alternative title: to whom would Jesus send a cease and desist notice?
Apparently, Mars Hill Church in Seattle has set its lawyers on to Mars Hill Church Sacramento. The combination of the name and logo is claimed to be too close for comfort. We're not talking about hamburger franchises here, we're talking Christian congregations. I nearly swore there. Sorry.
I was going to reproduce the logos here, for comparison, but that turns out to be difficult for silly technical reasons. You can see them here:
http://marshillsacramento.com/
http://marshill.com/
Is really the fruit of the gospel that Jesus had in mind? Are these Kingdom values? Somehow it's not surprising, but it seems desperately sad.
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for the record, the end of the story:
http://natomaschurch.wordpress.com/2011/10/24/mars-hill-live-up-to-its-name-good-news/
The Sacramento pastor is generous in his response: I fear that in his position I'd have remained rather snarky.
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