http://www.whas11.com/home/Lexington-church-179800331.html Billboard battle ensues between Lexington church, atheists' group by WHAS11 WHAS11.com Posted on November 17, 2012 at 11:35 AM LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) -- Call it the battle of the billboards.
In Lexington, a church has decided to lease billboard space to respond to a recent message from an atheists' group.
Pastor Jared Henry of Lafayette Church of the Nazarene told the
Lexington Herald-Leader that the church has gotten "almost exclusively positive feedback" after posting its message, which says: "We believe in God. Join the right club. John 3:16."
It came on the heels of a billboard message in September and October that said: "Don't believe in God? Join the club."
Clay Maney, a member of the Humanist Forum of Central Kentucky, said the original billboard's purpose was to let non-believers know that they are not alone. He says that message was "welcoming" but the new one is "judgmental."