Next strange topic from W/E. Fundies on Sunday.

[DemoTex]

Yesterday we had to attend a fundy service at a fundy church where my B-I-L is, what they call, "senior pastor" (never-mind that there is no room nor budget for a "junior pastor"). He is a great guy who keeps it corked when around me. At his church yesterday, he had his 4-mo baptized, "inoculated" as another B-I-L (an atheist MD) called it.

Oh, what a strange pagan event. Of course, it was used by the "guest pastor," a smarmy gray-hair about my age (who did say that us sinners, not the good guys, would get into heaven. Bait-and-switch? My two reprobate B-I-Ls whispered that it was business-as-usual, since that was THE WORD!), and to rant against academia to Dr. DemoTex's complete undoing. She wanted to throttle him after the survice.

"Pick your battles," said I. It pisses me too that the asshole picks out academia, where my dad and mom, and those we most respect, spent stellar careers.

On a sermon bent on establishing whatever they want to establish at conception, the guest preacher ranted that our children shant be murdered. Christ protects from the cradle to the grave!

Hmmm. Interesting. I think their terminology, and theology, should be that Christ protects at conception and birth, then not again until the first $1-million is donated to the GOP. Those middle years they are cannon-fodder.

On edit: Sorry. How is this tied to GD2004? Their theocratic cries for Bu$h 2004 were very transparent. They are veiled in "home and country," "our boys over there," "the Christain resolve of C-I-C Bu$h." It was strange.

[DemoTex]

1. kick

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[GreenPartyVoter]

2. I am fortunate that, even though our pastor is pro-Bu$h, he

doesn't generally get partisan during his sermons. Just prays for wisdom for the gov't.

Of course, he does sometimes pray for revival, that the nation will become a Christian one, and that certain lifestyles will cease to be pursued. I always cross my fingers during those parts. *l*

[Democrat 4 Ever]

3. Aren't churches suppose to avoid getting involved into

political issues as long as they have tax-free status? Thought that was one of the rules. Maybe that just applies to the liberals.

I think that any organization that wants to push a particular political agenda should have their right but they don't get a free ride to do so. Let them pay the taxes, then then they can use their mind control any way they want.

[Touchdown]

4. I was a photographer in 1992.

I worked for a church directory service in Missouri, but the company was out of Tennesee. At the time Bill Clinton won, I was doing a 2 week shoot at this HUGE Assembly of God church in Kansas City (Sheffield Life Center).

I had a break from my camera and walked into the revival room( or whatever it's called), and listened as the despondent congregation was all aflutter with visions of the world crashing down on them, and the preacher (who whores his wares, and polemics on public access tv as well) was comforting them by saying that he's not worried about the election. That his trust is in GAWD!, and if Clinton oes against GAWD, then they will be rewarded with a truly righteous leader, and put Clinton in jail, where he belongs anyway. He went on to say that the world of politics is the dirty world of secularism, and just put your trust in GAWD! and they will be rewarded with salvation from lax tort laws. Then a few fell on the floor and rolled down the aisles. Bush was still Prez for another 3 months BTW...nothing like getting an early start on the doom though.

I thought to myself...."I can't believe I touched these people's clothes, and posed their faces. I need a bath!" Luckily, my company found out I was gay, and fired me the next week. Best thing that happened to me, as my next job was union, and I'm still here.