Nettling the Locals in the Name of the Lord

As we all know, people get very touchy about their religion- fight wars over it, in fact. Imagine doing anything so stupid?!? The children of Israel are God's Chosen. They will tell you so. In fact, so will the Bible. Many Islamic sorts -in particular the Palestinians-, of course, feel that these favored children were "Chosen" to be destroyed by them (whom God came along and favored later.)

The devotees of the Throne of St. Peter, definitely do know that God has chosen that particular rock on which to build HIS CHURCH. That's it! Jesus said so! No wiggle room! Well, look! There's a Church there, isn't there?!?

Now we have the the locals. Those God-fearin' , Temple goin' followers of Joseph Smith. God made it perfectly clear in that Sacred Grove up there in New York State, that EVERYBODY had it wrong; and he, Joseph, was chosen to start things all over aright.
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OK- Enough background. Suffice it to say that religion is a very egocentric thing.
Enter a new player................

The story begins many years ago (but slightly after the earth had finished cooling), a growing Baptist congregation in the small, friendly, university town of Logan, Utah bought a decommissioned Mormon chapel, right there on Main Street. All well and good. Even though it was right there in plain sight of lactating mothers and tiny chuildren and all; Baptists on Main Street didn't seem to rile any body too much. Nobody put a gun to the Bishop's head and told him to sell it. Conversely, nobody put a gun to his head and told him not to sell it to the Baptists. So he sold it; and they bought it. Very straightforward. Right.




BUT THEN>>>>>>>>>>>>>>




Right there within spittin' distance of the Tabernacle, and in a line of sight of the Temple, THEY- those Baptists- the very ones God said had it all wrong- had the temerity to put a big white cross on the top. Very Cheeky! Quite Sinister, and MOST Unsettling.

Desecration!

That's what it was, all right! Desecration (with a capital D and that rhymes with T and that stands for TROUBLE)







Years went by. There was no uprising; Even though they could not possibly make it into the highest level of Heaven, Baptists, it turned out, did not eat their young; and things on Main Street settled down. Life in Logan went on its leisurely way.

FAST FORWARD>>>>>>>>>

Having occasion to have been in Logan last week. I have noticed that the Baptists- not merely content to have their one big ol' white cross- have added more crosses - and not only that, but a very creatively incisive signboard as well.. Oh My! For civilized people, we surely do engage in a powerful lot of infighting.Can I get a big ol' A-MEN on that??