GOP to change name to POG (party of God)

[Pale Rider]

How much do you have to lose? Is your gambling problem (losing) the reason you have to become one of the working force? I happen to know he will be out of town till tomorrow, so I win!

My church is the largest of the Forest Hills Area United Methodist churches. Our congregation is made up of a great number of both parties. I dare say, if the HARD Democrats didn't like what Pastor had to say, he wouldn't have been here for like 14 years, or else they would have left for a congregation where they would hear what they want to hear. Our Pastor doesn't pull punches, and everyone knows it. There have been a few that have gotten up and walked out over the years, but very few. He doesn't direct sermons to anyone in particular, but if you are sitting there in the pew and it seems like YOU are the one he's talking to, then the problem is YOURS, friend. He preaches from the BIBLE, not from his heart or political leaning. He knows what he's talking about, and just for the record, he has openly admitted he was a participant at Woodstock. Before he got righteous.

[The Ancient Enemy]

Out of town, eh? How much did his plane ticket cost to the Arizona border? I thought Moldo said years ago he didn't want any guns in his house? Maybe he borrowed one off the other uzi carying people in his neighborhood watch.

[El-Moldo]

I said I didn't want any GOONS in my house. GOONS!!!!

[DCPassarelli]

[quote="Lemmy";p="92793"]http://www.wlos.com/

Religion and Politics Clash
Religion and politics clash over a local church's declaration that Democrats are not welcome.


East Waynesville Baptist asked nine members to leave. Now 40 more have left the church in protest. Former members say Pastor Chan Chandler gave them the ultimatum, saying if they didn't support George Bush, they should resign or repent. The minister declined an interview with News 13. But he did say "the actions were not politically motivated." There are questions about whether the bi-laws were followed when the members were thrown out.[/quote]HAHAHAHAHAHAHA
[quote="LionPride";p="92800"]If this happened as you say, then that is just one really, really stupid preacher. I guess for every 10 EXTREME liberals, there's 1 EXTREME conservative. This guy definitely crossed the line.[/quote]Maybe in the cities, but not in our area. For example, who here in this forum is an EXTREAME liberal? I have spotted quite a few EXTREAME conservatives with egos as large as the party mascot. I personally have met many more crazy republicans then democrats.

[quote="D-nice";p="92807"]
i don't think it is a holier than thou attitude buddy. i think it's guilt. stop making excuses and do the right thing don't quote jesus is you are not willing to do what he says or did.now get to church this sunday!!!!
[/quote]Maybe he feels that not going to church IS the right thing. Despite what people may think, I don't feel there is an ultimate Right and Wrong, only shades of gray. [quote="Pale Rider";p="92852"]
How much do you have to lose? Is your gambling problem (losing) the reason you have to become one of the working force? I happen to know he will be out of town till tomorrow, so I win!

My church is the largest of the Forest Hills Area United Methodist churches. Our congregation is made up of a great number of both parties. I dare say, if the HARD Democrats didn't like what Pastor had to say, he wouldn't have been here for like 14 years, or else they would have left for a congregation where they would hear what they want to hear. Our Pastor doesn't pull punches, and everyone knows it. There have been a few that have gotten up and walked out over the years, but very few. He doesn't direct sermons to anyone in particular, but if you are sitting there in the pew and it seems like YOU are the one he's talking to, then the problem is YOURS, friend. He preaches from the BIBLE, not from his heart or political leaning. He knows what he's talking about, and just for the record, he has openly admitted he was a participant at Woodstock. Before he got righteous.
[/quote]You can put spin on anything, even the Bible.
[quote="El-Moldo";p="92933"]
I said I didn't want any GOONS in my house. GOONS!!!!
[/quote]Hey now, nothing wrong with the SA goons. Believe me, you don't want to mess with them. You would get pwned hardcore if they felt the need to retaliate. Hell, if they posted a link on their site to click here, the server would probably crash.

[Lemmy]

http://www.democraticunderground.com/top10/05/197.html

May 9, 2005
Jesus Wept Edition

Well they've finally gone and done it... thanks to the actions of Chan Chandler (1) the right-wing have now perverted Christianity to the point where Democrats are no longer welcome in church. Jesus wept. Elsewhere, Tom DeLay (2) is lecturing people on humility and responsibility (really), the evidence that George W. Bush (3) lied America into war is staring everyone in the face, and Don Sherwood (4) might have choked his mistress. Meanwhile, Pat Robertson (6) has taken the last train to Loonyville, Laura Bush (7) tells a story about a horse's ****, and Kenneth Tomlinson (9) is seeing liberal bias everywhere. Don't forget the key!

Chan Chandler
The Rev. Chan Chandler made an interesting move last week when he decided to cut his congregation in half and rid himself of the sinners. Who are the sinners? Well according to Chandler, they're anyone who voted for John Kerry in 2004. Chandler, pastor of Waynesville NC Baptist Church, informed his congregation that if they did not vote for Bush they needed to publicly repent or leave his church forever, because he didn't want to be associated with people like that. Well maybe they don't want to be associated with you, Rev. Chandler. Apparently Chandler kicked nine people out of the church - some who had attended for more than 30 years - while other members of the congregation stood up and applauded. 40 more members of his congregation subsequently walked out in protest. Oddly enough, Chandler had the audacity to tell reporters that "the actions were not politically motivated." Uh, what? You know, I'm not sure what warped version of Christianity this is, where people are excluded and denounced for not voting for a particular politician. But somehow I don't think Jesus would approve.

Tom DeLay
Stop the presses! Tom DeLay is no longer in any trouble. See, last week he confessed his sins to the 54th annual National Day of Prayer gathering in Washington DC, so therefore the slate has been wiped clean and he can go back to work as if nothing ever happened. And that work now seems to include lecturing other people on the merits of humility and responsibility, if you can believe that. "Just think of what we could accomplish if we checked our pride at the door, if collectively we all spent less time taking credit and more time deserving it," he said, apparently with a straight face. "If we spent less time ducking responsibility and more time welcoming it. If we spent less time on our soapboxes and more time on our knees." Uh, yeah, it would be... great. Are you actually going to do any of that at any point, dumbass?

George W. Bush
We mentioned this item in passing last week but it's surely worth bringing up again - especially since most of the corporate media seem too scared to touch it. A secret British memo released last week reveals that George W. Bush was bending intelligence reports to fit his plan for invading Iraq, and also that the British and American leaders had already decided to invade, even while they were telling their governments and their public that they had not. Yes, according to Knight Ridder:


A highly classified British memo, leaked in the midst of Britain's just-concluded election campaign, indicates that President Bush decided to overthrow Iraqi President Saddam Hussein by summer 2002 and was determined to ensure that U.S. intelligence data supported his policy.

The document, which summarizes a July 23, 2002, meeting of British Prime Minister Tony Blair with his top security advisers, reports on a visit to Washington by the head of Britain's MI-6 intelligence service.

The visit took place while the Bush administration was still declaring to the American public that no decision had been made to go to war.

"There was a perceptible shift in attitude. Military action was now seen as inevitable," the MI-6 chief said at the meeting, according to the memo. "Bush wanted to remove Saddam through military action, justified by the conjunction of terrorism and WMD," weapons of mass destruction.

The memo said "the intelligence and facts were being fixed around the policy."

So - lying to the American people? Lying to Congress? Sounds like an impeachable offense to me. Or maybe not - I mean, sure he lied to Congress, lied to the public, got us into a war which has killed almost 1600 American soldiers so far and countless thousands of innocent Iraqi civilians, is bankrupting us with an unnecessary war and a military budget which will soon total more than the entire rest of the world combined, created thousands of new terrorists and turned Iraq into a breeding ground for more, and because of his lies and his policies, America is decidedly less safe...

...but hey - at least he didn't get a blowjob, right?

Don Sherwood
Republican Morality Watch, Case #217645: So it turns out that Rep. Don Sherwood (R-Naturally) allegedly choked a woman while giving her a backrub in his Washington apartment. In case you were wondering - yes, Sherwood is married. He's been denying any involvement with the woman, Cynthia Ore, for some time, but that's not what she says - apparently they've been boinking since he met her at a Young Republicans meeting in 1999. Now let's be clear - there was no physical evidence of Sherwood choking Ore, and the police report states that she "did not seem to be of sound mind" when they showed up after she called 911. So which is it, Republicans? You've got two choices: either a) your guy gets a kick out of squeezing a bit too hard while he's rubbing his mistress down, or b) he's innocent of the choking accusation, and has just been cheating on his wife with a crazy woman for six years. Take your pick. Oh, one more thing: family values family values family values. Thanks.

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[Pale Rider]

LOL It's good work, if you can get it.

[D-nice]

lemmy you are a weiner! now repent!!! and stop going to church immediately!!!

[Lemmy]

http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/nationa ... itics.html

WAYNESVILLE, N.C. (AP) -- A Baptist pastor accused of threatening to banish from his church anyone who didn't vote for President Bush has himself chosen to depart, leaving in his wake a divided community and a cultural chasm.

The Rev. Chan Chandler, 33, walked out of the church he had led for three years Tuesday night after delivering a brief statement of resignation. With him went many of the young congregants he had attracted to the modest brick church on the outskirts of this small mountain town in western North Carolina.

In leaving, Chandler did not apologize for the controversy that made him a national lightning rod -- the claims by some church members that they were told to leave if they voted for Democratic nominee John Kerry.

''For me to remain now would only cause more hurt for me and my family,'' Chandler said. ''I am resigning with gratitude in my heart for all of you, particularly those of you who love me and my family.''

The dispute that engulfed East Waynesville Baptist Church in recent months would have sounded familiar to many an American congregation: Aging congregation brings in dynamic young preacher to turn things around. New pastor attracts young members who push for change in traditional ways of doing things. Battle ensues.

As Chandler and his wife drove out of the church's parking lot followed by a police escort, about 40 of his supporters walked out as well, with many saying they were resigning their memberships.
''I'm not going to serve with the ungodly,'' an angry Misty Turner declared


Wow, Misty do I serve Satan????

[El-Moldo]

There are approx 400 members in this church. For what it's worth.