First, let me tell you why this blog post is making the rounds on my Facebook news feed. I live in the Orlando area. We pride ourselves on our love for the diverse communities who reside here. We're a huge melting pot, and wouldn't have it any other way. The love and kindness that shone through after the Pulse shooting was nothing short of amazing. We recently dealt with the 1 year anniversary of that event, and it was a beautiful celebration of love and life. Not a few days later, our local paper, the Orlando Sentinel published an Opinion piece. It was about how Disney attendance is down and it's because we're so gay friendly that the Evangelicals don't want to come here. Fine by me. But really, the attendance is down due to Disney wanting the attendance down. They raised prices to thin the heard due to the constant large crowds. On top of that, this piece was written by a co-owner or investor (can't remember now) of that Noah's Ark theme park a few states away. And it was one giant piece of advertising for this park. Locals here, were extremely upset about the timing of publishing the article and the newspaper didn't have much to say, except that they publish as they receive them, which I highly doubt.

Now, this blog post is going around in response to Evangelicals not wanting to come to town. I completely agree with it, and thought you all might like the read. Here's a little excerpt "Just ask around. People outside the Church will tell you: love is no longer our calling card. It is now condemnation, bigotry, judgment and hypocrisy. In fact, the Christianity prevalent in so much of America right now isn’t just failing to draw others to Christ, it is actively repelling them from him. By operating in a way that is in full opposition to the life and ministry of Jesus—it is understandably producing people fully opposed to the faith that bears his name."
http://johnpavlovitz.com/2017/06/04/the-christians-making-atheists/?utm_...