An Easter sign by an Australian church featuring the word “Jesus” was recently banned at a shopping center in New South Wales, with the property company initially offering the phrase “risen Christ” to be used instead.
Lendlease, the property company in question, has since apologized for what it says was a mistake, but the church’s pastor is wondering why there was an issue with the name “Jesus,” but not semi-pornographic ads that are displayed at the shopping center.
“The phrase ‘Jesus is alive’… is the core message of the Christian faith and what Easter’s really all about. It’s a good message,” Pastor Martin Duffy from Elim Church told 2GB, a Sydney-based news and talk radio station, on Thursday.
He said Lendlease initially contacted his church to let him know that the phrase “Jesus is Alive” would not be allowed to be put on the sign, which serves as an – for the March 29 “The Greatness of His Power” Easter event.
The church was told it could use “the risen Christ” instead.
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