The socially progressive Chicago Theological Seminary wanted to be nice and hand out condoms during several festivals. The condom packages included a rainbow colored version of the church's logo and the slogan "Take Two (for the second coming!)."

 

The condoms were shared during the city's Pride Parade, Pride Day at the United Church of Christ General Synod and the Wild Goose Festival (a Christian music festival).

 

The result: a lot of pissed of conservative Christians!

 

Evangelical mouthpiece Bethany Blankley accused the seminary of "false teaching and false representation of Christianity."

 

"Nothing could be further from Biblical truth – the seminary’s claims are inherent of blasphemy, heresy, and an obvious representation of hatred toward God and His Word," she wrote in a column. "Only an apostate Christian and apostate church could celebrate or encourage gay sex or orgies. Only an apostate Christian and apostate church could advocate being 'LGBTQ friendly.' Apostasy is inherently anti-God." (Apostates sound like fun!)

 

The school, however, doesn't much care what people like Blankley think. "It was done with a little humor that not everyone appreciated," explained Rev. Alice Hunt. "We believe that Christ's message is always about love and inclusion. There's a lot of angst about the same-sex marriage issues, particularly in certain communities."

 

Seminary's 'second coming' condoms offend some conservative Christians [The Chicago Tribune]