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kickysnana

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10. Dad's Mom left the Baptist church because of public shaming (not her)

Reply to arely staircase (Reply #9)

Sun Mar 31, 2013, 04:19 AM

Mar 2013

When Dad was a teen everyone went to the dance at tiny Lynd in SW MN. While the other kids were dancing Dad said the Baptists were out necking. He thought he would rather have his kids dancing so Mom (also baptized Baptist) and Dad were married in the Methodist Church.
Dad always planned ahead.

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The Sheep and the Goats (Jesus, Fundamentalists and Universal Health Care) [View all] arely staircase Mar 2013 OP

k&r n/t RainDog Mar 2013 #1

They believe in everything in the Bible but, safeinOhio Mar 2013 #2

or that the word wine really means wine arely staircase Mar 2013 #3

Grape juice Sgent Apr 2013 #16

I know that passage by heart. One might expect the hellfire and brimstone crowd would take heed. freshwest Mar 2013 #4

As evangelical christians... rwsanders Mar 2013 #5

C.S. Lewis was very good. Have you ever read Phillip Keller's 'A Shepherd Looks at Psalm 23'? freshwest Mar 2013 #6

I've heard of it, but haven't read it. I'll take a look at it, thanks. rwsanders Mar 2013 #11

just read the intro and am about to order off amazon arely staircase Apr 2013 #15

most evangelicals i know are democrats arely staircase Mar 2013 #7

Baptists are lowest common denominator lobodons Mar 2013 #8

there are many wonderful baptists arely staircase Mar 2013 #9

Dad's Mom left the Baptist church because of public shaming (not her) kickysnana Mar 2013 #10

Is that opt-out graphic current? Ruby the Liberal Mar 2013 #12

. Dawson Leery Mar 2013 #13

well, that is subjective arely staircase Apr 2013 #14