This Australian Church Missed the Obvious Sexual Innuendo in Its Sign
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I can’t believe we are still having this discussion, but let’s do it: Pastors should always have teenagers read the church signs before they go up.
In the most recent situation, it’s obvious the Queensland (Australia) pastor didn’t even Google the message, considering the same problematic words have garnered media attention twice in the past two years.
They didn’t. At least that’s what Reverend Mike Upton of the Surfers Paradise Anglican Church of the Holy Spirit told a local news station:
"… I went and checked social media just to see what other interpretations there might be… it actually made me sad."
Oh, you poor, poor naïve man.
When word about the sign got out earlier this month, Upton wasn’t allowed to speak to the media anymore.
… late yesterday, the church was over-ruled by head office, with the sign ordered to be taken down. On Wednesday morning, the sign was blank.
Reverend Mike Upton told The Courier-Mail he was no longer allowed to speak about the matter, and referred questions to the Brisbane Diocese.
And then, because the jokes are so obvious, even the local news report couldn’t hold back:
A spokesman for the Anglican Church Southern Queensland Diocese confirmed the decision to have the offending words removed.
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They would not comment on why Reverend Upton was gagged from talking to the media about the issue.
This is too easy.
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If he wasn't thinking about what comes to mind when anyone else hears this phrase, then what was he thinking about when he wrote this? Being at the dentist?
If there any other interpretation than the obvious one I honestly cannot guess what it is
this is too funny, thanks for the laugh
That is too funny. I just don't know how he didn't see that.
I've found that religious people often do not get innuendo. They are absolutely blind to it for some strange reason.
I'll bet the original phrase he was going for was "Forgiveness is swallowing your pride when you'd rather lash out in spite." but there wasn't enough room on the sign so he paraphrased...
I'm not a teenager but I could have told him that this message was probably not a good idea
My former mother-in-law was the sheltered church secretary of a conservative religion and she created some unintentionally funny one-liners. She finally relented and allowed her teenage son to proof-read her ideas before they were made public.
She probably avoided a big boner that way.
I wonder if the church was referring to this?
Poor Jesus, He just can't catch a break!
Lol ok that's just wrong, funny but wrong
I wish I had thought of doing that when I was that kid's age. Totally brilliant!
The backstory is that the kid potentially faced 2 years in juvenile jail due to one of the remaining Christian sharia laws in Pennsylvania: “Desecration of a Venerated Object”, although he ultimately got probation and community service . Truly shameful that we still have any sharia laws still on the books, much less ones which give any weight to the fragile feelings of superstitious morons.
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Ironically this is the same state which used to have a sharia law carrying the death penalty for any Catholic priests found within its borders.
Does this say something about Jesus or the kid?
It says that the kid has a far better sense of humor than any bible-babbler, and it proves that Jesus was gay. Comment removed, inflammatory content/no value. [ph]
sticking your dick in a statues face is funny? oh well some kids do stupid perverted things.
Burly Christian cell mate: What are you in for kid?
Kid: Mouth raping Jesus. Got a problem with that?
Burly cell mate: Guards! Guards! Get me out of here!
Why did I think of the incident on the Group W bench in Alice's Resturant because of your reply?
Give the kid a break he thought it was a statue of Harvey Milk.
That's weak.
Harvey Milk was dressed like Jesus and had statues made in that likeness of him ? (yea, it sounded stupid when i typed it too, just like the comment i'm replying to)
I wouldn't want to explain it to him.
I would but I would probably be laughing too hard