How can you entice men to go to something, like say, church? In a word – strippers. There’s some crazy stuff going on in Warsaw, Ohio… From The Columbus Dispatch:
Every weekend for the last four years, [Pastor Bill] Dunfee and members of his ministry have stood watch over [strip-club owner Tommy] George’s joint, taking up residence in the right of way with signs, video cameras and bullhorns in hand. They videotape customers’ license plates and post them online, and they try to save the souls of anyone who comes and goes.
Can they do that?
George … sued the church in federal court several years ago, claiming a violation of his constitutional rights, but he lost.
Okay, Plan B ….
Now, the dancers have turned the tables, so to speak. Fed up with the tactics of Dunfee and his flock, they say they have finally accepted his constant invitation to come to church.
It’s just that they’ve come wearing see-through shorts and toting Super Soakers.
They bring lawn chairs and – yesterday, anyway – grilled hamburgers, Monster energy drinks and corn on the cob.
How do the parties view this battle of wills?
[Dunfee] said their presence has united his church members and reinvigorated their mission to shut down the club.
“They have now seen the evil firsthand,” Dunfee said. “This has just made us stronger.”
George laughed at that notion.
“They’re just mad,” he said, “because their wives won’t let them come to my club.”
You can read a lot more about the dueling protests (and see photos) here.