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ScoobMaster

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KENNEDALE, Texas ? It's 2:30 on a Thursday afternoon, and inside a windowless adult video store a dozen people are perusing XXX-rated movie titles. Pastor Jim Norwood surmises this because he has photographed the customers' cars in the parking lot, carefully adjusting his digital camera so that each license plate is in focus. Each car owner will soon get a postcard in the mail from Norwood's Oakcrest Family Church. On the front will be a color photo of their vehicle in the video store parking lot. On the back will be a note: "Observed you in the neighborhood. Didn't know if you were aware there is a church in the area ? please stop by next time. We'd love to have you visit."

Thoughts / Comments on this????!!!!
 

apoppin

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Saw this in Politics and news . . . again.
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Maybe the owners of the Adult store should take pics of the cars in the church parking and send their owners some useful advertising.

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Spike

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Man, that seems a bit over-the-top. As a Christian, it offends me that a pastor would do this. What a way to make someone NOT come to your church, or come just out of guilt. I don't approve at all.

-spike
 

Rainsford

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I think it would be pretty funny to take pictures of all the cars in the chruch parking lot and send them all postcards advertising the adult store. Who's to say that going to church is "better" than renting porn and buying, um, "accessories"? Oh, that's right, Christians! I almost forgot their monopoly on morality, how silly of me.

I'm not making fun of all Christians, just those who think the above is what being a Chrisitian is all about. They really should trying actually READING their Bible sometime, especially the Jesus part.
 

TwiceOver

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Originally posted by: Quixfire
I have a question.

How does he get their home address?


Exactly. I don't believe you can just walk into the Police Station or the DMV and say, "I have this plate, where does the guy live?"
 

ScoobMaster

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Originally posted by: Quixfire
I have a question.

How does he get their home address?


From the article:

At least once a week, a volunteer traces the license plate numbers to the owners of the cars using an online service that searches an automotive database for a fee. In Texas, license information is a matter of public record. So far, 300 postcards have been mailed, Norwood said.
 

TheGameIs21

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I finally figured out how so many people get over 1k posts so fast here!!! They have to hit every repost and state its a repost. Why didn't I think of that...
 

ScoobMaster

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apoppin

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Originally posted by: TheGameIs21
I finally figured out how so many people get over 1k posts so fast here!!! They have to hit every repost and state its a repost. Why didn't I think of that...
I guess you (finally) did. :p

You are well on your way to "Lifer" now. :p



 

conjur

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Oh...wasn't calling it a repost.

A similar thing is going on here in town but one of the holier-than-thou pricks got nabbed with a prostitute!!!
 

poopaskoopa

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Originally posted by: ScoobMaster

OK OK Already all you repost Nazis!!!!!!!!

Just HOW in blazes was I supposed to get a search hit on the original thread with the title of the thread???!!!!!

I searched THRICE on "Church", "Texas", then "Adult".

I didn't go into the News & Politics" forum - sorry.

Don't apologize. Tell the repost bitches to suck it. I for one hadn't seen it until now.
 

ScoobMaster

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Originally posted by: conjur
Oh...wasn't calling it a repost.

A similar thing is going on here in town but one of the holier-than-thou pricks got nabbed with a prostitute!!!


Sorry conjur! I shoulda known you would not be one to "jump down my throat" :)

If I had bothered to follow the link BEFORE I used your quote in my repost rant.......... (D'OH!)


BTW - Good story in your thread! Can you say 'Poetic Justice ;) )!!
 

Fausto

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Oakcrest Family Church

6741 Oakcrest Drive West
Fort Worth, TX 76140
817-483-3723

Jim Norwood, Pastor
Someone's going to be getting free subscriptions to Maxim, Blender, and Stuff very soon. :D
 

notfred

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If I was the owner of the porn shop, I'd go to the church on Sunday, take pictures of all the plates, and mail them advertisements along with the pictures of their cars. I'd use the most explicit pictures that could legally be sent in Texas, too.