Happy April Fools day.

Here is the link for the Citizen Patriot articles on the Westwinds' Porn Weekend stuff www.mlive.com. Go to the site, select the Jackson Citizen Patriot from the pull-down menu, and enter in "Westwinds" as your search criteria. Currently, you will find four articles--some include multiple views from the community so make sure you scroll down and read them all.

Some of these things are absolutely amazing. Misquotes and misunderstandings abound. For the record:

1. WE WILL HAVE NO WALLY THE WEINER 25 FOOT PENIS AT WESTWINDS THIS WEEKEND.

2. WE HAVE NO POSTERS TO OFFER NOR HAVE WE EVER SEEN POSTERS PROMOTING THE WEEKEND WITH A PENIS AND TESTICLES ON THEM.

3. WE DID NOT REQUEST OUR BILLBOARDS BE TAKEN DOWN. THE BILLBOARD COMPANY BOWED TO THE PRESSURE.

4. WE ARE NOT DOING A MESSAGE SERIES ON BEHAVIOR THAT CLASHES WITH CHRISTIAN BELIEFS. WE ARE DOING A SERIES ON ADDICTIONS AND THE HOPE OF FREEDOM FROM THOSE ADDICTIONS. TOPICS WILL INCLUDE PORNOGRAPHY, EATING DISORDERS, WORKAHOLISM, SUBSTANCE ABUSE, AND MATERIALISM--ALL OF WHICH ARE RECOGNIZED BY MANY-- INSIDE AND OUTSIDE THE CHURCH-- TO BE TRAPS AND ADDICTIONS.

5. YOU CAN DRIVE IN ANY DIRECTION YOU WANT AWAY FROM JACKSON AND SEE BILLBOARDS THAT ARE FAR WORSE THAN "PORN WEEKEND" AND ARE VERY INTENTIONAL ABOUT GOING AFTER THE MINDS OF YOU AND YOUR CHILDREN. THEY DON'T CARE ABOUT YOU OR YOUR FAMILY. THEY WANT YOUR MONEY. IF YOU COME TO WESTWINDS AS A VISITOR THIS WEEKEND, PLEASE DO NOT GIVE US ANY MONEY. WE DON'T WANT IT.

6. WE DID NOT CHOOSE THE LOCATION OF THE BILLBOARDS. IF WE COULD HAVE, WE WOULD HAVE BEEN VERY PICKY ABOUT LOCATION.

7. FOR CRYING OUT LOUD, DID SOMEBODY REALLY THINK WESTWINDS--A CHRISTIAN CHURCH-- WAS TRYING TO "PROMOTE" PORNOGRAPHY? REALLY?