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06/21/2002 Entry: "Christian businesses"
I've just paid a visit to Grumpy's, a local ice cream place. If you're ever coming through Florida on "the 27", you have to visit this splendid emporium. You won't be disappointed. There are many "quotable quotes" around the shop, for example:
When everything's coming your way, you're in the wrong lane, going in the wrong directionBut there are other quotes too, several of them from the Bible. Look again and you see a rack of evangelistic tracts by the door. This is one of several businesses that we've come across where the proprietor has a faith and shares that faith with his customers. To a British eye, at least to this one, this at first strikes an inappropriate note. And yet I'm beginning to feel that this might be one area where we've allowed our famous "British reserve" to go too far.
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Americans do exhibit a penchant for displaying affiliations for others to see, wether it be religious or secular in nature. The openly religious display, particularly in a business setting, is much more prevalent in small-town and rural setings than in the cities. It warms my heart whenever I see it.
Posted by Rick O'Donnell @ 06/24/2002 06:22 PM CST
