There's been so many things going on lately that just boggle the mind and leave you in a state of shock that have been going on in fundamentalism lately, and 2 of the 3 are happening right here in the US.
Kentucky church apologizes for Blackface skit:
An Independent Fundamental Baptist church in Lexington, Kentucky, called Clays Mill Road Baptist church is apologizing for a humor skit at a youth conference where a church staffer put on black face paint, apparently trying to portray 70's actor Mr. T, while in a fake boxing match with a man playing Curly of the 1930's comedy The Three Stooges.
According to the Lexington Herald, their pastor claims he was unaware of the skit's content before until after the fact, and says the church staffer meant no harm by it, and didn't realize people would be offended.
It's hard to imagine that an adult in the American South would be ignorant of how people would be offended not only by skit itself, but how it's eerily reminiscent of the highly racist minstrel shows of the 1800's.
The IFB survivor's blog Stuff Fundies Like has a video of the offensive skit up right now, this picture of the church staffer should give you an idea how awful it was:
Kentucky church apologizes for Blackface skit:
An Independent Fundamental Baptist church in Lexington, Kentucky, called Clays Mill Road Baptist church is apologizing for a humor skit at a youth conference where a church staffer put on black face paint, apparently trying to portray 70's actor Mr. T, while in a fake boxing match with a man playing Curly of the 1930's comedy The Three Stooges.
It's hard to imagine that an adult in the American South would be ignorant of how people would be offended not only by skit itself, but how it's eerily reminiscent of the highly racist minstrel shows of the 1800's.
The IFB survivor's blog Stuff Fundies Like has a video of the offensive skit up right now, this picture of the church staffer should give you an idea how awful it was:
Paducah, Kentucky church brings in people with gun giveaways:
NPR recently had an article on a church using giveaways of donated guns to bring people to services. Participants must sit through the entire service, altar call included, in order to receive a free gun. Ironically enough, though the guns are free (after passing full background checks), the Bibles on display aren't free, they're for sale
The article quote Kentucky's executive director of the Southern Baptist Convention, who thinks this is a great way to bring in people to the church. Regardless of how you feel about guns, this does come across as rather bizarre, and a cheap gimmick. The irony of free guns, but Bibles for sale is also kind of hard to escape.
Horrific new sexual assault bill proposed in Mozambique:
