Britney Spears responds to altar call

WorldNetDaily.com ^ | Wednesday, February 11, 2004

[JohnHuang2]

Britney Spears responds to altar call
Singer, mother reportedly cry, hug during emotional church service

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Posted: February 10, 2004
9:29 a.m. Eastern

© 2004 WorldNetDaily.com

Pop singer Britney Spears has reportedly attended a church service where she and her mother cried, hugged and responded to an altar call.

According to a report in Scottish newspaper the Daily Record, Spears and her mom, Lynne, stopped by the service at the Faithful Central Bible Church in Inglewood, Calif., near Los Angeles, on the way to a photo-shoot.

The 22-year-old singer and her mother hugged one another and cried "as they got caught up in the highly charged ceremony," the paper reported.

At the end of the sermon delivered by Bishop Kenneth C. Ulmer, the church's senior pastor, he asked those who had been moved by the message to come forward. The Daily Record reports Spears and her mother then dried their eyes and walked hand in hand to the front of the church. Christian preachers often ask congregants to come forward if they want to make a public profession of faith in Christ.

According to the report, two bodyguards accompanied Spears into the church, which uses the Great Western Forum, former home of the Los Angeles Lakers basketball team, as its main sanctuary.

''Britney came in very quietly but lots of people spotted her. Some couldn't believe that she was there," the paper quotes one onlooker as saying. ''It was a really powerful, emotional service, and Britney was obviously very touched.''

The report states a television crew was filming the service, and some speculated Spears was merely trying to get publicity.

Karen Lewis, publicist for Faithful Central Bible Church, refused to confirm or deny that Spears attended a service.

Saying she considers visits to the church "very sacred," whether the visitor is a celebrity or not, Lewis told WND the organization's staff "don't discuss those matters with the media at all."

Spears, who has dumped her Southern girl-next-door image in favor of a grungy look, last made headlines when she married a childhood friend in Las Vegas and then had the marriage annulled 55 hours later. After the incident, the singer said she still believes in the sanctity of marriage.

[JohnHuang2]

Wednesday, February 11, 2004

Quote of the Day by OneCitizen

[GeronL]

The church is 'very sacred' but her daughters gbutt is public property???

something wrong with that.

[river rat]

"The report states a television crew was filming the service, ......"

I'm shocked....Shocked I tell you!

Can there be any other explanation for this performance...

Semper Fi

[chicagolady]

Another Draw attention to Britney Plot? Or the real thing? Only the Spirit knows!

[exit82]

Let's hope this isn't another Jane Fonda conversion.

By their fruits, you shall know them.

[dasboot]

Wardrobe malfunction malfunction?

[GeronL]

Follow the camera...

Notice me!!

[dasboot]

Harlot!

[Can we get a pic?]

[Squantos]

Hang on to any of the new State of Texas
quarters. If you have them, they may be worth much more than 25
cents. The U.S. Treasury announced today that it is recalling all
of the Texas quarters that are part of its program featuring quarters
from each state. "We are recalling all the new Texas quarters that
were recently issued," Treasury Undersecretary Jack Shackleford
said Monday. "This action is being taken after numerous reports that
new quarters will not work in parking meters, toll booths, vending
machines, pay phones, or other coin-operated devices."

The quarters were issued in the order in which the various states
joined the U.S. and have been a tremendous success among coin
collectors worldwide.

"The problem lies in the unique design of the Texas quarter, which
was created by a Texas A&M graduate," Shackleford said.

"Apparently, the duct tape holding the two dimes and the nickel
together keeps jamming the coin-operated devices."

[Ruth A.]

Sounds like the photo shoot started early.

[GeronL]

darn. I'm a Texan and I haven't seen the quarter...

[Squantos]

Yeah till I got the bottom of that ole SLB had me going.....

[jettester]

Man, soda all over my keyboard .... Great joke - Hook 'em!!

[JohnHuang2]

[GeronL]

doh!!

[NYCVirago]

The report states a television crew was filming the service, and some speculated Spears was merely trying to get publicity.

Geez, ya think?

[ATOMIC_PUNK]

Why dont i trust this ?

[dasboot]

Just awful!

I'll bet she's got bony legs, though....and cellulite thighs.

TX

[LisaMalia]

Let me start out by saying I'm fairly jaded where so called "celebrities" are concerned.
That said, if Britney and her mother had an uplifting experience at this church....great. Maybe they can build on that, and become closer to each other, and share their faith.

[highlander_UW]

Shouldn't people allow some time to see how genuine this is before slamming her? I could describe quite a few much more horrific lives that were changed drastically. If nothing else, I would imagine it would take some courage to be well known and yet publicly step forward at an altar call. Time and fruit will tell.