It Begins: Dems "Excommunicated" From Church? [updated w/ VIDEO]

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Thursday May 05, 2005 · 6:12 PM PDT

2005/05/05 · 18:12

[Ed]: This thread is unwiedly. I've started a new thread here with action items.

For those that thought that there has not been a full scale war lanched against liberals; for those who didn't take the radical right's promise to "eradicate liberals" seriously, I present to you, Exhibit A: East Waynesville Baptist Church has just kicked out all its Democratic members.

Yes. You read that right. If you didn't vote for Bush, you had to "repent your sin". And finally, they figured why deal with the liberal sinners at all..

From libnnc over at DU:

"One of the local women who got excommunicated said on TV that it was like a cult. Another man who got excommunicated said that the rest of the congregation stood up and applauded as the Democrats were told to leave."

The news report has been confirmed by others on that thread. The broadcast @ 11 pm on WLOS will run the story again.

I'm still waiting for the link to the story, it was apparently just breaking news on TV. The story should pop up here soon.

This isn't a "culture" war, people. This isn't some sort of political game. This action merely foreshadows what is to come: the radical religious right seeking to impose a theocracy upon this nation. Purge the liberals from society.

Welcome to the Blue Scare. Welcome to Grade-A, government-sanctioned McCarthyism against liberals and against anyone who doesn't embrace their distorted worldview. Here is the face of the American jihad.

Update [2005-5-5 21:18:55 by georgia10]:: Here is the contact info for the local TV station, for those who want further confirmation:
WLOS, NC Phone Numbers: 828-684-1340
800-288-8813
News Hotline: 800-288-2413
News Email: news@wlos.com

Update [2005-5-5 21:36:52 by georgia10]:: The broadcast of the story has been confirmed by 1, 2, 3, 4 different people. Additionally, as OrangeClouds115 points out below, some has also posted on LiveJournal that 8 people she knows were kicked out of this church for being Dems.

Update [2005-5-5 23:15:29 by georgia10]:: VIDEO HERE.

Thanks to DU's Spiffarino for setting up the hosting and the rest of the DUers for getting the story out and putting it online.

Please, download onto your own servers, try hosting it yourself, etc.
Synposis: The minister said if you supported John Kerry or the Democratic Party, you are against the Church. 9 members said the minister led the charge to excommunicate them because of issues of abortion and homosexuality.

He said they had to repent and agree to vote Republican. 40 other members resigned in protest.

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