[Gamecock]

Bablylon Bee, but I don't think this is satire.

[cuban leaf]

I went to an event in a large church (To see The Three Wise Men) near Redmond Washington, once. I commented to my wife that the 100 yard walk from the entrance to the sancuary was EXACTLY like a small covered mall, with shops on both sides. I wasn’t judging it. Just observing what was right in front of my eyes.

[Yo-Yo]

The coffee: If the coffee shop says "Starbucks," you're in a mall. If the sign says "He-Brews Coffee Shop" you're in a church.

My uncle attends a megachruch in Arizona, and they have a small Starbucks inside of the church, so this one isn't a shoo-in.

[Red Badger]

If you see a guy wearing a Zegna suit and smiling like the Cheshire Cat, you arein a church................🙃🤑

[treetopsandroofs]

Yeah, pretty good, I guess, but I have no experiences with megachurches.

Never been to a church with a roller coaster, either, but have been to a petting zoo fall festival attraction for a congregation of around a hundred.

OTOH, I have been to church in a mall (as a child).

[Psalm 73]

"When you spot people reading Bibles out in public, chances are high that you’re at the mall and not a megachurch."

Because scripture, (if it's used at all) is shown on the Jumbo-tron, no need to have an actual Bible...

[Mermaid Girl]

This makes me think of that one episode in King of the Hill. We have two big mega churches here in Orlando (or maybe more, actually.) and the pastor of one of them is my neighbor and a lovely gentleman. The pastor of the other used to be a member of the luxury healthclub where I used to life guard (before I got my teaching certifications).

The one at the healthclub became obsessed with me to the point where I almost needed to take a restraining order on him. Management at the gym, bless their hearts, instructed me to protect myself in any way I needed to if he approached me in the parking lot. On the pool deck, he was told to stay 30 feet away from me at all times or he’d be made to leave the gym.

He was a sick, weird man. I think he felt he was the one people worshipped.

[cdcdawg]

“If you see a 40-something trying really hard to dress fashionably, you’re at a megachurch, and that’s the youth pastor.”

Lol. Is funny because is true!

[The Truth Will Make You Free]

Pastor Winston and Forest Park Mall I’ve been there. VERY impressive.

My pastor claimed this verse showed God was against malls: Psalms 34:19 (KJV) Many are the afflictions of the righteous: but the Lord delivereth him out of them all.

One day I found this in Psalms 104:24 (NLT) O Lord, what a variety of things you have made! In wisdom you have made them all.

My wife likes the second, but I’m sticking with the pastor.

[SkyDancer]

Or at a “Peaceful” protest.

[bunkerhill7]

If you can smell and see candles burning, you are in a church.
If you can smell candles but not see them at all, you are in a mall.

[GreyFriar]

Ping to share with Sally

[Campion]

click link <-- not a shopping mall

[Cronos]

Joel Osteen's mega kirk