Religion: The Sign

Cline R. Paden of Lubbock, Texas went to Italy eight years ago to establish a beachhead for his Church of Christ. He found the way of the missionary hard. First there was the matter of the license, required for any enterprise in Italy, from a church to a cigar stand. Paden could not have a license because he had entered Italy as a tourist, and his application for a permanent residence permit would have to wait. Tourist Paden lost patience and put up a sign on his building in the Via Achille Papa, in the shadow of the Vatican. The sign,...

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