Flannelgraph-asbestos suits snag churches

From Lark News: Flannelgraph-asbestos suits snag churches

TUSCALOOSA — When pastor Dave Reynolds got a call from the Flannelgraph-Asbestos Abatement Center, "my ministry flashed before my eyes," he says. His church, Living Way Center, was targeted in a class-action lawsuit against churches that used asbestos-based flannelgraphs from China.

"We had flannelgraphs in every Sunday school room. How was I to know they contained asbestos?" says Reynolds, who is now assistant manager at a Staples store in Tennessee. The lawsuit forced Living Way and dozens of churches to pay millions to a victims fund.

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"Was it worth it to use flannelgraphs? No," says one pastor. "I wish we'd stuck with puppets."

I didn't know Flannelgraphs still existed!