Church signs: Provocative or offensive?
By Christine McConville, Globe Staff
August 9, 2007

When she's standing in front of the cash register at Alamo Roast Beef in Medford Square, Kristen O'Callaghan has a perfect view of the New England Baptist Church of Boston and its notorious signboard, so she can always tell when the church's message of the week is especially provocative.

"People are always stopping and taking pictures of it," she said of the 4-foot by 6-foot signboard next to the white church building. "But some weeks are busier than others."

One of the busiest weeks took place last month, when the church posted, "If we didn't abort our children, the U.S. wouldn't have to hire illegals." the rest