THIS IS A COMMUNITY SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT LIST OF AREA RELIGIOUS LEADERS WHO HAVE BEEN SUSPENDED AND/OR EXPELLED FROM THE PULPIT OF THEIR RESPECTIVE DENOMINATIONS, JANUARY, 2009.-----Taken from Central Alabama Religion News Service.
1. Rev. James P. McAfee- temporarily suspended from the pastorate of St. Luke's Methodist Church for "the gainsaying of that which was not." (Rev. McAfee in his defense, passionately disputed the gainsaying charge and earned himself a second suspension.)
2. Rev. Thomas Kodaly- suspended without further notice from St. Anne Lutheran Church for "getting lost in the text without a map." (He had the dubious honor of accomplishing this feat twice in one month.)
3. Big Pete Browning- expelled from the pulpit at Rock Hill Tabernacle for "planned spontaneity" and "positive negation." (Big Pete has appealed to both the Alabama Council of Churches and the Board of Ironies.)
4. Dr. T. Lewis Whittle- expelled from the pulpit without further recourse for "playing the devil's advocate."
5. Rev. J.S. Greer- expelled indefinitely from the pulpit of Thomas Road Baptist for "allowing the Apostle Paul to get into a 'jam' and then leaving him there."
6. Monsignor Francis Salinari- expelled from the Catholic League for "seeing through to two (2) or more popes at the same time and in the same respect."
7. Dr. Howard G. Bray- expelled with pay from the Lateran Council for "Blasphemous Disputations Upon The Function of King Hezekiah". (Dr. Bray has refused to apologize one bit for his part in the matter.)
8. King Ezra Rooney- expunged with recourse from the Unity Trinitarian Synagogue for his role in the Matter of Bildad. (case pending before the US Court of Claims, 7th Circuit)
9. Rev. Otis "Ote" Ottis- suspended for one sermon for both his "failure to act decisively," and "failure to carry out a work order."
10. Dr. Jhang Li Ho- expelled forevermore from the Korean Nazarene Assembly for "a little of this and a little of that."
WE HAVE MUCH TO LEARN FROM THEIR MISTAKES.
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Extra for the week of Feb. 1.--
The Fighting Words of Francis Schaeffer- famous (infamous) quotes pulled out of context from one of the last century's greats:
1. "....Gimme some tea!" from The God Who Is There, page 74.
2. "....I want to smash too!" from The God Who Is There, page 62.
3. "....smash the phonograph!" from The Church Before The Watching World, page 93.
4. ".....shut up about the blacks!" from The Church At the End of the 20th Century, page 82.
5."...smash the man to the ground with his big shepherd fist." How Then Should We Live, page 125.
Dr. Schaeffer is unfairly portrayed in a negative light by these quotes pulled completely out of context.
Thank you for your consideration in these matters.-ed.
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