Southern Hospitality?-Not So Much: “We true Southerners know where you live asshole!!!!!”

[kpete]

An Arkansas Unitarian Universalist church received a racist, anti-LGBT note after an area newspaper published a letter to the editor from a minister from the congregation. The letter to the editor, penned by Rev. Alice Hurley, expressed support for marriage equality and the separation of church and state.

The angry response came in the form of a typed, typo-ridden note that ranted against Communists, Muslims, and Socialists, and suggested that the recipient “move to Ferguson, Mo. … since you like [n word]s and queers so well.” It concluded with “We true Southerners know where you live asshole!!!!!”

According to the Arkansas Times blog, someone also shot a pellet gun at a church window; it is not certain whether the same person shot at the window as left the anonymous note.

The congregation, the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Mountain Home, posed this note on its Facebook page Wednesday:

“Recently information has been posted online regarding the racial aggression that was directed towards our fellowship. Unfortunately this is a true incident. We appreciate your concern. The note was apparently in response to a letter to the editor by our Lay Minister Alice Hurley. As far as I know there has been no further action and all of the congregation is fine. We still welcome everyone to our fellowship.”

http://www.advocate.com/politics/religion/2014/11/13/ark-church-gets-threatening-note-response-marriage-equality-support

[cali]

1. horrible. but I still don't like the title of the piece

it slurs southerners. that said, this is ugly, ugly, ugly and alas does represent some people- and not just southerners.

[TheCowsCameHome]

2. The spelling has "Tea Party" written all over it.

There is no escaping that fact. I'm surprised it wasn't done in crayon.

[JeffHead]

3. Muslin, Scholiast? Really?

[kcr]

4. It took me a second. I wondered what the publishing company had to do with it n/t

[mercuryblues]

6. you are

Thinking scholastic reader.

Scholiast means commentator on ancient or classical literature. Which puts it in high up on the irony meter; considering this was sent to a church.

[Tsiyu]

5. To be fair, there are bigots everywhere

and many "true Southerners" who think the people who penned that screed and busted up the church should be in prison.

[whistler162]

7. At least they signed it...

no they need to look up where A. S. Shole lives!