Looks pretty evil to me.
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(first thing that came to mind when I saw the title)
You understand that none of these facts matters in the least. What matters is that Baptists are bad because they are hypocrites. And they are hypocrites because . . . well, because they make the rest of us kind of uneasy. (Or at least, that was the only apparent point of most of the comments made about this incident when it was originally posted here.)
I wholeheartedly agree that the incident was blown WAY out of proportion by the blogosphere and the media. I just wish, however, that those coordinating the water distribution would have forseen that this would be the reaction. There's no need to be paranoid, but everyone knows the media is inimical toward Christians.
I don't understand why anyone would object to a bottled water put out by a beer company when it was full of WATER! This was silly, and makes them look ridiculous.
And there are a few of both on this site, and a lot of both in the mainstream media.
As a non-teetotaling Baptist, I would have had a problem if water had been denied to those in need. However, since there was clearly a surplus, I don't think such a fuss should have been made.
Clue to Baptists: It was WATER, Not BEER.
Grow UP!
By the way, I added a few keywords (BAPTIST; FLORIDA; SBC; WILMA) for future search purposes.
Looks pretty evil to me.
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2. If so, what was the turnaround time between receipt and distribution?
3. What other water was distributed and with what turnaround times?
What I would ask is whether any OTHER distributor of supplies found itself short of water. Unless they knew for sure that NONE of them were short, SBC should have called somebody else to get their Anheiser-Busch water and pass it out if they didn't like themselves to be tainted by the "beer" association of the firm that canned it. You don't worship God in the manger when you are a dog in the manger.
It does have the "A" in it. Must be the devil doing his work.
Why is it that you don't even show up on FR as registered until tomorrow (11/2) and it's still 11/1/05? You've got some splainin' to do....
I totally understand. To others it is folly! That is the way of the world.
So there was plenty of water. So next time someone needs water Anheuser Busch may decide not to send water because there may be some crazy baptists around, and next time there may hot be water available. Never look a gift horse in the mouth , Even if its a Clydesdale.
Thanks for your post.
Controversy abounds.
Thank you, Keith, for providing information and facts on this subject.
When the subject was brought up, many assumed that some went without water due to the Baptists religious convictions.
Although I am not a Baptist, I am sure that those who offered their time and help would have given up their own water to the victims of the hurricane, before allowing them to go without.
That they held onto their religious convictions in the face of criticism is something that deserves admiration and respect.
Those who judge the Baptists for this act should answer this:
Which would you do?
Stick with your religious convictions in the face of criticism and judgment?
Or ignore your convictions due to fear of criticism and judgement?
Everybody ought to just get over it and get a life.
with that said - I would suggest that Mr. Hinson get his keyboard back here and start responding to some folks.
On that note I'm calling it a night - I've been drinking beer. But I'm RC not SBC, so it's not forbidden, it's mandatory (or at least it was when I was growing up)
Thank you, Keith, for bringing this to our attention. Without your post, I would have missed seeing another example of religious bigotry by the Southern Baptists.
Signed, a former Southern Baptist surrounded by family members that are all Southern Baptists but still somehow remain sane inspite of their associations. Oh yeah, they have no problem drinking water (or beer) coming from a brewery. For some religious fanatic to decide who gets what based on some false presumption of biblical philosophy during an emergency is the height of responsibility and y'all deserve all the bad press you get.