Pastor's supporters leave church, one of them claims

[G_j]

on camera that the others were not kicked out for politics but for cussing and shooting birds (did I hear that right?) in (?) church.

--the above was gleaned from the WLOS NC news report just aired.

[Solly Mack]

1. And they are just now making those claims?

[G_j]

3. I guess so, it was one woman's comment

that was immediated followed by an ousted member saying that they never cussed in church.

:shrug:

[Solly Mack]

8. You would think if that were the case it would have been expressed

before now.

That "pastor" got what he wanted - a divided church. He'll get his round of right wing TV guest spots and start his own church.

He'll be a right wing hero.

[G_j]

19. persecuted

by those Godless, homosexual, baby killing elderly church members.

[Solly Mack]

22. Yep...The Blue Haired Avengers

[zbdent]

35. Kool-aid, anyone?

Koresh would be proud . . . so would Manson (Charles, not Marilyn)

[Solly Mack]

36. Exactly

[DanCa]

38. More Like Helter Skeltor

Charlie Manson wanted a race war these nuts want a culture war.
And am sick of these prol ife culture of life people playing game with my life. Oh the embryo what about my brain cells that are dying.

[indepat]

2. This church and all that shill partisan politics should lose tax-exempt

status IMHO.

[Tux]

4. LOL

Shooting birds in church? Was that before or after the cousin marriage?

[Toots]

10. Maybe she meant flipping the bird aka (shootin' the bird)

:shrug: More LIES in the house of the Lord.

[MichiganVote]

5. This is some kind church

[salin]

6. I hope they mean giving the finger in Church

rather than literally taking out the guns and wailing on bird that lost its way and got into the church ;-)

[libnnc]

7. I have YET-- in my 35 years --

to see a 75 year old, blue-haired, country lady USE PROFANITY IN CHURCH!! Or even THINK about using profanity in their church!

Un-freaking-believable!!! :nuke:

Lemme, guess...this person making the claim was younger than 50, right?

Keep us posted, please.

libnnc
www.folkmoot.com

[G_j]

13. yes she appeared to be younger than that

I guess the bright side is that when the pastor left he took some of the biggest jerks with him.

[libnnc]

17. I knew it.

The people who supported this ass hat are young and INSANE!

There's going to be some really nasty, nasty allegations made against the older members of the congregation--the ones who wanted Chandler gone. His supporters are pissed and desperate. And apparently, they'll say anything to make the others look horrible.

We ain't seen nothing yet.

libnnc
www.folkmoot.com

[G_j]

33. “I’m not going to serve where there are so many ungodly people.”

http://www.citizen-times.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050511/NEWS01/50510024/1001

East Waynesville pastor resigns in wake of controversy

By Andre A. Rodriguez
STAFF WRITER
published: May 11, 2005 6:00 am

WAYNESVILLE — Pastor Chan Chandler submitted his resignation to the members of East Waynesville Baptist Church on Tuesday, a move some said was the only way to resolve current tensions at the church.

At a meeting at the church, Chandler got up and led those in attendance in prayer, read his resignation and then left the meeting with his wife, Melody, without making any comments to the assembled media, a church member said.

<snip>
Moments after the embattled minister left, a group of his supporters streamed out of the church.

“It’s really sad that all this happened,” a teary-eyed Misty Tucker said before getting in her car. Tucker said she would no longer attend East Waynesville Baptist Church. “I’m not going to serve where there are so many ungodly people.”

..more..

Photo Galleries
East Waynesville Baptist Church
http://www.citizen-times.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050511/NEWS01/50510024/1001

[kliljedahl]

34. First photo I've seen of him, is he a Skinhead?

http://tinyurl.com/cswdj



Keith’s Barbeque Central

[Kerrytravelers]

37. Ungodly... like killing innocent Iraqis? Oh, they don't count.

They aren't American.

[paineinthearse]

9. Is the Massachusetts state law still on the books

That requires all men to carry blunderbusses to church, but leave them in the entranceway?

[ComerPerro]

11. How pathetic

Why is it that Republicans can just make shit up and are given as much credibility as someone telling the truth?

[nothingshocksmeanymore]

12. Did she connect the dots and tell us what that had to do with voting for

Kerry? :D

[bucknaked]

14. Wonder how long before they follow this guy to his new church in Guyana...

n/m

[Ilsa]

21. We should hospitable to those people.

Perhaps we could send them a a gallon of KoolAid mix.

[DoYouEverWonder]

23. I hear the Kool-aide is deadly

n/t

[CornField]

15. Wow -- I remember the days when a church could divide and

the corporate media didn't give a damn. Nice to know those media watch dogs are working for us. :eyes:

[snowbear]

16. CNN aired an actual tape of him booting Dems..

Sounds like that woman is trying to come up with some bogus alibi for him. But then.. GOP woman in church don't lie.. do they? :spray:

Seriously though... they had an actual tape of one of his sermons when he was telling Dem's to hit the road. It was aired on CNN's Inside Politics.

[enigmatic]

20. Really?

Wow, I didn't catch this; could you give me a quick rundown on what was said?

[snowbear]

25. Yes.. really.

On Judy Woodruff.

CNN even showed the what the tape looked like. It was on a white plastic cassette, that had "Chan Chandler Sermon" then had the date of the sermon written on it with black marker.

Someone from the church turned it over to authorities. CNN never did say if they record everyone of their sermons on cassette tapes, or if someone in the church started taping Chan purposely.

I don't recall the exact wording of the cassette, but it was DEFINITELY one of his anti-Democrat, anti-Kerry speils.

I'll try to locate the story with the cassette on Google.

[enigmatic]

26. I mean what was said in the sermon...

not what CNN said; I love to see how much Channing was lying about the sermon in question..

[snowbear]

30. Here's what Chan Chandler said on tape...

October 3, 2004:

..."If you vote for John Kerry, you need to repent or resign"

Here's one of the news services that talk about the tape: http://www.reflector.com/news/content/shared/news/world/stories/05/09_PARTISAN_CHURCH.html

I found quite a few sites that talked about it..

[enigmatic]

32. Thanks for this.

[LoZoccolo]

18. I think "shooting birds" = "giving someone the middle finger". n/t

[G_j]

24. could very well be

this woman seemed nuts enough that I couldn't be sure what she was talking about.

[enigmatic]

27. That's gotta be it

But I've been wrong before..

[G_j]

29. Im going to have to listen again at 11

in hopes they replay it.
Either way though, it was bizzare. :eyes:

[Just Me]

28. It's sorta' like "gang" behavior,...following the BULLY.

When I'm bullied,...I just might cuss, too. I may even "shoot the bird" *FINGER* at intolerant, self-righteous, control freaks.

Yup. I could do that,...or just leave and go somewhere else.

What's really pretty cool about this story is that someone had the good grace and sense and courage to record the pastor preaching politics!!! In my world, that is a very good sign!!!! :bounce:

[enigmatic]

31. yep

When you've got a bully in front, there are always those behind them talking big. Ugh.