ABC News Covers Rightwing Baptist Church Controversy

[ruggerson]

The pastor, as of yesterday, is actually denying what is now confirmed on tape that he did indeed say.

I'd like to note that this is the root of the problem with religious rightwing Republicans.

They are liars.

They lie about their beliefs, they lie about women, they lie about gay people, they lie about the war, they lie about economic issues.

Their entire belief system is based on lying.

This is why it's so frustrating to try and debate and/or dialogue with them.

You can't reason with amoral liars.


http://abcnews.go.com/WNT/Politics/story?id=742265&page=1

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North Carolina Church Kicks Out Members Over Political Views

WAYNESVILLE, N.C., May 9, 2005 — For many residents of this hamlet nestled in the Smoky Mountains, nothing is as important as church. That's why nine longtime members of East Waynesville Baptist Church are so devastated after being kicked out of the congregation for, they say, supporting Democrat John Kerry's presidential bid.

They say Pastor Chan Chandler led a charge to boot them from the church because they supported the Massachusetts senator's 2004 campaign.

Edith Nichols, who was ousted from the congregation along with her husband, said the pastor's instructions were clear: "Those that did not support Bush needed to leave, that they were sinners that believed in abortion and all the wrong things."

Lewis Inman, a deacon for 20 years, said being thrown out of his church was worse than when he was laid off from his job of 30 years.

"I'm very, very sad. This has been our church home, our church family," Inman said, his voice trembling. "It's the only church I've ever been in."

Chandler would not speak on the record to ABC News. But in an audiotape of a sermon from last October, he said God had urged him to endorse President Bush as the only truly Christian candidate.

"Now, friend, you know and I know abortion is wrong, there's no way around it. But the question then comes in, in the Baptist Church, how do I vote? Let me just say this right now: If you vote for John Kerry this year, you need to repent or resign," Chandler said on the tape, obtained from the church library by ABC affiliate WLOS in Asheville.

"You have been holding back God's church way too long," he said on the tape. "And I know I may get in trouble for saying that, but just pour it on."

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[Jesus Saves]

1. I'm glad to see that this is getting news coverage

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[demosincebirth]

2. Not enough!

[DanCa]

3. I hope there's massive payback.

The RC Church did the same to me back in 2000 for voting for Al Gore. I was so distraught by this I couldn't speak for three days.
Unfortunately my family still goes to that same church. They said I left because I wanted to and all I had to was do what they told me.
To make a long story short Christmas around my house is tense.

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