hickonfire

Cross the Border

I forgot about something that creeped me out and pissed me off on our trip to Asheville and Gatlinburg. Right around the KY/TN border there is a sprawling, flea market size Adult bookstore just sittin’ there next to the interstate minding it’s own business one quarter at a time. Judging by the number of cars in the parking lot they’re doin’ a pretty good damn business. Lots of people watchin’ porn together=lots of people gettin’ off together which=lots of happy people which=lots of repeat business which=lots of taxes which is good for the local economy.

It looked fairly new and well done so I figured it must be one of those Federally Funded Enterprise Zones that are designed to help a local economy in trouble.

The creepy thing, the thing that pissed me off is the GIGANTIC cross that has been “erected” a few yards from the porn store. If I had to choose one word to describe this fuckin’ thing, that word would be subtle. Hmm, what's the message these yuck nuts are trying to convey? Love? Peace? Fuck no. This is pure intimidation and this gets to the heart of what I hate about evangelical types. I don't like to be threatened, by anyone. I don't think God wants or needs to threaten me. I don't think God is so insecure that she/he needs me to praise 'em every five minutes. I think God's a little above all this. The way I hear evangelicals talkin' about God makes God sound like a spoiled, egomaniacal brat that'll set you on fire if he doesn't get what he wants. That's a bunch of shit and I think these people are gonna burn in hell for it.

If I owned that porn store, I would erect a more absurdly GIGANTIC cross that looked something like this:

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posted by hickonfire @ 1:05 PM