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"Just three days after I attended Boston Pride," writes Slogger HDL, "I saw this sign in front of a church in Medford Square, the heart of Medford, MA, a town right next to Cambridge within the limits of Greater Boston. This church is one mile from my house. In case anyone thinks Massachusetts, a blue state and the first one in the union to legalize gay marriage, is a 100% safe haven, or that the fight is over in the 'liberal and welcoming' parts of America, think again. This rattled me. Is this something to laugh off? Or am I right to be upset that at least one closeted teenager has seen this sign?"

Surely there must be some gay-affirming congregations in or near Boston that could pull together a protest or a vigil in front of this church. And for those of us who aren't living in the Boston area: the New England Baptist Church, according to their website, "is a multicultural church meeting the needs of the diversified population of our world today." Except for the gays, of course, because, you know, because the bible says. In addition to saying that homosexuality is wrong, the bible says that women who aren't virgins on their wedding nights should be put to death and that parents should beat their disobedient children to death and that women who refuse to marry their rapists should be put to death. Those of who aren't in Boston can place a call to the pastor—Pastor Thomas Michael—and suggest some language for his church sign that embraces those biblical truths. And, as Pastor Michael is a choicer, you can politely suggest he take the choicer challenge: prove homosexuality is a choice by choosing it himself.

Contact info via the New England Baptist Church's creepy contact page:

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That number again: (781) 395-6116. You can also send an email to New England Baptist here. Once again: be polite. But firm. But polite.