Virus infected your computer? Call the Geek Squad. Temptation infected your soul? Ring up the God Squad
Just don’t expect Father Luke Strand to show up in the same clever little car he’s been driving since his days in the seminary.
The young priest’s attempt to add a little fun to his ministry has apparently run afoul of some corporate lawyers who care more about strictly enforcing trademarks than eternal salvation.
Best Buy, the Minnesota-based electronics retailing giant, recently sent Strand a cease-and-desist letter concerning his car. The black Volkswagen Beetle has oval door stickers that read “God Squad” in a logo very similar to the black, white and orange logos on black-and-white Geek Squad Beetles driven by the computer and electronics trouble-shooters.
The car has been around for at least two years, when it was featured in a photo of Strand and his then-colleagues at St. Francis de Sales Seminary. The car has a white square on the hood, to mimic a priest’s collar, and the license plate reads, GODLVYA.
Strand, since ordained, now works at Holy Family Catholic Community in Fond du Lac. He declined to talk with a reporter about Best Buy’s concerns.
But Father Dan Janasik, who was in the photo with Strand, recalled the car.
“There was never any kind of formal God Squad group or organization.
Read More (with pictures): http://www.jsonline.com/news/wisconsin/100671289.html
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