The ATLAH Worldwide Missionary Church in Harlem posted the following anti-gay message on its church board: "Jesus would stone homos - stoning is still the law".

It wasn't so much the sign's homophobic message which saw ATLAH slapped with the violation, moreso the church's inability to obtain a permit.

Damaris Olivo of the Landmarks Preservation Commission said:

“Please keep in mind that the Commission cannot legally regulate the content of a sign, however, permits must be obtained for the installation of signage on landmark properties.”

“The commission’s first priority is to work with property owners to adjust violations.

“Usually the property owner works with staff to resolve the violations. In this instance unfortunately we have to issue a Notice of Violation because the property owner has not been cooperative.”

“If the sign is not removed, the building’s owners could face increasing levels of fines.”

The church's extremist pastor James David Manning made headlines earlier this year after suggesting Starbucks put semen in their lattes .

He said:

“The thing that I was not aware of is that… what Starbucks was doing, is they were taking specimens of male semen, and they were putting it in the blends of their lattes.

“It’s the absolute truth. They’re using male semen, and putting it into the blends of coffees that they sell.

“My suspicion is that they’re getting their semen from sodomites. Semen flavours up the coffee, and makes you thinks you’re having a good time.”