Leave it to humanity to find someone, somewhere, at some point in time, will be offended by something someone else did or said.
Do I find it offensive? Let's see:
- My ex'es father was a Lutheran pastor (that made her a preacher's kid)
- My own grandfather was a Lutheran pastor (making me a preacher's grandkid)
- My own father is a Deacon in his church now in SC
- My mother is a Deaconess in that same church
- By fiat of 2, 3, and 4, I was brought up Lutheran (baptized, confirmed, the whole 9 yards). However, since confirmation I have not seen the inside of a church more than twice a year since (firmly entrenched in the C&E crowd)
- My cousin Michael, is a Lutheran pastor, married a Lutheran pastor, and they still actively have a thriving church (though I forget where off the top of my head)
- My cousin Tobias, went to Lutheran seminary in Gettysburg, and now plays organ for a Lutheran church somewhere in upstate New York.
- I am the Godfather to one of my nephews and actually participated in his education/confirmation classes/instruction as he decided to make the commitment past the usual age, I think to satisfy grandparental admonishments toward that end.
Suffice to say, I've had a lot of background with religion, and actually, yes, do still believe in God - though the notion of believing in one who takes attendance makes me question many tenets therein. All that said, on reading the article linked by the OP, I can honestly answer that..
No, I did not find it offensive at all - quite funny as well!