The word ‘backslide’ has a very specific meaning. It doesn’t mean what they think it means.
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Wikipedia sums it up:
This article is about the theological phenomenon. For the dance, see Moonwalk (dance).Backsliding is a term used within Christianity to describe a process by which an individual who has converted to Christianity reverts to pre-conversion habits and/or lapses or falls into sin, when a person turns from God to pursue their own desire.
In other words, their sign says:
“Jesus – Causing atheists to become atheists for over 2000 years”
Also funny: did anyone else catch the hilarious Michael Jackson joke in the wiki article? I see what you did there, internet. No this is not photoshopped. This is in Jacksonville, North Carolina. Thanks Ruth! Good eye.
What’s your favorite church sign fail? (Photoshopped or not.)
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Laura-Ray
April 29, 2012 at 11:20 am (UTC -4) Link to this comment
“Pessimists need a kick in the cants”
Because my mom nearly ran off the road and spent the rest of her car ride laughing her ass off because she thought the A in “cants” was a U XD
Jasmyn
April 29, 2012 at 11:39 am (UTC -4) Link to this comment
I really loved the “God is baptized” sign that was on Pamalee in Fayetteville.
David Marjanović
April 29, 2012 at 11:55 am (UTC -4) Link to this comment
It’s clearly meant to mean “causing deconverts to reconvert”. That hardly brings it any closer to reality, though.
Justin Griffith
April 29, 2012 at 11:57 am (UTC -4) Link to this comment
I liked the “Don’t kill yourself -- let the church help.”
Haley
April 29, 2012 at 12:05 pm (UTC -4) Link to this comment
my favorite is one I passed on my way to class…it said, “You cannot enter Heaven until Jesus enters you!” Made me think the sermon was to be taken from the Gospel according to Ron Jeremy.
donnamartin
April 29, 2012 at 12:05 pm (UTC -4) Link to this comment
A church right down the street from me (I’m in VA--that could be in any direction) had a “Dead End” street sign at the start of their driveway for a while. They’ve since taken it down. Always made me smile.
timgueguen
April 29, 2012 at 12:27 pm (UTC -4) Link to this comment
Here’s a sign that was on a Saskatoon bus a few years ago. Anyone else see the problem I did?
http://timgueguen.blogspot.ca/2009/08/words-versus-images.html
James
April 29, 2012 at 12:32 pm (UTC -4) Link to this comment
Ah, yes. The christstain fantasy that an atheist will “find Jesus” if only he or she would just hear the word/see the light. Stupid fucktard religiots.
Pierce R. Butler
April 29, 2012 at 1:19 pm (UTC -4) Link to this comment
Some of y’all still don’t seem to have grasped the full meaning of that word. (That’s okay; it’s slippery.)
The sign tells us that atheists can use Jesus for the same purposes for which they now use KY Jelly.
Jeremy Shaffer
April 29, 2012 at 1:29 pm (UTC -4) Link to this comment
Every so often one particular church near me will have a sign that reads, “Because the excuses have to stop some time” every so often. Makes me laugh every time wondering when that’ll be.
Steve
April 29, 2012 at 2:11 pm (UTC -4) Link to this comment
There are whole websites out there devoted to hilariously bad church signs
Ms. Daisy Cutter, Gynofascist in a Spiffy Hugo Boss Uniform
April 29, 2012 at 2:26 pm (UTC -4) Link to this comment
Church signs are veritable fonts of endless unintended lulz.
GriffinYankee
April 29, 2012 at 3:14 pm (UTC -4) Link to this comment
“Get on your feet by getting on your knees” on a billboard in Griffin, Georgia.
ScottS
April 29, 2012 at 3:20 pm (UTC -4) Link to this comment
Best church sign I’ve ever seen was in Texas (somewhere around the Waxahachie/Ennis/Palmer area). It said “Hang out for Jesus. He hung out for you.”
AnyBeth
April 29, 2012 at 4:38 pm (UTC -4) Link to this comment
A church sign fail but not a funny one:
Going toward the main road in town, the sign listed a verse reference and then began the verse. Unfortunately for them, the verse was too long for the sign. Apparently they came up with the bright idea of continuing it on the other side, ignoring that people driving by usually only see one side. Upshot is that the side facing traffic coming from the main road said always and nothing more.
A funny one from a run-of-the-mill Assembly of God that often has non-religious messages on their sign:
“Your best suit is the one God gave you”
Nudist Sunday? in this conservative town?! Many consider it proper to go to church dressed well. I wonder what the people in that church would think if people showed up in their “best suit” like the sign said.
mechanoid
April 29, 2012 at 5:15 pm (UTC -4) Link to this comment
I’ve always liked PROPHECY CLASS CANCELED DUE TO UNFORESEEN CIRCUMSTANCES.
Mr. Mattir, MRA Chick
April 29, 2012 at 6:42 pm (UTC -4) Link to this comment
The local 7th Day Adventists had a sign up for about 6 weeks stating that “Chistian life is about relationships.”.
Yes, they misspelled the name of their Magical Jew on a Stick for 6 weeks, and no one noticed or cared enough to fix it.
Midnight Rambler
April 29, 2012 at 10:43 pm (UTC -4) Link to this comment
I have to admit, my favorite is the old standard: “JESUS -- COMING SOON!” One church I know of has had that up for at least 20 years, I’m sure there are others that have been up longer.
Tim -- the bigger problem I see with that ad is that the U-turn sign is going the wrong way. Did they copy it from England or something? Make a turn like that in Canada or the US and you’ll be in big trouble…
Guitar Zeroh
December 1, 2012 at 8:37 am (UTC -4) Link to this comment
Yeah but… Christianity was not strong enough to rock Guitarzeroh’s house! Whaaagghhh! Let’s rock!