The Night Before lounge, 1035 M St., is surrounded by businesses and Saint Paul's United Methodist Church, the red brick building in the background. Photo: Ryan Boetel, NewsNetNebraska

He says the running joke among Saint Paul's ministers is this: The bar across the street is the Night Before; the church is the morning after.

A state senator wants to restrict where adult businesses can locate to avoid the conflicting mix of sacraments and skin like the one that occurs in Lincoln at the intersection of 11th and M streets, where the Night Before lounge and the church coexist.