Posted on 12/14/2022 12:03:27 AM PST by Morgana
It is absolutely ridiculous and absurd for Jamal Bryant to suggest that his megachurch in Atlanta should grow weed on its property in order to attract more black males. Not only is this a terrible idea, it is also illegal. I mean, come on, who in their right mind would think that a church, of all places, should be growing a controlled substance? And to suggest that it would help to attract black males and teach them farming? Give me a break.
But don’t take my word for it, just listen to what the officials in Georgia have to say about marijuana being illegal: “Marijuana is a controlled substance and its possession, use, and distribution are strictly prohibited under Georgia law,” said Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr. “Any suggestion otherwise is simply incorrect and not supported by the law.”
So there you have it folks, growing weed at a church is not only a terrible idea, it’s also illegal. Let’s all just stick to the good old-fashioned values of faith, fellowship, and worship, shall we?
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“I like picking cotton - I mean, weed”....
Well let’s also throw in a few twerking hoes, an open bar and lots of munchies! That’ll do it! And don’t forget the pizza!
In San Francisco and other Bay Area cities, there’s a strong push to get young black males into the cannabis business in the name of “equity” and “opportunity” etc. It’s a hell of a thing, when you stop and think about it... encouraging a demographic that disproportionately has problems with drugs, retail theft, weapons crimes, sketchy friends/associates to dedicate their lives to a field in which all of those things are part and parcel of the lifestyle. If they really wanted to do young black males a favor they would encourage them to learn honest trades like plumbing, construction, electrician, etc.
This sounds racist.
Why not grow watermelon while your at it. Perhaps raise chickens, not for eggs, but for frying.
Can we retire the word “megachurch”? This church has barely 25,000 members.
In contrast:
Latin Church – 1.327 billion
Eastern Catholic Churches – 18 million
Byzantine Rite – 8.2 million
Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church – 5.5 million
Melkite Greek Catholic Church – 1.6 million
Syro-Malabar Church – 4.3 million
Chaldean Catholic Church – 0.6 million
West Syriac Rite – 4.1 million
Maronite Church – 3.5 million
Philippine Independent Church – 6 million
Chinese Patriotic Catholic Association – 5 million
Apostolic Catholic Church – 5 million
Church of England – 25.0 million
Church of Nigeria – 20.1 million
Church of Uganda – 8.1 million
Anglican Church of Kenya – 5.0 million
Church of South India – 3.8 million
Province of the Episcopal Church of South Sudan – 3.5 million
Anglican Church of Australia – 3.1 million
Anglican Church of Southern Africa – 2.3 million
Anglican Church of Tanzania – 2.0 million
Traditionalist Mexican-American Catholic Church – 2 million
Evangelical Church in Germany – 20.2 million (10.0 million United Protestants, i.e. Lutheran & Reformed; 9.9 million Lutherans; 0.3 million Reformed)
Ethiopian Evangelical Church Mekane Yesus – 10.4 million
Evangelical Lutheran Church in Tanzania – 7.9 million
Church of Sweden – 5.6 million
United Evangelical Lutheran Churches in India – 4.5 million
Church of Denmark – 4.3 million
Batak Christian Protestant Church – 4.0 million
Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland – 3.7 million
Church of Norway – 3.5 million
Malagasy Lutheran Church – 3.0 million
Presbyterian Church of East Africa – 4.0 million
Presbyterian Church of Nigeria – 3.8 million
Presbyterian Church of Africa – 3.4 million
National Presbyterian Church in Mexico – 2.8 million
Church of Christ in Congo–Presbyterian Community of Congo – 2.5 million
Presbyterian Church of Korea (TongHap) – 2.4 million
Presbyterian Church in Korea (HapDong) – 2.4 million
United Methodist Church – 12 million
African Methodist Episcopal Church – 2.5 million
Church of the Nazarene – 2 million
Methodist Church Nigeria – 2 million
The Salvation Army – 1.8 million
Methodist Church of Southern Africa – 1.7 million
African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church – 1.4 million
Korean Methodist Church – 1.3 million
This is just an abbreviated list.
Not a one is as small as the church in the article.
Regards,
Growing marijuana does not teach someone how to farm. They certainly won’t learn anything about crop rotation.
The megachurch is an organization type rather than a denomination.
DEFINITION: A megachurch has been defined by Hartford Institute for Religion Research (2006) and others as any Protestant Christian church which at least 2,000 attend in a weekend. The OED suggests that megachurches often include educational and social activities and are usually Protestant or Evangelical denominations.
- Wikipedia
Regards,
Sounds like the recipe for a successful youth group if one judges things by obtaining large numbers with a minimal investment of effort and without care for quality.
Or the Midianite chicks in Numbers—which was basically the same thing.
I don’t care how some random person defined “mega.” It’s still miniscule compared to the major denominations. The word gets used as a pejorative.
The Hartford Institute for Religion Research is not some "random person."
http://hartfordinstitute.org/
You, however, are a "random person."
Regards,
And I provided statistics. 25,000 does not come close to “mega” unless these other churches are maxi-mega.
How about you just provide your own workable, commonsense definition?
Instead of criticizing the implicit definition contained in this article?
Regards,
Nah, I’m doing fine showing the author’s bias against certain churches who squeeze a lot of folks into one or two buildings.
The author may, indeed, have a bias against certain churches - and the article may, indeed, contain indications of that. I don't claim to know.
I, personally, have no "dog in this fight."
The expression "mega-church" has absolutely no connotations for me - neither negative nor positive.
A sincere question: Are you saying that the use of the expression "mega-church" to describe this particular church was intended to portray it in a negative light? I.e., do you consider the expression "mega-church" to be pejorative?
Is there perhaps a better expression which could be used to describe churches of this "ilk?"
Regards,
Megachurch I always took a reference to a cavernous building and non affiliation with mainstream denominations.
teach them to grow cotton,,,,
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