> Luis Palau's Cityfest.
>
> I'm pretty grossed out that we're closing off the public streets to
> promote a religion--any religion. If they had wanted to rent the arena
> or have this at a suburban mega-church, I'd be fine with it. But it's
> an inconvenience for me, and an endorsement of a particular religion
> by the city. Oh, they say it's just bmx riders and Veggie Tales, but
> there will be preaching on the riverfront stage on both days.
>
> Furthermore, it's promotion of insipid feel-good white bread tobymac
> gag me with a spork evangelical Christianity. You know, the one where
> they remove your sense of irony, while increasing the chance you'll
> frequent hookers, cause the wife doesn't do it "that way".
>
> I'm tempted to go to the craft shop and get some silk stems and craft
> crowns of thorns and sell them like the peanut guy at the Sounds
> games. "Crown of THORNS, CROWN of thorns, git your red hot CROWN of
> thooooorns, Seven dollah gets you a crooooown!"
>
> That or pass out copies of Sam Harris' "Atheist Manifesto", which is a
> fun read. I love the part where he gives the example of believing that
> there's a diamond the size of a refrigerator buried in his back yard
> and that gives him comfort. On Sundays, he and the children dig for it.
>

PS> I am a member of the League of Stupendous Gentlemen! ;)