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[–] [email protected] 42 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Better yet, can't someone get a terroristic threat filed against him/this church for this?

Or at least notify the IRS this is a GOP promotion agency cosplaying as a religious group in order to evade taxes?

Barring either, can we at least get a few Covid-positive carriers to swing by and sing a few hymns and kiss a few babies, maybe sneeze in the offering plate a few times?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Nope. There is no legal threat here.

"We simply ask that you not wear a facemask in our church as it goes against our faith."

Can I bring my conceal carry? Or perhaps open-carry (local laws allowing)?

"Sure! As long as you don't transgress on our congregation. We will defend ourselves if called to though."

See how that works? No threat at all. I'm good so far.

Aight. I need a 6'8" brown brethren to walk in with me wearing a tactical vest, loaded with 6x 30-round mags of 5.56 green-tip, JHP. For self-defense. Sounds like the kinda place a man like that would need such a rig, and I'm not joking. And imma stand behind him...

What's everyone shitting about? Ain't we here to be bathed in the blood of the lamb? I came here to learn about eternal peace.

And this part is real. Listen.

Hell, I'm a middle-aged white boy, atheist you might call me. Finest service I ever attended was a mix of white and black folk in the back woods of Mississippi. That church ain't even on a map. Kinda country you can really see the Milky Way, really see it. Surrounded by cotton fields in bloom. And if you ain't seen something like that, I'm truly sorry. It's a sight to see. But your cell phone won't work, have to get home to upload those pics.

Fine folks, gettin' along, truly praising their Lord, singing and waving flags. Weird to me, but whatever, they were good people, and they were happy. Huggin' and kissin' each other, before and after the service. Again, not joking or making fun. Those folks were kin, black or white, didn't matter.

If you got a mixed message from all that, you were meant to. Because the truth is all mixed up when you get down to Earth and have a close look at it.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago

Omg I should have done that last month!!!