Unbelievable! Virginia Beach is heading toward the tinsel town look, again.

Yes, First Colonial and Great Neck will have a giant state-of-the-art LED billboard advertising the “Lord”.

Follow up:

One would think that a community church would respect and abide with the wishes the surrounding residents. A community's natural beauty and unique character often is the core of civic pride. Billboards, especially electronic ones, blot out scenic vistas and distinctive architecture. Communities should highlight these assets, not hide them nor be blinded.

Wave Church, with its some 5,000 members, doesn’t seem to need any additional help in attracting members. They seem to be doing just great without a monstrous eyesore. Why couldn’t a traditional services announcement marquee be adequate? Isn’t that a form of community outreach.

But then, Wave church is not a traditional community church. It looks to drawing membership from near and far. It’s about youth and entertainment with a theatrical motif. And of course it’s about tithing and monetary love gifts. The bigger the better. The wider the base of membership, the higher the mountain of money.

Welcome to the little Las Vegas Strip. Appearing tonight ……. “Well, there you go!”