Church congregation gets warm on a winter night

by Gopher 3 Replies latest social current

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  Gopher

  From ABCNews.Com, Monday March 26th:

  The congregation of a church in suburban Pittsburgh gathered around a bonfire Sunday night to burn Harry Potter books, Disney videos, rock CDs and literature from other religions, purging their lives of things they felt stood between them and their faith."Our purpose comes out of the Bible," the Rev. George Bender of the Harvest Assembly of God Church in Butler County. "We read in the Bible how people, after they received Jesus Christ as their savior, took things out of their homes and burned them. They [the members of the congregation] received Christ and they willingly did this."

  The church has a regular Sunday evening service, which does not include a bonfire. But this week the congregation wanted to do a little more, and 35 people brought books, CDs and tapes that they felt were not in keeping with their faith.

  "We did it in the open so that people would ask why," Bender said.......
  
  Animated videos such as Pinnochio and Hercules were also among the items thrown in the fire, which also included Pearl Jam and Black Sabbath CDs, and pamphlets from Jehovah's Witnesses.
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  Emiliano

  They were
  burning evil "apostate" literature from Jehovah's Witnesses.
  would have been how I would have written it.

  thanks for the post.
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  larc

  Gopher,

  That was quite a story. I reminds me of what happened to me this winter. I bought a cord of wood and discovered it was demon possessed, so I burned it in my fireplace. Then, I bought some weiners and mashmellows and discovered they were demon possessed as well, so I roasted them over the open fire in the fireplace. This led to some peaceful evenings for my wife and me.
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  ozziepost

  So those people considered the JW pamphlets to be demon-inspired?

  Interesting!

  Ozzie