Yes, I know it's a late response to your post... You still love me, though.

But being a native Memphian... I have to comment on Adrian Rogers. I was exposed to his church as a young child, back when his church was actually on Belleview (or however you spell it). He was a very good story-teller, and was able to link Biblical scripture to events of the "here and now." As far as I know, he was as squeaky-clean as you could hope for a Baptist preacher to be, and a true credit to the Christian religion.

However, once he and his staff started mailing out requests to its members for everything of value they had so he could build his new church, I squirmed. On the one hand, I understand the need for a congregation to grow its membership. On the other, I wonder what they've done to benefit the public. While the church was on Belleview, I don't recall any efforts by the church to allieviate the ills of the homeless or victims of domestic violence or of the handicapped. And maybe they don't call attention to their community-enhancing efforts (aren't Christians supposed to refrain from such things?), but their new church just seems all-too-showy, all-too-alter-of-the-consumer to me that they build this multi-million dollar church when there are so many in need in Memphis and the surrounding community. In other words, the money they raised could have been spent better elsewhere. The glory to God, in my humble opionion, does not reside in glorious temples to God, but in how the temple serves its congregation. And I don't mean the well-to-do ones, either.

But, as a side note, the three crosses along the interstate really creeped me out. Especially at night, when they were all lit up and reflected against the clouds. One cross would have been nice, and made the point. Three is just gross. Kinda like having three Hummers.

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Hey.... BTW... does anybody know who Mr. Rogers was on PBS? You know, of Mr. Rogers Neighborhood fame? Anyway, I heard he was tatted from neck to ankles, but he always wore clothing that would hide it. I also heard he was ex-military. Anybody else hear these rumors?

Nope. Leave Mr. Rogers alone!

I am not going to register. This is just plain sickening.

yea i dont mind fags until they try to hide it and act all judgemental of other fags.

A very high percentage would be but they are too scared to explore. So they bash gays even more. Hate is all they've got.

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03/04/07 "Whoso would be a man must be a nonconformist." ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson, US essayist & poet (1803 - 1882)

02/25/07 "There is no nonsense so errant that it cannot be made the creed of the vast majority by adequate governmental action." ~ Bertrand Russell, British author, mathematician, & philosopher (1872 - 1970)

explore? gross I think they explore and then preach theri hate for themselves

I guess I should ignore this thread, since none of it applies to me: though I'm Christian I'm not evangelical (at least not in the sense the OP is using it, as a synonym for fundamentalist); I'm not male; and I'm not in the closet. But hey, I guess Jimmy is our resident troll and we have to feed him, hmm?

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WELL.......cordin ta my calculations.................I think there's gotta B a little Jesus hidin in Jimmy someplace..........or my numbers are way the fuck off and I've been singin ALL those song in the wrong KEY:-O

Please GOD....I don't wanna go back and refigure all that shit.......I'm countin on ya Jimmy;-)

jimmy knos an is riht this is tru an its so,

There haven't been any buttbuster rightists lately.

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