A week at the beach and a wedding are apparently enough to kick my ass because I am freaking tired. But don't fret, I've been extremely productive at work today. Absolutely. No doubt about it.
I'll post more about the beach and wedding later but had to jot these two things down before I forgot them. The bookends of any trip to NC are the drive down and back up and I am always blessed (love puns!) with some ridiculous religious anecdote, courtesy of the many Christian radio stations in southern Virginia/northern NC. Well, this time I've got two! And yes, I'm obviously more hostile to religion than your average schmo but anyone with half a sense of humor has to find these things hilarious, no matter how many Virgin Mary pictures you've got hanging in your house.
Ok, the first was just the promo break for some radio station in god-knows-where Virginia. It was "Get your praise on at 104.7. The inspiration station."..........Seriously? I realize any organization needs to be conscious of recruiting new members, hence the moronic attempt at popular vernacular, but come on. Christianity has been around for 2000 years--they're pretty much past the "word of mouth" stage, in terms of publicity, so there's no need to resort to slang.
The second is the real cherry on top though. And let me preface this by telling you that I have tried and tried to find a picture of it but alas, Google images has failed me. Anywho, on US 1, somewhere in Henderson, NC there is this church called "Freedom Life CHURCH ON FIRE" and they've got one of those tall fast-food signs that displays the church name and a message and underneath the name are actual flames painted on the sign! The message this time was "Stop, drop, and roll doesn't work in hell."
Now, A) Why do churches have these signs? Everytime I see one I feel like it should be saying "Biggie fries-now only $.99" and B) WHAT DOES THAT EVEN MEAN!!!! If they're trying to use the prospect of eternal hellfire as a deterrent to sinning, well they've failed with me. Now I'm more curious than ever about a place where the fine teachings of NC Fire Dept officials are no longer valid. Maybe "Just say no" doesn't work in hell either?
Finally, a big shout-out to Anne-Marie (and Eph) who are back with us stateside after a year in Greece. I'm happy to have you guys back but I'll always remember your former home fondly if for no other reason than it introduced me to the glorious cheese pie.
I'll post more about the beach and wedding later but had to jot these two things down before I forgot them. The bookends of any trip to NC are the drive down and back up and I am always blessed (love puns!) with some ridiculous religious anecdote, courtesy of the many Christian radio stations in southern Virginia/northern NC. Well, this time I've got two! And yes, I'm obviously more hostile to religion than your average schmo but anyone with half a sense of humor has to find these things hilarious, no matter how many Virgin Mary pictures you've got hanging in your house.
Ok, the first was just the promo break for some radio station in god-knows-where Virginia. It was "Get your praise on at 104.7. The inspiration station."..........Seriously? I realize any organization needs to be conscious of recruiting new members, hence the moronic attempt at popular vernacular, but come on. Christianity has been around for 2000 years--they're pretty much past the "word of mouth" stage, in terms of publicity, so there's no need to resort to slang.
The second is the real cherry on top though. And let me preface this by telling you that I have tried and tried to find a picture of it but alas, Google images has failed me. Anywho, on US 1, somewhere in Henderson, NC there is this church called "Freedom Life CHURCH ON FIRE" and they've got one of those tall fast-food signs that displays the church name and a message and underneath the name are actual flames painted on the sign! The message this time was "Stop, drop, and roll doesn't work in hell."
Now, A) Why do churches have these signs? Everytime I see one I feel like it should be saying "Biggie fries-now only $.99" and B) WHAT DOES THAT EVEN MEAN!!!! If they're trying to use the prospect of eternal hellfire as a deterrent to sinning, well they've failed with me. Now I'm more curious than ever about a place where the fine teachings of NC Fire Dept officials are no longer valid. Maybe "Just say no" doesn't work in hell either?
Finally, a big shout-out to Anne-Marie (and Eph) who are back with us stateside after a year in Greece. I'm happy to have you guys back but I'll always remember your former home fondly if for no other reason than it introduced me to the glorious cheese pie.
posted by staca at
12:58 PM
1 Comments:
C'mon Staci, get your praise on! For the record, I love those wacky church signs. It's hard to tell which ones are serious. Let's see, more hostile to others' beliefs...sounds like someone I know...expresses anger when people act on faith without evidence...don't push the button...hmmm. Lift it up, sister.
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