The 20-by-10-foot sign that proclaims “JESUS ♥ STRIPPERS” on the back of a flatbed truck parked outside Club Omaha near 120th Street and West Center Road on Friday was hard to miss.
Shane Harrington, the strip club’s owner, said the sign is the culmination of months of frustration after trying to reach deals with local advertising agencies to promote a car giveaway.
“We were going to do a commercial with a local TV station, rent billboards, work with a mass text company,” he said. “But they canceled, or wouldn’t return our calls.”
Harrington is no stranger to controversy. He sued over Nebraska liquor laws for his gentlemen’s club in Hastings and later staged a protest at a busy intersection in Omaha with dancers wearing ... not much.
Calls to churches in the area about the sign’s claim were not returned Friday afternoon.
The nearby Jesus Christ Soul Therapy Center, which advertises “Shambhala meditation healing tools, soul therapy meditation systems, and vibrational therapies to support body, mind and spirit,” and was founded by the Sanat Buddha Maitreya Kumara did respond to a World-Herald inquiry about the sign.
Maitreya Kumara, who claims to be the reincarnation of Jesus Christ, said in a statement: “The response to does Jesus love strippers is: God names Jezebel for a reason. Jezebel is a demon found in strippers, prostitutes, sex workers only fans, things like that, so no, Jesus does not like strippers.”
A truck with a 20-by-10-foot sign stating “JESUS ♥ STRIPPERS” was parked in front of Club Omaha near 120th Street and West Center Road on Friday. Club owner Shane Harrington said he made the sign in response to local advertisers refusing to work with him.
MIKE BELL, THE WORLD-HERALD
Harrington said he understands the sign will be controversial.
He said he plans to buy another sign for a truck in Lincoln. The sign-truck will drive through town, especially during large events such as concerts and Husker games, he said.
“Other people who have been bullied will embrace it, I think,” he said.
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Shane Harrington, the strip club’s owner, said the sign is the culmination of months of frustration after trying to reach deals with local advertising agencies to promote a car giveaway.
“We were going to do a commercial with a local TV station, rent billboards, work with a mass text company,” he said. “But they canceled, or wouldn’t return our calls.”
Harrington is no stranger to controversy. He sued over Nebraska liquor laws for his gentlemen’s club in Hastings and later staged a protest at a busy intersection in Omaha with dancers wearing ... not much.
Calls to churches in the area about the sign’s claim were not returned Friday afternoon.
The nearby Jesus Christ Soul Therapy Center, which advertises “Shambhala meditation healing tools, soul therapy meditation systems, and vibrational therapies to support body, mind and spirit,” and was founded by the Sanat Buddha Maitreya Kumara did respond to a World-Herald inquiry about the sign.
Maitreya Kumara, who claims to be the reincarnation of Jesus Christ, said in a statement: “The response to does Jesus love strippers is: God names Jezebel for a reason. Jezebel is a demon found in strippers, prostitutes, sex workers only fans, things like that, so no, Jesus does not like strippers.”
A truck with a 20-by-10-foot sign stating “JESUS ♥ STRIPPERS” was parked in front of Club Omaha near 120th Street and West Center Road on Friday. Club owner Shane Harrington said he made the sign in response to local advertisers refusing to work with him.
MIKE BELL, THE WORLD-HERALD
Harrington said he understands the sign will be controversial.
He said he plans to buy another sign for a truck in Lincoln. The sign-truck will drive through town, especially during large events such as concerts and Husker games, he said.
“Other people who have been bullied will embrace it, I think,” he said.
Why an Omaha strip club owner has a 'JESUS ♥ STRIPPERS' sign-truck
Club Omaha owner Shane Harrington said the sign is the culmination of months of frustration after trying to reach deals with local advertising agencies to promote a free car giveaway.
