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tjwash

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Fri May-21-04 09:48 AM
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Very Interesting...

Is this the begining of what I refer to as the ultra rightwing "enclave mentality?"

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Bennett said rules and laws that govern weapons at a child-care facility do not apply because the church is not licensed as such.

Church officials say they are not offering child care; rather, they're holding daily church services 6 a.m.-6 p.m., and they should be exempt from state laws. Children's parents pay weekly fees to attend.

Every day and night, at least a handful of guards in orange shirts patrol in golf carts on the church grounds, Bennett said. They frequently stop, question and escort guests who come to the church property. The guards' weapons have not been visible; their orange shirts are pulled over their belt lines. The church also has an extensive surveillance system, he said.

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Straight Shooter

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Fri May-21-04 09:55 AM
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1. It would be funny if it weren't so pathetic

the state is trying to force an ''atheist'' view on the congregation by requiring it to register as a day-care provider

I see. If day care centers aren't designated as Christian and if they obey state regulations, then they are run by atheists. Or perhaps anything which operates under government regulations is atheist. Ummm, our government is atheist.

Tennessee. Why am I not surprised :shrug:

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tjwash

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Fri May-21-04 09:59 AM
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2. A lot of times, you will we hear fundamentalists say things like...

..."Here is the truth you won't hear in the secular liberal media...."

Of course you won't hear it in the real world's media. Just because an extremist group believes something, it doesn't make it a fact.

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muriel_volestrangler

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Fri May-21-04 10:17 AM
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3. a 12 hour church service you have to pay for?

That doesn't sound 'open to the public' to me. Does this church claim tax exempt status?

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