tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25698471.post1350805082891014070..comments2024-01-05T09:41:54.054-05:00Comments on Mimi Writes.......: Monday Mimisms ~ Mimi and the Baptist MenMimi Lenoxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01616635898420835541noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25698471.post-50407714567940668852010-02-14T22:08:45.593-05:002010-02-14T22:08:45.593-05:00I'm glad you were steadfast...cause I'm fa...I'm glad you were steadfast...cause I'm fairly certain Jesus was there...working through you!<br /><br />and it is a well told tale!katherine.https://www.blogger.com/profile/06000676644051958330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25698471.post-84820376667797344702010-02-11T22:43:34.116-05:002010-02-11T22:43:34.116-05:00I'm so glad loving Christ has nothing to do wi...I'm so glad loving Christ has nothing to do with "religion" because people snuggling up under the guise of "religion" are usually the jackasses that cause problems!Juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01107604432490903700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25698471.post-77212584755586533782010-02-09T19:39:54.434-05:002010-02-09T19:39:54.434-05:00"Loved the comments! And I do want to make th..."Loved the comments! And I do want to make the point that ignorance and bigotry can be found all over the world in many forms - not just in the southern United States . There are many lovely and honorable people in the southern United States who are as appalled by this mindset as we all are here. Just wanted to make that clear. Also, this ... See Morecertainly is not indicative of all Baptist churches nor all organized religions. My experience happened to be in that denomination..... and I must admit that I did see much of this type of thing in that region as a child. However, I do not hold any type of negative bias toward the south OR Baptist folks in general in a stereotypical way. Denomination doesn't matter as long as what is in the heart of a person is always open for examination and prone to honesty.<br />Integrity is always a matter of the heart."Mimi Lenoxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01616635898420835541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25698471.post-62282477161986572482010-02-09T19:38:58.246-05:002010-02-09T19:38:58.246-05:00"Sometimes I wonder about how far organised r..."Sometimes I wonder about how far organised religion differs from the Gospels, in not one, but many, demoninations. The Bible warns about this... Duhr, listen (and read) up you churches!"Penny Owen on Facebooknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25698471.post-9840857978204949132010-02-09T19:37:51.184-05:002010-02-09T19:37:51.184-05:00Shannon on Facebook said....
"Very powerful s...Shannon on Facebook said....<br />"Very powerful story Mimi. Thank you for sharing with us."snoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25698471.post-37377873234431569852010-02-09T12:58:53.886-05:002010-02-09T12:58:53.886-05:00B-R-I-L-L-I-A-N-T
absolutely brilliant...
You di...B-R-I-L-L-I-A-N-T<br /><br />absolutely brilliant...<br /><br />You did exactly what was needed and I can only hope others, besides your friend's family - left that pit of hatred.Vinny "Bond" Marinihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07033455144526676371noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25698471.post-40374603863397846742010-02-09T09:44:25.148-05:002010-02-09T09:44:25.148-05:00I am appalled at the behavior of the men in this c...I am appalled at the behavior of the men in this church. <br /><br />But I am equally appalled at comments like Gary's, #2: "the tea baggers, tea party, anti-health care, anti-Obama, anti-American gang are composed of self-righteous idiots like these guys." That is JUST as bigoted. No one is against health care, but some have problems with the proposals going around now. Having some issues with Obama doesn't make one anti-American.<br /><br />All Southerners, Southern Baptists, people in loud coats, etc., are not this way.<br /><br />I am glad your friends saw the light and left.Barbara H.http://barbarah.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25698471.post-90992314250138821862010-02-08T23:42:34.978-05:002010-02-08T23:42:34.978-05:00Anyone who equates faith with religion is a fool. ...Anyone who equates faith with religion is a fool. A person of true faith could never live or preach a hate so profoundly ignorant as that which you described in the story.Travis Codyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06192526507760146748noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25698471.post-6493729948150865582010-02-08T23:11:12.267-05:002010-02-08T23:11:12.267-05:00I was barely breathing as I got to the end of your...I was barely breathing as I got to the end of your story. How I loathe bigotry. You held your ground, and you have my utmost respect.Christinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04269469384082089761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25698471.post-38345553062290045492010-02-08T20:17:08.531-05:002010-02-08T20:17:08.531-05:00"Powerful story. Thank you for sharing. It..."Powerful story. Thank you for sharing. It's so sad when people use religion to belittle others."Michael W. Welsh on Facebooknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25698471.post-62426843867157130372010-02-08T20:08:11.838-05:002010-02-08T20:08:11.838-05:00"What a great post. I'm so glad your fri..."What a great post. I'm so glad your friend supported you and not that bigot. I hope she and her family found a better church.Mo Pittman on Facebooknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25698471.post-71298524730208226192010-02-08T20:07:14.090-05:002010-02-08T20:07:14.090-05:00"Those that lead the flock will be judged to ..."Those that lead the flock will be judged to a higher standard...I do so hope his coat is flame retardant!"Sharon Humphrey Workman on Facebooknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25698471.post-854455513229293942010-02-08T20:06:40.835-05:002010-02-08T20:06:40.835-05:00"I grew up near Buffalo and saw many instance..."I grew up near Buffalo and saw many instances of bigotry and hatred over the years. Remember Richard Long? Stomped to death by good old boys - white boys - in Buffalo. His crime was being black. It's all over this country, not just in the south. "Andrea Smith on Facebooknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25698471.post-47995201751475876702010-02-08T20:05:54.745-05:002010-02-08T20:05:54.745-05:00"Wow, awesome. And don't know how you ke..."Wow, awesome. And don't know how you kept your cool, but clearly you were the better person. Good for you."Tammera Wallsch on Facebooknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25698471.post-13521981369289981752010-02-08T19:59:37.841-05:002010-02-08T19:59:37.841-05:00From Thomas Bryner on Facebook:
""The f...From Thomas Bryner on Facebook:<br /><br />""The first sign that you are becoming religious is that you are becoming cheerful. When a man is gloomy, that might be dyspepsia, but it is not religion." ~Swami Vivekananda"Thomas Brynernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25698471.post-71398355148228366272010-02-08T19:57:48.379-05:002010-02-08T19:57:48.379-05:00Fran Mencken Fisher from Facebook:
"A perfec...Fran Mencken Fisher from Facebook:<br /><br />"A perfectly awful situation, shameful. But why is it always in the deep dark south (so to speak)? I grew up there in the sixties, myself. Maybe living on the coast is a little different, more liberal. But sometimes it seems everything in the world is protected by political correctness, except being white, being Protestant, and being male. Oh, yeah, and living in the south. Almost forgot that one.<br />The men in my family were not like that at all.Any more than all Catholic Priests in, say, Chicago, are pedophiles. A few of my male friends traveled south to participate in Civil Rights demonstrations and there was at least one Baptist preacher among them. He was my uncle.<br />Bigots seem to come in all shapes, sizes, colors, genders.<br /><br />Just sayin'."Mimi Lenoxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01616635898420835541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25698471.post-20458164297534550792010-02-08T18:41:51.142-05:002010-02-08T18:41:51.142-05:00I applaud you for not leaving and I wish you had w...I applaud you for not leaving and I wish you had worn the red dress too.<br /><br />“There is nothing more frightful than ignorance in action.”Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25698471.post-59767847879129274312010-02-08T15:49:07.825-05:002010-02-08T15:49:07.825-05:00Look at it this way, you may have helped save a fe...Look at it this way, you may have helped save a few people by getting them to leave that cesspool of wickedness. And I'm not joking in the least. I mean every word.Charles Gramlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02052592247572253641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25698471.post-48022801098753649552010-02-08T15:43:24.470-05:002010-02-08T15:43:24.470-05:00That was a tale and a half, Mimi, brilliantly told...That was a tale and a half, Mimi, brilliantly told. <br /><br />I'll be putting it in my Quality Posts.Jean-Luc Picardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01689798190618944262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25698471.post-47333873778832791462010-02-08T15:03:42.462-05:002010-02-08T15:03:42.462-05:00He may have had Jesus on his lips but not in his h...He may have had Jesus on his lips but not in his heart, Mimi. You had Jesus in YOUR heart. And in your spine and spirit, too. <br /><br />I'm sorry you had to endure this, but I'm glad you took in the style you described. Otherwise you'd be kicking yourself. Now you have no regrets. Bad memories, yes, but no regrets.<br /><br />And besides, if Mary Magdalene *had* been a hooker, instead of a never-married woman (like me), she still wouldn't have deserved the treatment legend -- and that congregation -- gives her. For if she was paid to play, who was doing the paying? I don't understand why it's somehow MORE respectable to pay for illicit sex than it is to sell it. Besides, hooker or no, she showed more guts than the men who left Him on the cross to die alone, didn't she?The Gal Herselfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02566779726191649848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25698471.post-45148753128422977382010-02-08T14:11:12.470-05:002010-02-08T14:11:12.470-05:00Wow! I'm glad you stayed to witness what follo...Wow! I'm glad you stayed to witness what followed and that what happened inspired so many of the congregation to seek Christ's teachings elsewhere. <br /><br />My prayer for him and the remainder of his followers is that one day soon they will learn just how ugly and un-Christian such attitudes are.Felicitashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02365380167385885738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25698471.post-71540379030847484062010-02-08T10:52:33.304-05:002010-02-08T10:52:33.304-05:00there is a special place in hell reserved for thos...there is a special place in hell reserved for those that earn it...i know at least one pastor on the list now...actually I know many...this is just an addition.Cooperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05734473522246635749noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25698471.post-56195753528575244552010-02-08T10:51:52.690-05:002010-02-08T10:51:52.690-05:00Great story and a good example of the strength to...Great story and a good example of the strength to stand up to bullies and walk your own path. Of course now I want to know the songs you would have sung if there hadn't been an idiot in charge.Durward Discussionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15023629504094283860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25698471.post-58274978970156009602010-02-08T10:48:01.296-05:002010-02-08T10:48:01.296-05:00I hate bigots. Well done you for sticking it out ...I hate bigots. Well done you for sticking it out and showing him up for what he really was. xAkelamaluhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11234268568845148285noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25698471.post-49535935817421993772010-02-08T10:09:52.064-05:002010-02-08T10:09:52.064-05:00AMEN!! Cheers Mimi!!AMEN!! Cheers Mimi!!bobbybegood1https://www.blogger.com/profile/01471708916636552589noreply@blogger.com