STEWARTVILLE, Minn. -- The owner of an adult-entertainment store upset about opposition to his business from the pastor of a neighboring church is taking his war of words to the street, according to The Associated Press.
As people arrive at Midwest Baptist Church near Stewartville, Minn., they pass the sign outside Pure Pleasure, which reads: "And God said go out into the world and have great sex. God's gift to women. Amen and amen."
As church members exit, they see the sign's other side, which reads: "No end to mail order. Gay videos in stock. Clergy discount. Have good sex. Hallelujah!"
Pastor Joseph Grimaldi previously had spoken out against the business, which is involved in a zoning dispute, according to the AP.
"The sign shows me that he's not only thumbing his nose at the laws of the township, he's thumbing his nose at the laws of God," Grimaldi said of the shop's owner, Malcolm Prinzing.
"I just hope I'm not too close when lightning strikes," Grimaldi said. "If anything, this makes us stronger. If this was supposed to get me to shut up, he failed. If it was supposed to get me to go away, he failed."
A local judge has ordered the removal of all sexual content from the store because it was violating zoning regulations, the AP reports.
