Posted on 07/06/2012 6:04:44 PM PDT by Gamecock
A woman is accused of using God's word as a weapon against her pastor in their Mid-South church.
A 63-year-old church member used a Bible to hit the pastor in the head after he told her and other members to leave or he would call the Sheriff.
"He's got the demon in him," Ina Garrett said.
Ina Garrett, a life-long member of Mount Zion Baptist Church in Selmer, decided to knock that demon out of pastor Leon Taylor.
"One of the older church members came up and struck the pastor with a Bible," McNairy County Sheriff Guy Buck said.
"I hit him in the head," Garrett admitted.
The sheriff arrested 63-year-old Ina Garrett and charged her with assault.
The pastor of Mount Zion Baptist Church showed us a photo of welts on the side of his head.
"Evil is evil," Pastor Leon Taylor said. "You understand what I'm saying, and bullying is bullying and that's what they have done."
There is a rift among church members at Mount Zion. The members chose Pastor Taylor to lead the church a year ago.
Deacon Robert Shumpert, Ina Garrett and other members say they decided they did not like Taylor and wanted him out of the 30 member church. The pastor says the church members who wanted him out were disruptive.
"The next Sunday we went right back and the door was locked," church member Ann Prather said.
Taylor showed us video of him telling the church he is tired of it, as Ina Garrett yells from the church.
"Would you leave, would you leave? Would you leave! Call the Sheriff, call the sheriff! You're trying to put us out. You're out. What is it about out you don't understand?" she yelled.
Sheriff Buck showed up and tried to talk with the unhappy church members. And sometime after that Buck says Ina Garrett hit the pastor with the Bible. The sheriff escorted the disruptive members out and arrested Garrett.
"Have you ever heard of anything like that before? I have never in my life," Sheriff Buck said.
The unhappy church members, some who have been members for 65 years, will likely have to take the pastor to court. He says he is not planning to leave. We'll keep you updated on what happens.
I also lived in Adamsville and knew his mom. There was no sawmill. His dad was a bootlegger. If you bought from his dad, you were all right. If you bought from the competition he'd break your back. The whole movie was pure fantasy.
Did they leave the gate open again at the self righteous asylum? Just remember to open the window when you throw the stones out of your glass house.
If you find the right words, a verbal attack can be more painful, longer lasting and won’t get you arrested.
“I also lived in Adamsville and knew his mom. There was no sawmill. His dad was a bootlegger. If you bought from his dad, you were all right. If you bought from the competition he’d break your back. The whole movie was pure fantasy.”
Sounds about right.
Did you live in Adamsville when they still had the sign warning blacks to be gone before sundown?
C'mon lighten the mood -- although not much can be done about your pants!
Boom boom, I'm rollin!
But not nearly as satisfying. :)
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So it was the self righteous, hypocrite asylum? Indeed I would’ve guessed this was to be a light hearted thread until I saw the comment that I originally responded to taking a cheap shot at Protestant churches. Where was your wise guy response to that comment? (Rhetorical question. This has already gone on too long and my bed beckons). God bless and good night.
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I got a bible so big it’ll take a man’s head clean off.
You’re fighting a losing battle trying to defend a religion vs. Christianity itself - the Catholic Church has probably reached more souls than any other, but it is still a religion and that means faults abound. Don’t confuse Catholicism as “the one true Christianity”, but rather a highly effective purveyor. Earlier you mentioned you respected your priests and called them “Father”, yet Jesus told us not to do that with earthly men because we had but one Father and He resides in Heaven. ALL religions have/do something that is contradictory to the Bible because they elevate the “teachers” to positions above Men. God Bless for your untiring work.
Good for Pastor ‘tweren’t the Clinton Bible, or he’d most likely be dead.
Hey, this is what makes going to church exciting. :O)
I like Revolting Cat’s comments mostly, for the record. I find them sharp witted and funny. His comment that originally drew your criticism was a bit off; though one can’t hit a home run every time. :)
So we could throw the Pew Bible, the Hymnal, and in many Prod churches, the Bible carried by the congregation.
Yes, ma’am, Paul calls it the sword of the Spirit, but that doesn’t mean you can actually cleave people with it.
So will they throw the Book at her?
It helps to have one’s quotes correct when attempting to be witty.
You're making a nonsensical distinction between "religion" and "Christianity". Christianity *is* "a religion". Don't take my word for it, take the Scripture's:
Pure and undefiled religion before God and the Father is this: to visit orphans and widows in their trouble, and to keep oneself unspotted from the world. -- James 1:27ALL religions have/do something that is contradictory to the Bible
Even the one that's taught in the Bible?
Jesus told us not to do that with earthly men because we had but one Father and He resides in Heaven.
Paul apparently didn't get the memo; see 1 Cor 4:15. IMO, Jesus was using hyperbole in Matthew to express how unworthy the Pharisees were of the title "Father".
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