' Oh Good grief people! Lighten up out there already! It's Not like we tied her to a stake and crispy crittered her, or Stoned her into oblivion you Know. Although that Did cross our minds. Look, we're all God Fearin', and I don't use that term loosely here because you better Believe that indeed we Do Fear him, born again Christians here in our little godly church. At First, well, about Sixty Years ago actually, we thought Linda was one of Us, and that she too was scared of God. You see, to be a Real Christian you gotta Believe, ya gotta Believe that God will make you sorry if you Sin. God carries a swift and mighty sword to smite sinners and non believers! Well it turns out, and we should'a seen this coming, afterall we've Had Sixty Years of her trickery pretending to be One of Us, but the devil works in sneaky ways, sneaky ways I tell you, that she is afterall the devils misstress! She fornicated with the Devil and has birthed a devils disciple, a Homosexual, a queer, a Same Gender lovin' follower of satan! She refuses to Confess and Repent her sins and Now she must pay the piper. She foolishly defends the evil ways of her satan progeny, even in the face of the good Lords threat of retribution, and even after a chance to mend her ways and reject her sinful daughter. Now, we have not come to our decision without great soul searching and not a little bible thumping, and gritting of teeth. Of course, we couldn't find Anywhere in the bible that specifically prohibits Linda from defending her evil daughters sinful ways, so we simply conducted a mass prayer session where the good Lord sent us an 'answer', well Actually he 'sent ' the message to Me personally, as I Am the pastor of this church, and I, in the name of Jesus makes the decisions around here, in which he told us to bannish her from our Christian congregation, caste her out like the devils trash she is, because the 'sins' of her daughter are also her Own. It's as simple as That folks. Every good God fearin' Christian out there sides with us on This one! And let me assure you that if they Don't, then They are in the devils league! If thy right eye offends thee, caste it out! Out, I tell you, Out! :/ :/
Mother Who Went To Same Church For 6 Decades Forced To Be Between Daughter, Church
Collegedale, Tenn., resident Linda Cooper has been asked to leave a church she has attended for six decades because she would not publicly condemn her daughter’s lesbian lifestyle in front of the congregation.
Cooper’s daughter, Kat, is a detective with the Collegedale Police Department. She and her partner Krista were married in Maryland in May. The couple has been fighting the Collegedale city government in an effort to be granted the same legal rights as heterosexual couples. They recently won over legislators, and Collegedale became the first city in Tennessee to introduce same-sex benefits.
Throughout the entire legal process, Linda Cooper supported her daughter. But her public support did not sit well with the church, and she was asked to either publicly denounce her daughter’s lifestyle or leave.
Cooper chose her daughter.
“My mother was up here and she sat beside me. That's it,” Kat Cooper said, acccording to The Daily Mail. “Literally, they're exiling members for unconditionally loving their children — and even extended family members.”
The Coopers have attended the church for decades, reports the New York Daily News. Linda Cooper was raised in the church, and her father’s plaque hangs on its walls.
“This is not just some casual church they dropped in on," said Hunt Cooper, Kat's father and Linda's husband.
Linda Cooper has not taken the exile from her church well.
“She is just so traumatized and so upset,” Hunt Cooper said. “It has been days and she's still crying. It's almost like losing a family member.”
The Coopers, who do not believe homosexuality is a choice, continue to support their daughter. Hunt said it was not the church’s place to judge Linda.
“That was between her and her God and it was not their place to judge her for that,” he said.
Ridgedale Church of Christ minister Ken Willis spoke briefly on the church’s decision to exile Cooper.
“The sin would be endorsing that lifestyle," Willis said. “The Bible speaks very plainly about that. You certainly can't condone that lifestyle, whether it's any kind of sin — whether they're shacked up with someone or living in a state of fornication or they're guilty of crimes. You don't condone it."
Cooper’s daughter, Kat, is a detective with the Collegedale Police Department. She and her partner Krista were married in Maryland in May. The couple has been fighting the Collegedale city government in an effort to be granted the same legal rights as heterosexual couples. They recently won over legislators, and Collegedale became the first city in Tennessee to introduce same-sex benefits.
Throughout the entire legal process, Linda Cooper supported her daughter. But her public support did not sit well with the church, and she was asked to either publicly denounce her daughter’s lifestyle or leave.
Cooper chose her daughter.
The Coopers have attended the church for decades, reports the New York Daily News. Linda Cooper was raised in the church, and her father’s plaque hangs on its walls.
“This is not just some casual church they dropped in on," said Hunt Cooper, Kat's father and Linda's husband.
Linda Cooper has not taken the exile from her church well.
“She is just so traumatized and so upset,” Hunt Cooper said. “It has been days and she's still crying. It's almost like losing a family member.”
The Coopers, who do not believe homosexuality is a choice, continue to support their daughter. Hunt said it was not the church’s place to judge Linda.
“That was between her and her God and it was not their place to judge her for that,” he said.
Ridgedale Church of Christ minister Ken Willis spoke briefly on the church’s decision to exile Cooper.
“The sin would be endorsing that lifestyle," Willis said. “The Bible speaks very plainly about that. You certainly can't condone that lifestyle, whether it's any kind of sin — whether they're shacked up with someone or living in a state of fornication or they're guilty of crimes. You don't condone it."
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