I won't belabor this, but the WTF Church in Albuquerque (which is otherwise known as Copper Pointe Church) claims to have intentionally designed and hung their obscenity-laced banners, which you can see in the photo to the left. Obviously, someone at Copper Pointe Church has been listening too closely to the "hipster trendsetters" in their congregation, a group Christianity Today profiles in its current issue.

From Christianity Today, here's what happens when "Christian hipsterism" hits the pavement or, in the case of Copper Pointe Church, the wall:

In order to remain relevant in this new landscape, many evangelical pastors and church leaders are following the lead of the hipster trendsetters, making sure their churches can check off all the important items on the hipster checklist:

•Get the church involved in social justice and creation care.

•Show clips from R-rated Coen Brothers films (e.g., No Country for Old Men, Fargo) during services.

•Sponsor church outings to microbreweries.

•Put a worship pastor onstage decked in clothes from American Apparel.

•Be okay with cussing.

•Print bulletins only on recycled cardstock.

•Use Helvetica fonts as much as possible.

•Leverage technologies like Twitter.

"Cussing" is one thing. Hanging ridiculous Church banners is another. But elevating Helvetica to a standard of cool?! That's uncalled for.

A peculiar people