Getting Booted At First Baptist Church, Jacksonville, Florida
Just when I thought I had seen and heard of most everything then I discover something new and unheard of--and nowdays a lot of it comes over the internet...
Seems that First Baptist Church in Jacksonville, Florida has a "Discipline Committee" that bans church members who have been posting on a blog that deals with events in their church. Most of the people who have been "disciplined" posted anonymously so they must have gone to a great deal of trouble and difficulty to find out who they are.
Personally, I think everyone should sign their names when posting on a blog but that's not the issue here. The issue is that "big brother" is alive and well in America today and its already begun in our churches and government and even the USTA...
When we first began our blog it was called "ustaofficials.blogspot.com" and we were called and written by the USTA and told they would file suit against us if we did not change our name. Most of this came because a disgruntled female official in Houston called Rich Kaufman to complain but that's beside the point.
Since I didn't want to have a confrontation with the front office I gladly changed the name of our blog. Now it seems that attorneys in the USTA office read our blog to see if have "slandered" someone or just to check to see if a post is about anyone who chooses to file a grievance.
What a wild and wacky world we live in!!! However, the blog is here to stay so let's enjoy our time together.
5 comments:
Typical of Baptists - what more is there to say?
For example, just look at Baylor tennis fans. Another fine example of Baptist attitude and hypocrosity (assuming of course that most of those obnoxious fans are actually of Baptist blood).
Oh Great! Here come the sour grapes again!
Get over it you hypocritical anonymous poster. Why don't you step up and let us know who you are. Or are you afraid your true identify will be uncovered.
I bet you are one of those backstabing umpires that can't wait to tattle to the front office, now aren't you.
To all of you non-Baptists... you know you are all going to hell!!!!!!
Have a good Baptist beer on me bro... and ye shall repent in the morning by droping more of ye money in the collection plate... you dweeb!
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