In Baldwin, Pa., Carl Behr has decided to wage a one-man crusade against unseen atheists in his neighborhood. His solution? Erecting a 25-foot lighted cross on his yard facing his neighbor and another on his roof. I saw this on Reddit and it makes for an interesting nuisance case.
Behr calls it “a measurement of my faith” while the neighbor would call it a nuisance. He insists “[t]he way the world’s coming with all these atheists, it makes me sick to my stomach. If I can turn one soul towards the Lord with my sign, it was well worth all my efforts.” That goal appears to be achieved in this case by depriving his neighbor of the use and enjoyment of her property — and sleep.
City officials have asked Baldwin to turn off the lights. He seems to have skipped Luke 10:25-28 in his Biblical studies:
25And one day an authority on the law stood up to put Jesus to the test. “Teacher,” he asked, “what must I do to receive eternal life?”
26What is written in the Law?” Jesus replied. “How do you understand it?” 27He answered, “ ‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul. Love him with all your strength and with all your mind.’(Deuteronomy 6:5) And, ‘Love your neighbor as you love yourself.’ ” 28“You have answered correctly,” Jesus replied. “Do that, and you will live.”
However, Behr’s faith does not include treating one’s neighbor as you would have them treat yourself: “I’m measuring my faith to the Lord, that’s basically all I’m doing. I don’t care what anyone else thinks.”
A fight on the question could pit free speech against nuisance protections. Presumably, the only basis for a nuisance would be the actual lights. However, he could cite the fact that Christmas light are not treated a nuisances absent the most extreme lighting. His cross is actually illuminated by Christmas lights.
It still remains unclear how many atheists have been converted by seeing Behr’s lighted crosses or whether he has been able to show that the difference between an atheist and a Christian is usually the absence of a lighted cross.
Source: CBS
Buddha,
Sounds tasty and you can “reconcile your thoughts and actions” while you eat!!
“Please reconcile your thoughts and actions.”
Really.
That’s your advice considering you have the balls to claim to preach love and carry signs that says “God Hates Fags”?
ROFLMAO
Uh . . . seriously, you should take your own advice before trying that “do as I say, not as I do” bullshit on anyone else.
I’m off to cook now.
If I can stop laughing long enough.
raff,
Guiness or Beamish (if I can get it).
Mr. Buudha,
I wish you would reconsider. For your love you shall be known and hopefully receive the treasures that are in store for you. Please reconcile your thoughts and actions.
Buddha,
Irish Beef stew sounds great. What makes it Irish? Do you add some Bushmills or Guiness?
WB “Man”,
Not if I see you first, sport.
Doh! Or until I realize what time it is.
Time to put on the Irish Beef Stew.
It’s what’s for dinner!
Yes, many people speak hypocrisy. It is unfortunate that they do. I hope to see you soon kind sir.
I have a big Amen to Brother Buddha’s words!
raff,
I agree in re not hanging around with bit.
But as often pointed out by mespo: I do so like to play with my food. Not being a Christian, he doesn’t push my buttons, but being a hateful hypocrite is another matter. I can make fun of that all day. 🙂
Let’s see:
“God Hates Fags”
and
“Thank God for Dead Soldiers”
. . . is “preaching love”.
That is what is known as being unbelievably and staggeringly full of crap.
Hypocrisy is so funny.
Gyges,
Thanks for the link to Mr. Poe’s law. It is a good one.
Buddha, I also liked your amendment to Poe’s law. Now if I had only adhered to my own law of “don’t feed the animals”, I would have been alright. That guy/gal, just pushes my buttons! Westboro Man should have had spent some time with the good Benedictine Nuns who taught me well in grade school. The Jesus they spoke about would not hang with this hating crowd.
Mr. Buddha,
We are all about love. It is just this Sodom love that is an abomination to the love of god. Why is that so hard for you to accept? We teach love.
Oh, no apology was offered. Make no mistake. If Jesus were alive today and ran into a bunch of your placard carrying hate merchants, he’d probably vomit.
You should learn the various applications of the word “sorry”, too.
But being that basic critical thought eludes you, I’m thinking understanding a double entendre is right out of the question.
1 John 4:8 “Whoever does not love does not know God, because God is love.”
Since all you preach is hatred, I find it really funny that you claim to have thought it through critically and decided that the statement of 1 John 4:8 comports to “God Hates Fags” and “Thank God for Dead Soldiers”. God is love or God is hate. The side you choose is clear. Critical thought? There’s not a critical thinking bone in your body. A few hypocritical ones though. That I’d buy.
Apology accepted.
lol
No. I think the Freudian slip was probably more accurate there.
And you’re right.
You are sorry.
I am sorry, I meant I have the ability to think critical. I hope you can to. It is such a waste of flesh.
Mr. Buudha,
I think I am being very critical, don’t you?
He could think critically for one thing.
You should really try it some time.