Scumbags Unite

A church in central Florida got into all types of troubles lately because the put up a highway bulletin board that said, "
Scumbags welcome!"

Let's see, that is sound theology, has a sense of humor about it, and definitely gets attention. Since when did Christians have to be dull, promote goodytwoshoes theology and get the public eye. Oh, that's what we have been doing and it's worked so well fewer and fewer are coming to church. And those who come to the churches of what's popular now get fed feel good drivel or it's equally popular counterpart: those who are like us are really bad and evil.

I say we scumbags should unite. If we only allowed good folk to come to church, unscumbags, nobody would be there at all.

While I'm gripping about religion it just annoys the hell out of me that most of the media attention goes to dudes or dudessses that got their divinity degrees on line for 2 bucks or at a community college type of bible school. While those of us who attended college, preferably not majoring in religion and then get advanced degrees are pretty much ignored by the press. Newspaper and magazines always used to have religious section where well educated lay and clergy spoke about serious religious issues. Those departments have almost all closed. But then serious discussions on almost anything today seem to be out of style.