CNN: "Political Views Empty Pews" at NC Church - (VIDEO CLIP)

[dzika]

May 6, 2005

Video - CNN: "Political Views Empty Pews" at NC Church

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[Maestro]

1. Absolutely disgusting!

Let's take away free thought, impose an official religion, impose an official preacher to evangelize every night, impose Bible teachings in public schools, etc...

I hope that church loses the majority of its members.

[derby378]

2. STILL no mention on AP, CNN.com, MSNBC, etc.

But you at least have some DUers to thank for that little snippet on CNN television.

[Helga Scow Stern]

16. It's on Keith's msnbc letter for today.

And he cites dailykos as his source.

[oldtime dfl_er]

3. East Waynesville Baptist Church

1-828-456-6841

175 Woodland Dr
Waynesville NC 28786

if anyone wants to contact them.

www.cafepress.com/showtheworld

[Catherine Vincent]

11. I call a little while ago. No answer. LOL!

Thanks Dzika!:hi:

[FreedomAngel82]

26. Hehe

I like what the guy said at the end. "We asked the church for a comment: not a prayer." LOL.

[Az_lefty]

4. I'm so glad this made the national news...

people need to be confronted with the fact that this current group of so-called Christian Republicans are corrupting Churches and turing them into Political arms of the GOP. Any "Real" Christian should be apalled by this.

On Edit: this is also why I no longer consider myself a Baptist.
:grr: :kick:

[ComerPerro]

6. Any Christian who is not disturbed by this

Was never very Christian in the first place, IMO.

[charlyvi]

10. You have it backwards.

Repubs aren't turning churches into political arms of the GOP; the GOP is becoming nothing more than the political arm of the religious right.

It disturbs me that the few moderates left in the party aren't saying anything about their party's transformation. They are cowards.

[FreedomAngel82]

27. I think they're using each other

I think the GOP are using the religious right for votes and in reality they don't give a damn about them except when it comes election time for someone. I think the religious right thinks they care and they think they're the one's who got Bush back in power so they have this whole idea that the GOP owes them for voting Bush back in.

[Double T]

5. Religious Zealots are Trying To Take Over This Country.........

......It's Time For The ANTI-CRUSADES OF AMERICA.

[tridim]

7. Yes they are.. Imagine what would be happening

if Bush had actually won the election.. Uhm, well, probably the same thing. America is truly fucked if we let this takeover proceed.

[Turn CO Blue]

25. OT: Those pics are really disturbing...

[merbex]

8. When the ACLU gets done with that church and it's pastor

another church will be able to but a pretty building for a song

[Nothing Without Hope]

9. I sure hope you're right. They should certainly lose their tax exempt

status, and I would think the other Baptists would not want them to call themselves Baptists, either. They are a political cult, not a church congregation, and they should be treated and leagally viewed as such.

In another thread, someone who knew people at that church said that the congregation APPLAUDED when the minister said those who did not vote for the blivet** should lseave.

Horrifying, and they cannot be allowed to continue to call themselves a regular Baptist church with all the tax perks at our expense. NO FRIGGING WAY.
:grr:

Anywone hear what the ACLU is doing yet?

Edited to add - how could I have forgotten the first time? - Thanks for this, dzika!

[BeFree]

13. Kinda funny...

Used to be a time when Republicans were run outta the Deep South Churches. 'Course, that was a hunnert years ago.

History reverses itself?!?

[Nothing Without Hope]

15. More like the parties have reversed themselves in some ways

Republicans used to be the conservative ones - now they are more radical than the Democrats ever would consider being even at their wildest. And part of that radicalism is aimed at bigots and antigays who want to be told that their government speaks for Jesus.

[LiberallyInclined]

21. i haven't seen too many Baptist churches that i'd describe as "pretty"...

usually one step above a steel butler building.

[bertha katzenengel]

12. I despise CNN.

Really. I do. I can't even begin to address that disorganized, grabasstic piece of amphibian shit* of a headline. :eyes:

* credit to whoever wrote "Full Metal Jacket"

[unblock]

14. just because there's a cross and some bibles doesn't mean it's a church

it's often difficult to determine exactly whether or not an organization is a political one, there are many gray zones and borderline actions.

banning members based on their support of a presidential candidate is one of the few clearcut defining acts of a political organization.


so let's stop calling it a church because it isn't one. it's a republican theocratic organization and should be labelled and TAXED as such.

[DearAbby]

17. A republican theocratic organization and should be Taxed as one

Exactly!

[northzax]

18. it's a private organisation

it can discriminate against anyone it wants. You cannot force a membership organisation to accept people who it doesn't agree with. Certainly it should lose it's tax-exempt status, if it has one, but then it can discriminate on the basis of thought all it wants.

once you are for-profit and private, you can exclude people who disagree with you on anything. Right, Skinner?

[liberaltexas]

20. Other privledges

There are other privledges that come with tax-exempt status.

Plus they should be under campaign laws.

They should have limits on their donations, have to declare their records publicaly AND

we should shut their doors before elections during the media blackout.

;)

[nothingshocksmeanymore]

23. Discriminate , yes. Tell them who to vote for and retain their tax exempt

status, no.

[derby378]

19. More local media outlets are starting to pick up on this

Keep spreading the news - I'm outta here!

[Jade Fox]

22. Knock, knock, knock. "It's the IRS. Open up, morans!"

[ThumperDumper]

28. Do you think...

Do you think the IRS would actually do anything under the Bush Administration?

Isn't the IRS too busy auditing envrionmental groups?

[BootinUp]

24. I need to see one of those Jesus for Justice comics

Is that what its called? This is outrageous!!