Hooters church

Is this a good time to mention that I didn't ace spelling?

 

sho nough

 

cess·pool
n.
A covered hole or pit for receiving drainage or sewage, as from a house.
A filthy, disgusting, or morally corrupt place.

The world's septic tank, huh? Fits fine if you ask ME.

Galatians 6:7, "Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap."

Diane

p.s. Would you believe one of our members jumped on me for quoting scripture so much!

 

What better place to hold a youth service than at a bar posing as a restaurant that appeals to the lust of the eye. Yes, the manager accepted Christ but no that does not justify exposing the youth to heavy drinking and daisy duke wearing waitresses. I think this is as blasphemous as that Church in California that uses big macs and coca colas at a pool party for their youth's holy communion.

 

Go to Chic-filet. There is a local youth group who meets there for breakfast early on Fridays and concludes their time with a morning devotion. No hooters or tight pants there. They have done this for years.

 

Anyone see Rick & Bubba today on this topic? Some employee of a Hooters called in and Rick got him to admit that the theme was intended as the name implies. Rick used the expression, "to get men to lust after," them, and the man agreed, but insisted that women's groups and others go there just for the food - as if that settled the issue.

Rick used as a comparison a car wash with modestly dressed women employees and a car wash with women in bikinis - he said you can't ignore the implied intention of the second example.

I was rather proud of Rick & Bubba for, in gentleness, telling it like it is.

 

The Apostle Paul had a buddy named Demas who went "the way of the world!"----and God just let him go! I can imagine Demas going one way and Paul going opposite!

The Bible never mentions ole Demas after that episode---he became a "blur" in God's memory! Vague compared to the walk in the word that Paul was taken to!!

But I'm sure that Demas "won" a lot of souls at Central Asia's version of "Hooters!"----yes, I'm sure he did!!

 

To my sister in Christ---I don't think it could have been said any better. It is not only the ladies who see it as you said, but many men also. What man with the view of "whatever floats your boat" would have the same attitude if their daughter worked there or their son went there only for Bible Study?

Bro Tony

 

I'm not in any way condoning it. I certainly am not recommending it. However, I don't equate it with a strip club. I'd equate it more along the lines as a pub or sports bar, as far as questionable places go.

As far as skimpy outfits, I once heard a pastor say that the beach is a cesspool of sin, because of excessive flesh that is visible. I got baptized in the ocean. No one's ever told me I got baptized in a cesspool of sin.

I can understand why.

Actually, I can probably speak with a small amount of authority on this. About 8 years ago, I went to a Hooters for lunch with some folks from work. The visual novelty, shall we say, lasted for about a minute and a half, and I was disinterested. After that, I was looking at the menu, and ordering food. The food was good. Actually, it wass very good. I haven't been to a Hooters since. I choose not to go, because I don't think it's a good witness for me to visit such an establishment. And, I think there are better places to hold a Bible study than a Hooters. Where I part ompany with many is that I don't equate it to a strip club.

Not as differently as you might have thought.

 

Don't worry Johnv, I see your point - as do many others probably. Hooters is definitely not a strip club. As for scantily clad women, I think we should all avoid the summer olympics, too.

It's disgraceful how they make those athletes (especially beach volleyball) dress.

 

And we should all be very proud if our 18 year old daughters want to work there ......

Diane

 

Scarlett O., I think you might be taking my last post as an endorsement for that restaurant. Nothing could be further from the truth. I think it's a disgrace - and no Christian should patronize the establishment. Can I be plainer? But it's still not a strip club.

 

I never said I was in favor of it. I would never recommend Christians meeting or patronizing one. I said it wasn't tantamount to a nude strip club. A bar or pub, yes. But not a nude strip club.

Now here, you and I are in agreement. But I don't think that's because of the sinful world, I think it's because of well-intended but overzealous puritanism. Indeed, there are several people on this very bb who would refer to the statue of David as pornographic, or at least, inappropriate for young eyes. They will equate anything involving a nude figure with sexual immorality. I would disagree with them.

 

As have I.

In many cases, yes. Just the opposite of hyperpuritanism is gratuitousness of same.

You make a good point. I only watched two episodes Baywatch, in its 3rd season. They were actually reasonable stories, but since I don't have an interest in the beach genre, the show didn't appeal to me. Although, if someone has an infantile mentality, and they're watching the show purely to check out women in beachwear, then I'm sure you're right. OTOH, a person with an infantile mentality would probably do the same thing while watching one of those operation shows.

 

What I think should be abundantly clear is that Hooters does not continue to exist just because of the food. You can get good wings alot of places. And Baywatch was not on the air all those years because of great story lines or great acting. They both demean women and speak of a society that is consumed with sex.

Bro Tony

 

Probably true, bro tony. OTOH, there have been shows that show more than Baywatch, that don't last a single season due to low viewership, and restaurants that show more than Hooters, that don't get any business. So perhaps it's not that simplistic.