Have ya'll seen this? (churches, experience, pray, Christians, Christ)

[angellous_evangellous]

The following is from an email that I received from a fellow seminarian:

We found a stack of CDs on the information table at my church (First Jefferson Unitarian Universalist Church) with a sign saying "free - please take one". Turns out this contains very anti-semitic material to the point of being frightening. It is a recording of a radio talk show out of France hosted by a Daryl Bradford Smith with an interview of a Tex Marres (from Texas evidently). Are any of you familiar with either of these names?

At first we just figured this was an attack against our congregation or denomination attempting to make it look like we subscribe to those opinions. But during the show they talk about the need to wake up the Christians so they can join the battle. I'm wondering if they are distributing this stuff to many churches in the area.

Twice during the show they mention that they are concerned that the hate crimes legislation might pass and if that happens it will put them out of business. What does that tell you?

I find this very disturbing and frightening. Has anyone else had any experience with this?

[Green Gaia]

What was that doing in a UU church?

I would be completely dumbfounded if I found that....

[evearael]

I find this very disturbing and frightening.

As do I.

[angellous_evangellous]

Originally Posted by Maize

What was that doing in a UU church?

We think that it is an attack on the church.

[evearael]

We think that it is an attack on the church.

I would, too. I pray you and your church remain safe. I would seriously suggest reviewing and improving any security you church may have, just to be on the safe side.

[Feathers in Hair]

While I've only been in a UU church once, I was impressed that they left the doors open so that they could feed homeless people who wandered by. (The one that came in on the day I went called us all a bunch of witches, but ah, well.) I imagine that, horrible as it is, it might be time to lock the doors.

[robtex]

Interesting stuff Nate. I did a google search on Tex Marres and found an hour long video he produced on the net here:
http://media.putfile.com/Tex-Marres-...ystery-Babylon

After 10 minutes I turned it off. Marres has his own reality of conspiracy theories world take-overs and such. Nate, between your UU church visits and your promoting secular humanism as a viable theory on human interaction, don't your baptist buds get really annoyed with you at times?

[angellous_evangellous]

Originally Posted by robtex

After 10 minutes I turned it off. Marres has his own reality of conspiracy theories world take-overs and such. Nate, between your UU church visits and your promoting secular humanism as a viable theory on human interaction, don't your baptist buds get really annoyed with you at times?

I didn't actually visit the UU church. Honestly, I don't have time - I'm busy working elsewhere. I attend an ecumenical seminary, and we have folks from all traditions there - some UU, UMC, Baptists, and even one Mormon. It really is a fascinating experience. The OP is an email from a colleague.

Yeah, some of the Baptists get annoyed with me, but I can handle most of them. I have two degrees from a Baptist university and two years at the most conservative Southern Baptist school in the nation (IMHO). I am a current member of an international group of scholars sponsored by that school today - I can speak "their" language well enough to be accepted by them. I am also a member of some liberal groups - I guess they don't compare notes and I aint saying anything. However, I'm not publishing for another few years, so I'm under the radar... By the time I publish I hope to have very good friends on both sides of the issues who know my level head (etc).

I suppose that someday they'll throw gasoline on me and light me on fire and throw me out, but I'll stay in as long as I can.

EDIT: Openly supporting gay marriage now is giving me away though - LOL! We'll see what happens.