyond shameless desperation. This is just plain stupid. Can you say "oblivious"? I don't think this guy really understands that his actions will not have the desired effect.  
Pastor to sex-shop clients: You'll get mail By Robert Cadwallader KENNEDALE - A Kennedale church is hoping to undermine several nearby sexually oriented businesses by enticing their clientele to church. The Oakcrest Family Church, nestled in a low-income neighborhood near several sexually oriented businesses off Interstate 20, is planning to send postcards to people who frequent the clubs. Pastor Jim Norwood said the church spent $1,500 on five digital cameras with zoom lenses with the intention of photographing license plates of vehicles parked at the establishments. On the back of the postcards will be a map that shows the proximity of the adult businesses to the church along with an invitation that begins: "Observed you in the neighborhood. Didn't know if you were aware there is a church in the area." The card lists the schedule of services and the church's "counseling and classes on sexual addictions as well as drug and alcohol addictions." The license plate numbers will be used to obtain addresses of vehicle owners through the Internet, and the photos will appear on postcards. "Our plans are to take pictures at all hours of each day," said Norwood, a Tarrant County Jail chaplain and former Arlington City Council member. "If you're there at 4 o'clock in the morning or 4 o'clock in the afternoon, there is a good possibility we will take a photo and send you a postcard." Norwood said that he's not trying to embarrass or intimidate anyone and that his church certainly isn't one to look down its nose at people with a sexual addiction or other problems. Many in the congregation are former drug addicts, criminals and recovering alcoholics. "And they will tell you that for the most part, it isn't any different than a cocaine or another other type of addiction. We don't want [customers] thinking we're the enemy, because we're not." Try explaining that to the dirty bird whose wife is the one who happens to get the mail that day. "And YOU thought your husband was at a business meeting." Yeah, I'd go running to THAT church® for spiritual guidance. 
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Jimmy Doyle is a dad, husband,
teacher, friend, and other things. Currently he's just trying to figure out what it means to follow Christ and be in community with others. He enjoys having conversations with fellow pilgrims on the journey.
Stephen Zedler has a wife and three kids who he loves very much. He has been called by God to study and teach history, particularly U.S.
history. He also believes that God has called him to reform the way children are educated in America.