Churchity Stupidity
Yes. The East Waynesville Baptist Church in North Carolina needs to lose their tax-exempt status RIGHT NOW.
Statement of Incredulity found here:
Chandler could not be reached for comment today, but says his actions weren’t politically motivated.
One former church member says Chandler told some of the members that if they didn’t support George Bush, they needed to resign their positions and get out of the church, or go to the altar, repent and agree to vote for Bush.
A former church treasurer says she’s at church to worship God and not the preacher.
UPDATE: Sometimes message boards and Internet blogs get the story out first and in a more relevant fashion. This is the case with this story. Tales from the bog found here. (Relevant video: here.