The Law of Unintended Consequences

In his Christmas 1 sermon Clay Nelson reflects on the unintended consequences of putting up a controversial billboard and how he can relate to those who are chastised for not being where they are "supposed" to be. "It is the unintended consequences that have got me pondering in my heart, in particular the level of offense taken around the world. Some online polls suggest that we have offended half the planet give or take a few percentage points. While initially email tended to be overwhelmingly positive, as the story got legs we heard from more and more of the offended. So let me say clearly, offense was not our intent. However, I’m not sure that was the intent of those who commented on the website, emailed, wrote, faxed, texted and called to express their outrage. Many went beyond being offensive to abusive and threatening. This must be the “two wrongs make a right” school of Christianity as opposed to the “turn the other cheek” school I attended." Full text and video links at www.stmatthews.org.nz.