The Jesus Toilet

The members of the Immanuel Lutheran Church in Waukee have come up with a novel method of raising funds. They place a brightly painted toilet in people's front yards. The toilet has "I ♥ Jesus" written on the tank. They'll only remove the toilet if the homeowners make a donation.

This is a version of the Flamingoing prank that's become a popular method for high school clubs and teams to raise cash: Place a plastic pink flamingo in someone's front yard and only remove it if they give you cash.

Flamingoes are kind of cute, but I'm wondering if the Jesus toilet doesn't send an odd mixed message. After all, if there's a toilet in your front yard, isn't that an open invitation for someone to, you know, use it? [From the Des Moines Register.]

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Posted By: Alex - Wed Jul 09, 2008
Category: Religion

Comments

A lot of people are probably saying "aww, that's cute!" or "what a creative idea!", but I really don't like this. It's bascially extortion crossed with littering. Personally, I believe it should be procecuted as such, as well.

If this happened on my property, I'd probably call the cops to report the litter, then break the thing into pieces and throw the thing out with the trash. If you want a donation, ask me personally or by mail -- the legal methods.

Posted by Kyle Morgan on 06/23/12 at 09:55 AM

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