Bulletin Articles: Full Article for Record Number 1029
Water Fountains And Donuts
by Larry Ray Hafley
"Larry, give me a few ideas on the old argument of the liberal that if you can have a water fountain, you can have donuts or a common meal. I have some of the standard Scriptures, but need a neat illustration and I thought you might have something on this. Any help would be appreciated."
REPLY: As to the water cooler justifying donuts, ask them if a nursery, where babies are fed and allowed to sleep, would justify the church going into the "Bed ’n Breakfast" business. Would rest rooms justify pay toilets? Does a coat rack justify a clothing store? Does the fact that children play tag in the parking lot justify building a gymnasium? Does a bulletin board in the vestibule, where meetings are posted and advertized, authorize the church to go into the advertizing business?
If the water cooler authorizes donuts, why did Jesus react as he did in John 6 to those who sought him for the loaves and fishes? If a church had no water cooler, would it then be unscriptural for the church to provide donuts?
