A GROUP OF CHRISTIAN CHURCHES IN MINNESOTA ARE OFFENDED BY VENTURA'S COMMENT IN THE NOVEMBER 1999 ISSUE OF PLAYBOY THAT "ORGANIZED RELIGION IS A CRUTCH FOR WEAK-MINDED PEOPLE WHO NEED STRENGTH IN NUMBERS," AND, "IT TELLS PEOPLE TO GO OUT AND STICK THEIR NOSES IN OTHER PEOPLE'S BUSINESS."
68 LOCAL CHURCHES IN MINNESOTA RESPONDED IN A CONSTRUCTIVE MANNER BY PLACING AN AD IN A LOCAL PAPER THAT READ, "STRENGTH TRAINING FOR THE 'WEAK-MINDED.' THERE'S A LOCATION NEAR YOU." UNDERNEATH THIS BANNER, WAS A LISTING OF PHONE NUMBERS OF THE 68 CHURCHES.
A SPOKESPERSON FOR VENTURA RESPONDED TO THE CHURCHES' AD BY SAYING, "I THINK IT'S PRETTY CLEVER."
SO, IT SEEMS TO BE A PRETTY AMICABLE INTELLECTUAL/PHILOSOPHICAL DEBATE. IMAGINE THAT!