Last Friday a strip club was opened up only 400 feet from Safeco field. They have a giant electronic billboard that they claim will not show provocative pictures ONLY during kid friendly games. I thought baseball as a whole was supposed to be kid friendly. They also are allowed to hand out business card sized advertisements outside the stadium to anyone and everyone they want. So if I did choose to take my family to a game, my 14 year old son could easily be approached by a stripper with a business card, or how about my 3 year old. I know this happens on the streets of Vegas and that's why I have never gone and never will go to a place where God's enemies are lurking to lure our sons and men and even me into adultery and temptation. You can defend the Mariners all you want but they did not do enough to stop this business from opening up; actually they did nothing at all. The owners of Safeco Field are the ones who filed a lawsuit and then dropped it after coming to an "understanding" that they won't advertise on kid friendly days or hand out anything larger than a business card for advertising. So really the Mariners did nothing at all to protect the kids of the community that they are continually praised for helping in other areas. And what about all the Mariner fans?? I am not one, I am a Yankee fan. I haven't heard anything about them protesting or trying to stop this horrible act of lewdness from happening. Where is the church in all this. When will the church take a stand and shout out enough!!! Just because the Bible says the world will get worse doesn't mean you have to sit back and watch. We, as a Christians should stop allowing ourselves to be lazy and quiet. A Christian is a Christ follower. When you do nothing or say nothing then who are you following? Why are we so afraid to speak out. Doesn't Jesus promise us that He will be with us and that no one can harm us (spiritually). No one can come between Jesus and a true Christian. Didn't Jesus stand for the truth of the Gospel. Aren't we supposed to be like Him. I don't recall anywhere where He tolerated sin, if He did then prove it to me. Why are we tolerating it ourselves. Quotes like, "well, I'm strong enough that it doesn't bother me" or "I just don't walk on that side of the field" is tolerance.
What am I going to do? I'm going to write letters to the Mariners. I'm not going to take my family to anymore games. I'm going to inform others of what is going on with word of mouth as well as writing this blog. I can't afford to sue, but I do have a voice. And I do love the Lord with all my heart that I refuse to tolerate such filth. I won't tolerate these espresso stands in my city either and I have spoken up about it. What are you going to do?
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