"Local church offers up a glimpse of HELL for Halloween"

[Bluebear]

You just can't make this stuff up...

BENTON, Arkansas — Making the wrong choices can land a teen in hell. That’s one message of Hereafter House, a haunted-house alternative now in its 12th season at Holland Chapel Baptist Church in Benton. The first sign of drama is a school bus on its side in the parking lot. Inside the church, visitors fill out a paper that asks, “If you were to die tonight, do you know where you would go?” marking heaven or hell and explaining why. Those waiting to take the tour can buy refreshments — candy, nachos, pickles and sodas....

In the first room, three people suffer on a bed of glowing coals (foam packing peanuts, some painted Day-Glo orange): the nonbelieving thief who was crucified with Jesus but failed to believe, a Pharisee and a “good ol’ boy” dressed in camouflage and holding a rifle. “I was a faithful husband,” he said, mystified as to how he ended up in hell. “I taught my kids right from wrong. I took my family to church on Easter, Thanksgiving and Christmas.” One of his sins was hunting on Sunday mornings. A demon yelled at him, “You chose the enjoyment of life over Jesus.”

The second room of hell told of teens who drank alcohol, went drag-racing, had sex or simply thought they had plenty of time to get around to faith....

Two men with headsets greeted recent visitors to the production, alternately chatting and spitting tobacco juice into the bushes in front of the church. One of them has attended the church for years. “I thought I was saved until I went through it a year ago,” he said. Hereafter House runs most nights, except Fridays, since “most of the demons play football,” said the other greeter....

http://www.ardemgaz.com/ShowStoryTemplate.asp?Path=ArDemocrat/2005/10/29&ID=Ar01300&Section=Arkansas

[Fenris]

1. They crucified Matthew Broderick! THE BASTARDS!

[smirkymonkey]

24. LOL! You're right! It does look like him!

But then again, he was in "Torch Song Trilogy" so I guess he deserves it.

:sarcasm:

[beam me up scottie]

44. Best post of the night!

BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA !!!!!!!!

[Steely_Dan]

56. LOLOLOLOLOLOLOL

Laughing my ass off...too funny.

-P

[Tesla]

2. Birkenstocks must have been big in Jesus' time.

[proud2BlibKansan]

6. And denim

LOL

There is a church in my area that does this every year. If I was a kid, I would rather go trick or treating. :)

[damntexdem]

27. Yeah, there's a church in my area that has it's "hall of judgment" ...

for Halloween.

The real story is that such churches most likely subject their members to hell every Sunday.

[CrownPrinceBandar]

9. Wristwatches too..........

I wonder if the "Lamb of God" is sporting a Rolex there on the cross?

[kurth]

11. They forgot to beat up Jesus a little

and do something about that wristwatch....

[Dark]

3. I never knew Jesus had a beer gut. Or that the Romas had Rolexes.

Who knew?

[tatertop]

8. Did Jesus drink Old Style?

Bottle or tap?

[Dark]

15. I thought he liked wine.

But the second room has teens in hell who drank alcohol.

Go figure.

The Rolex roman is kind of cute though.

[Bluebear]

18. Rolex?

:rofl:

;)

[tatertop]

23. Yeah, the Rolex is good

[Duer 157099]

4. The third room of hell had...

... a TV with FOX news playing in the background

ewwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww that's enough to scare ANYONE to religion

[jayctravis]

10. Those people look REEEEALLY thrilled to be there.

I never knew hunting on Sunday was a mortal sin!

[shaniqua6392]

5. My word....I do believe I have seen that fellow on the cross

at the last gay pride parade here. Yep. I am sure of it now. I would remember those cute fuzzy patches of hair anywhere. Psssst...Is that you? Do you remember me? We danced to that ABBA song at the bar after the parade???

[greekspeak]

7. Look...they even attack Pukes!!

"A demon yelled at him, 'You chose the enjoyment of life over Jesus.'” No, you cannot make this stuff up...but with fodder like this from real life, you do not NEED to!

[Ilsa]

12. It would be really, really cool if this would scare all of them

into never, ever having sex. Ever again. Lack of procreation of these folk would be just fine with me.

So Jesus wasn't into drag racing?

[Bluebear]

14. But I assume He is OK with NASCAR.

Just a hunch.

[Name removed]

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[phusion]

16. “You chose the enjoyment of life over Jesus.”

Oh, god, no!!!

Not the enjoyment of life! :wow:

[TallahasseeGrannie]

17. Did Jesus ever mention hell?

I kind of don't think so.

[Perky]

53. Yes several times actually

Try reading the Judgement passages in Matthew.


But Jesus' ministerial focus was elsewhere like healing the sick,casting out demons, preaching the Word of God, telling folks how to live in community the way God intended and messing with the Pharisses and Saducees.

[TallahasseeGrannie]

55. Uh oh

Actually, I'm a big afficianado of near death experience recollections and some of them appear to not be so nice!

Gulp.

Hmmm...

[Ilsa]

19. The guy on the right doesn't look too into this.

Maybe he didn't get to kick enough butt to bring on the joy of judging others.

[Bluebear]

21. He's young, just in training.

Give him a few more years of anti-gay/anti-woman/anti-people of color rhetoric and he'll be boy-howdy happy.

[Dark]

22. Nah, I think he'd just rather be getting drunk and feeling up his dog. nt

[Bridget Burke]

59. He's just waiting to finish high school.

There are several colleges on his "maybe" list. None of them anywhere near Benton, Arkansas.

[brainshrub]

20. The sheer stupidity of the average Christian fundamentalist

never ceases to astound me.

[Perky]

61. What about the above average Christian Fundamentalist?

Can you define what you mean by sheer stupidity and CHirsitna Fundamentalist?

[RPM]

25. Looks like more US soldiers at work at Abu Graib

shocker - really.... :sarcasm:

[Puregonzo1188]

26. I had never heard of Hell Houses before the other night

when I watched the History Channel's The Haunted History of Halloween. The footage from the one they showed was really, really graphic. I mean blood splattering all over the place after people being electrocuted or impaled with what looked like a cross. The house just showed bad things happened to sinners, like one getting the electric chair, demonic possession, and a woman going to Hell for getting an abortion. I know this shouldn't of surprised me, but it did.

[callady]

28. This is much scarier

[shenmue]

29. "Most of the demons play football..."

:o :D }( :evilgrin: :silly: :crazy: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

That is the funniest ****ing thing I have ever seen.

That guy they got to play Jesus on the cross looks like he could use a few trips to the gym...you want to watch that paunch there,
it could catch up to you...

And why do the "Roman soldiers" look like no one I have ever seen in a documentary about ancient times? Those are bath robes,
or I'm your Aunt Nelda.

[Bluebear]

31. I love that line too!

It's like something out of a Fannie Flagg novel!

[beam me up scottie]

43. Bath robes and Payless sandals.

How authentic.
:rofl:

[Bluebear]

60. "Payless sandals"!!!!

:rofl:

[The Flaming Red Head]

30. They had one, one year, in a town close to Benton

that depicted a girl dying during an abortion and then going to hell. That's why I don't go to church. It's OK to let people drown and die on hospital roof tops once they're born (especially if they're poor), but you have to protect those unborn ones and then once you're born forget about it. What a bunch of hypocrites these evangelical right wingers are.

[Swamp Rat]

32. HAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!

:rofl:

[flygal]

34. Oooh Good one Swam Rat

Nice to see you :toast:

[Swamp Rat]

37. Way'at flygal! Wanna see somethin' scary?...

:D

[beam me up scottie]

33. “You chose the enjoyment of life over Jesus.”

“I was a faithful husband,” he said, mystified as to how he ended up in hell. “I taught my kids right from wrong. I took my family to church on Easter, Thanksgiving and Christmas.” One of his sins was hunting on Sunday mornings. A demon yelled at him, “You chose the enjoyment of life over Jesus.”

What a bunch of sick fucks.

[Bluebear]

35. So for this religion, enjoyment of life is a sin?

No wonder so many of them are discovered in "compromising" situations, having been so damn repressed!

[beam me up scottie]

38. Explains a lot, doesn't it?

It's not enough that they have to be miserable, they have to try to force everyone to join them.

[walldude]

45. What's scary is they actually believe this spew

You have to suffer through life so you can be happy eternally in the after life. :eyes:

Note to the OP, they have been doing these "hell houses" for awhile, they are all over the country. I think the first one here in Colorado showed up about 12 years ago. If being in heaven means I have to deal with these people I'd rather be in hell.

[DanCa]

36. let me tell you about sin those who smelt it usually dealt it.

I allways felt the churches spent so much time talking about hell do that because they have no clue as how to get to heaven.

[beam me up scottie]

39. Jesus is awfully white.

Not to mention a little pudgy around the middle.
:rofl:

[Bluebear]

40. You know, you're right...

I hope they didn't accidentally REALLY crucify JimJoeRay. It does look like he is devoid of normal color....

[beam me up scottie]

41. "JimJoeRay" !

:spray:

Oops.

I'm afraid we've got some bad news, Mrs. JimJoeRay...

[Silverhair]

42. YAWN. Hell House. They have been doing that for years. NT

[Bluebear]

47. Oops, sorry! Not a phenomenon we know up here in liberal N.E. :)

[beam me up scottie]

46. Thanks BB!

The pictures are priceless!
:applause:

[Eric J in MN]

48. "Current TV" is running an excerpt of the documentary "Hell House"

in heavy rotation.

It includes a girl dying from bleeding after taking an abortion pill.

[leesa]

49. Hell would be spending eternity with a bunch of Christofascist Baptists

Look at those nuts!

[Nikki Stone 1]

58. Amen to that!

!

[SalmonChantedEvening]

50. Actually, pic #1 is

A real photo of a Wal-Mart employee about to receive company-approved health care.

As for pic 2, there are no words to describe the emoting abilities of the togamonkey on the right.

:D

[Bluebear]

51. 'emoting abilities of togamonkey'

:rofl:

He has a brilliant future on the stage....or at Chick Fil-A.

[Solly Mack]

52. roflmao

this irrational fear of Halloween is laughable


people that see evil in everything can't possibly value or enjoy life.

[ProfessorGAC]

54. I Saw That On The News!

Disgusting! I was shaking my head with my jaw hanging open in disbelief. These people really need to learn "MYOB".
The Professor

[mondo joe]

57. Hehee Chubby Jesus.

Save me... a piece of pie!