church boxing match ends in death

[Townsend]

I was curious how they'd deal with the whole "works in mysterious ways" thing.

Sanctioning a beating to death seems the wrong way for their supreme being to go.

[GG]

I was curious how they'd deal with the whole "works in mysterious ways" thing.

Sanctioning a beating to death seems the wrong way for their supreme being to go.

Maybe they were taking a page from Festivus and were putting on a "feats of strength".

[heironymouspasparagus]

I was curious how they'd deal with the whole "works in mysterious ways" thing.

Sanctioning a beating to death seems the wrong way for their supreme being to go.

Ritual sacrifice.


...had to come back and edit...just read that after posting and it doesn't come even close to conveying the scorn I feel for this event.  Just my 2 cents worth.

[Conan71]

I was curious how they'd deal with the whole "works in mysterious ways" thing.

Sanctioning a beating to death seems the wrong way for their supreme being to go.

Well, there is historical precedence

[Townsend]

Well, there is historical precedence

The angrier old testament one or the newer more forgiving one?

[Conan71]

The angrier old testament one or the newer more forgiving one?

I'm talking "And he smote him thus" kind of stuff.  Believe that's in the Jewish part of the Bible.

[Townsend]

I'm talking "And he smote him thus" kind of stuff.  Believe that's in the Jewish part of the Bible.

Yeah, that was when He was always super pissed off.  Pillars of salt and tons of smoting.

[Conan71]

Yeah, that was when He was always super pissed off.  Pillars of salt and tons of smoting.

Smiting is the plural I think, but thank you for a good coffee-spewing laugh.

[Townsend]

Smiting is the plural I think, but thank you for a good coffee-spewing laugh.

Damn.  I've threatened groups of people with my wrath in the singular all this time.

[Red Arrow]

Damn.  I've threatened groups of people with my wrath in the singular all this time.

If your groups qualified as a collective noun, you may still be OK. 
(I think collective noun is the proper term.)

[carltonplace]

If your groups qualified as a collective noun, you may still be OK. 
(I think collective noun is the proper term.)

Mob is a collective noun. Smote away.

[zstyles]

Anyone know anything as far as an update as to what is going on with this story?

[Townsend]

Anyone know anything as far as an update as to what is going on with this story?

Yes.  Since the local news grabbed the story and people still think about it the OK legislature is looking into the fight sanctioning thing.  As soon as the local news gloms onto something else the legislature will drop it.