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The 11th Commandment: "Thou shalt put butts in the seats!"

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And more money in the collection plate, no doubt.

Pastor pushed out after parishioners complain about focus on racial justice

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The Sunday after Donald Trump won a second term, Pastor Ben Boswell took to the pulpit at Myers Park Baptist, a liberal church in Charlotte, and delivered the sort of blunt, provocative sermon for which he is well known.

Boswell likened the moment to what he called the "gathering dark of Hitler's rule." He added that Trump's election would lead to the "crucifixion" of immigrant families as well as transgender and nonbinary people.

"But our faith also teaches us … that every crucifixion needs a witness," Boswell said. "The fight is not over, it's just beginning."

The congregation, including the board of deacons, the church's governing body, gave Boswell a standing ovation.

Several weeks later, the board met on Zoom. They voted 17-3 to ask Boswell to step down. NPR obtained the audio.
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Marcy McClanahan, then head of the board, said the first reason Boswell needed to go was plunging attendance. Myers Park had gone from average weekly attendance of about 350 when Boswell arrived in 2016 to about 150 last year.

"Ben has been given every chance to change his words and actions to appeal to a broader audience," McClanahan said, "but has not been successful in doing so."

Fellow Deacon Robert Dulin was more direct.

"We have got to put more butts in the seats, butts in the seats," he said.
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"Ben has been given every chance to change his words and actions to appeal to a broader audience".

To appeal to Nazis?
 
Any chance they just didn't want to be audited by the IRS or something?

That has happened to liberal churches before. They lost their tax-exempt status for getting into politics, which they aren't allowed to do.

If memory serves, exactly that happened to a church that told people to vote for John Kerry, years ago.
 
MovieandTVFan88 said:
Any chance they just didn't want to be audited by the IRS or something?

That has happened to liberal churches before. They lost their tax-exempt status for getting into politics, which they aren't allowed to do.

If memory serves, exactly that happened to a church that told people to vote for John Kerry, years ago.
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Wouldn't apply in this case... unless he made such statements before the election. Then it would. Preachers can be as political as they want once the target is already in office. As long as they aren't trying to influence an undecided election, it's fine.

And even then, they can still advocate for policies (at least... one's that aren't explicitly on a ballot). That just can't translate to advocating for specific candidates.

And to be quite blunt, they often even get away with doing just that. It's not like Johnny Law is usually sending in undercover agents. It's usually the other side doing it, though. Liberal preachers are pretty rare these days. The intellectual side of the religion is just straight up dying off.
 
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shemp said:

The 11th Commandment: "Thou shalt put butts in the seats!"​

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That is untrue. The 11th. Commandment is: "“You shall not take vengeance, nor bear any grudge against the sons of your people, but you shall love your neighbor as yourself; I am the LORD".
 
Clutch Cargo said:
That is untrue. The 11th. Commandment is: "“You shall not take vengeance, nor bear any grudge against the sons of your people, but you shall love your neighbor as yourself; I am the LORD".
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Just which church or sect has added to the sacred word of god?
More specifically, added this.
 
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