Sermon titles posted on church too explicit, some say

MARIETTA - Some parents in east Cobb County are complaining about the suggestive sermon titles on the red-brick sign of the 6,000-member Johnson Ferry Baptist Church. <br> <br> ``Tough Love in Dealing with Raunchy Sex&#39;&#39; is the topic Sunday where the Rev. Bryant Wright is preaching a series of sermons dealing with ``tough contemporary issues.&#39;&#39; <br> <br> ``I hope every title creates interest in the community,&#39;&#39; said Wright, known for his ``Right From the Heart&#39;&#39; radio and television devotionals. ``But some of my sermon titles are duller than others.&#39;&#39; <br> <br> But Stacy Walker, a mother of three, has a different impression. <br> <br> ``They&#39;re using sex to sell God,&#39;&#39; says Walker, the parishioner at St. Ann&#39;s Catholic Church. <br> <br> Church receptionists said they&#39;ve had about 30 calls of complaint about the sign, almost all from nonmembers. <br> <br> Walker said she knows of other people who&#39;ve sent e-mails criticizing the signs, including her 8-year-old daughter Madeline, who wrote, ``I was thinking about the sign and I do not like it. Jesus maybe is confused, too.&#39;&#39; <br> <br> Wright said he&#39;s just trying to give people a different perspective from the one they get in pop culture with sermons with titles such as ``Mixing Jesus with Sex in the City,&#39;&#39; a reference to the HBO series. <br> <br> Roberta Brunet, a third-grade teacher and member of Mount Bethel United Methodist Church, said she&#39;s concerned about the older children who might misinterpret Wright&#39;s intentions. <br> <br> ``School buses go by it every day,&#39;&#39; she said. ``This is not something that needs to be put in the public eye, especially from a church.&#39;&#39; <br> <br> Some of Wright&#39;s Johnson Ferry flock said they&#39;re pleased with his series. <br> <br> Becky Lamp&#39;l, a mother of two young children, said she thinks it&#39;s great. <br> <br> ``People have such a misconception of the Baptists. They think we&#39;re all button-up, we don&#39;t dance and we certainly don&#39;t have sex,&#39;&#39; Lamp&#39;l said. ``God wants us to have sex with our married partner. It&#39;s supposed to be good in that context.&#39;&#39;