Pahokee residents, church members, and pastors are outraged over citizens practicing their first ame
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[QUOTE]Pahokee residents, church members, and pastors are outraged over an upcoming event at the Lake Okeechobee Resort and Marina. The marina will be hosting its first Lake Okeechobee Summer Solstice Festival – a program that organizers hope will become an annual event. The event will be held June 19-23.
Pastors from various churches in Pahokee attended Tuesday night’s city commission meeting to express disappointment in city leaders for allowing the event to come to Pahokee. The crowd cheered in agreement as, one-by-one, pastors from around the area admonished city officials for allowing festivals containing witchcraft and occult practices into the city.
“I just found out about this today. I am disappointed in the city of Pahokee for allowing this group to come,” said Pastor Brad Smith, Florida Director of Kids for Christ. Smith called the event “an abomination”.
“We don’t need this in our town. Not now. Not ever,” said Rev. Raul Rodriguez, of Church of God Door of Jesus Christ.
His daughter, Ruby Rodriguez said that this came as a shock to her.[B] “We do live in a free country but of all of the cities in Florida, why would they choose Pahokee?”[/B] she asked.
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[url]http://florida.newszap.com/belleglade/122791-113/summer-solstice-pagan-festival-has-pahokee-residents-outraged[/url]
So it's okay to worship Jesus and Jesus only according to these folks.
these people are about 320 years late for the salem witch trials
[quote]Church of God Door of Jesus Christ[/quote]
Door?
What?
Watch as some nutjob tries to sabotage the festival.
[QUOTE=Zeke129;40895594]Door?
What?[/QUOTE]
I thought the same thing. On another note this is text book discrimination "we don't like what you believe in, we know you have freedom of religion, but dammit get out of my town!"
[QUOTE=Zeke129;40895594]Door?
What?[/QUOTE]
I think he probably thought it was a clever name at the time -
It might be Church of God, [Doer] of Jesus Christ with an archaic spelling.
Edit:
Just checked - nope. Church of God, (the door of, meaning the means of entrance to) Jesus Christ in bad English, maybe.
Iglesia de Dios, Puerta de Jesucristo makes more sense, so maybe it was translated from Spanish.
[QUOTE=Zeke129;40895594]Door?
What?[/QUOTE]
Maybe God Door is an unused nickname for the Pearly Gates of Heaven.
[QUOTE=Zeke129;40895594]Door?
What?[/QUOTE]
I think its supposed to be read "Church of God, Door of Jesus Christ."
Says somewhere in the new testament that "No one comes to the Father except through me (Jesus)." Hence the door bit.
Pagans!
[quote=dumb cunt]“We do live in a free country but of all of the cities in Florida, why would they choose Pahokee?”[/quote]
"Like really Pahokee sucks it's full of gristle go eat Tampa it's a lot more meaty and juicy."
[quote]“We are opening ourselves up to things we should not, like belly dancing and magic spells,” said Daniel Mondragon. “We do not welcome these things. This is the first annual event, and it should be the last.”[/quote]
"We are closed-minded idiots who believe in the existence of witches and warlocks, magic, and take the words of the Bible as literal fact."
The fact this statement comes from one such fundamentalist makes it all the more delicious. Really shows how stupidly ridiculous they are.
[quote]pastors from around the area admonished city officials for allowing festivals containing witchcraft and occult practices into the city.[/quote]
Apparently this town lives in the year 1692.
These guys do realise that Prayer is pretty much equal to modern witchcraft, well, with modern witchcraft being more ritualistic and, well, less boring, right?
[QUOTE=RayvenQ;40896208]These guys do realise that Prayer is pretty much equal to modern witchcraft, well, with modern witchcraft being more ritualistic and, well, less boring, right?[/QUOTE]
I don't think these people have taken a cultural anthropology class at their local community college like we have
[QUOTE=Dr.C;40896319]I don't think these people have taken a cultural anthropology class at their local community college like we have[/QUOTE]
Can't say that I have but I have, y'know, bothered to talk to people that do practise and find out what its all about etc.
This town is pronounced the same as my last name, I still find that so weird... Sucks it's a shithole
[quote]We are opening ourselves up to things we should not, like belly dancing[/quote]
Because it's ~sex~ I'm guessing? If seeing someone's navel gyrating makes you uncontrollably horny then for God's sake get laid or have a wank, that sort of repressed sexual tension is doing you no good. I mean I've seen plenty of belly dancers, I don't get any urge to jump on stage and shag them, I just think "wow, that's very co-ordinated, wish I could do that" [sp]Well, technically I can, I just jump and let inertia take care of the rest, but it's not as appealing[/sp]
[quote]“We do live in a free country but of all of the cities in Florida, why would they choose Pahokee?” she asked.[/quote]
I've gotta say I'm wondering this too, not for any kind of religious reasons or anything, but Pahokee is a tiny tiny town with not a whole lot around rofl
I wouldn't even have known it existed if there wasn't a small untowered airport there
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