Church goer shoots a fellow parishioner

[NightSG]

I've seen some fairly tense moments over seating in various churches, but this is the first time I've heard of it going beyond dirty looks and mumbled profanity.

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/crime/churchgoer-killed-fight-seat-sunday-service-article-1.2618098

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A churchgoer shot a fellow parishioner in a Pennsylvania church after a fight broke out over a seat in the sanctuary on Sunday, authorities say.

The argument started when a churchgoer told Robert Braxton III, 27, he was sitting in seats reserved for two other church members during Sunday service at the Keystone Fellowship Church, district attorney Kevin Steele said

 

[Guest MormonGator]

Yikes. Glad I sit quietly and in the back! 

[Guest]

18 minutes ago, NightSG said:

I've seen some fairly tense moments over seating in various churches, but this is the first time I've heard of it going beyond dirty looks and mumbled profanity.

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/crime/churchgoer-killed-fight-seat-sunday-service-article-1.2618098

 

Uhm... Yeah.

[tesuji]

I guess they were in the right place. I just hope they listen better to the sermons in the future

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"A church is a hospital for sinners, not a museum for saints." - Pauline Phillips

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"When Jesus heard it, he saith unto them, They that are whole have no need of the physician, but they that are sick: I came not to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance." - Mark 2:17

 

[mordorbund]

33 minutes ago, NightSG said:

The argument started when a churchgoer told Robert Braxton III, 27, he [singular] was sitting in seats reserved for two other church members during Sunday service at the Keystone Fellowship Church, district attorney Kevin Steele said

So he called him fat. I can see where this is going.

[Guest MormonGator]

1 hour ago, mordorbund said:

So he called him fat. I can see where this is going.

Zil beat me up once for much less! 

[Guest]

11 minutes ago, MormonGator said:

Zil beat me up once for much less! 

She's your "other wife".  She's allowed.

[zil]

12 minutes ago, MormonGator said:

Zil beat me up once for much less! 

It's not like I used a sword...

(Yes, @Carborendum, my mind is in "free thread-association" mode right now.)

[NightSG]

13 minutes ago, MormonGator said:

Zil beat me up once for much less! 

And thinks I should argue at the midsingles magnet ward when they tell me the singles are to sit at the back of the bus chapel.

[Guest MormonGator]

1 minute ago, Carborendum said:

She's your "other wife".  She's allowed.

You always take her side. Aren't you the one who told her that the church no longer allows polygamy?

 

Thank you Carb. Thank you.   

[Guest]

1 minute ago, zil said:

my mind is in "free thread-association" mode right now

Well, I was the one who took Traveler's thread about wordplay and turned it into a treatise on swords.

[Guest]

1 minute ago, MormonGator said:

You always take her side. Aren't you the one who told her that the church no longer allows polygamy?

Thank you Carb. Thank you.   

When she treats you like that, you should be glad we no longer practice it.

[Guest MormonGator]

Just now, Carborendum said:

When she treats you like that, you should be glad we no longer practice it.

Too late Carb. I'm revoking your cool kids club card.

[Guest]

Just now, MormonGator said:

Too late Carb. I'm revoking your cool kids club card.

I always preferred fire.

[Guest MormonGator]

10 minutes ago, Carborendum said:

I always preferred fire.

Are you trying to tell us you are flaming? 

Zen like layers of meaning on that one. 

Edited May 3, 2016 by MormonGator

[Guest]

Well, I was the one comparing homosexual and heterosexual... nevermind.

... talk about escalation.

Edited May 3, 2016 by Guest

[unixknight]

You guys slay me. 

[Guest]

Just now, unixknight said:

You guys slay me. 

With a sword or a mattock?

[unixknight]

3 minutes ago, Carborendum said:

With a sword or a mattock?

Can I choose?  If so, I pick a sword, 'cause that's just kinda cool.

[Guest]

But a mattock is so much more... sinister... (cue sinister music because ... it's ... sinister).

[unixknight]

Well it certainly has cool points of its own, no doubt.  Still, as the descendant of a Crusader knight, I gotta go with the weapon of choice.

[Guest]

So, what's your favorite sword?  I mean, if I'm going to do you in, I wanna do it right.  Right?

[NeuroTypical]

Y'all keep this in mind the next time you want to argue about reserved seats in sacrament meeting.

[unixknight]

39 minutes ago, Carborendum said:

So, what's your favorite sword?  I mean, if I'm going to do you in, I wanna do it right.  Right?

Well to be honest, I think there's just something cool about a Scottish Claymore, but most people don't know how to properly wield one these days so I'll just settle for the traditional European Longsword.  That said, there's a lot to be said for the cavalry sabers used by the Muslim light cav during the Crusades...

 

... wow this conversation got dark...  

[Guest]

How about a more elegant weapon from a more civilized age?

That should brighten up the conversation.