Some of you have been wondering...

So what is the protesting all about? Recently we started construction on the new parking lot we will be using until the Youth Center addition to the church is built. Unfortunately there are a lot of prairie dogs in the field where the parking lot is going. We (the church) has tried repeatedly to find a new home for these animals, unfortunately we can't take them out of Jefferson County and no one seems to want them inside Jefferson County. Because of this we basically have no choice but to simply go ahead with the construction and hope they (the dogs) simply decide to move.

Some neighbors are very, very concerned about the future of these little prairie dogs. Because of that the neighbors decided to picket our church. There were signs that read "Thou shalt not kill" and those kinds of things.

In the end we are simply more concerned about growing the kingdom of God and helping people that we are about prairie dogs. This whole deal made the evening news on Friday night and the protesters were picketing this morning. Of Course they also had a sign on one of their cars that said, "Residents Parking Only". Evidently we can't build the parking lot and we can't park on the streets hmmmm

To check out the news story you can go here