Boston Baptists offend for the sake of the gospel

NOTE: This is a great story. Christians need to stop trying to "fit in" and start taking a stand on what the Bible says.

For 30 years, a church in downtown Medford, Massachusetts, has been choosing to use its front signboard to address people's consciences through what some call "offensive" and "divisive" messages. But the church's pastor says, though controversial, the messages are more about the congregation being salt and light than agreeing with a world that may have a sinful perspective.

Messages such as "New Orleans: Natural disaster or God's anger with sin?" -- "If we didn't abort our children, the U.S. wouldn't have to hire illegals" -- and "Homosexuality is sin" are the kind that locals find "disturbing," "offensive," and creating "dissension," according to an August 9 media report on the Boston Globe's website.

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