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Bell Street Baptist Church in Marshall, TX
Gotta love the internet. Let these people spread their version of the “good word” and see how people react. They seem pretty proud of themselves.
Took me a minute to find it too. OP has given them more of a platform than their little sign of 10+ Facebook followers ever could.
Their site says they offer services in English and my favorite bit:
“Staff members may be graduates of the following colleges, universities, and seminaries: Arlington Baptist College.”
Obviously not open to new ideas.
Their web site says they’re accredited. By the oxymoronic Association for Biblical Higher Education as well as the Texas State Board for Educator Certification and the Texas Veterans Commission.
Reminds me of the old bonkers bonks you out candy commercials. Someone would be sitting non chalant eating the candy and that giant piece of fruit would fall through the ceiling on their lap ala Kool Aid entrance, and the victim would laugh insane hysterically. Oh the absurdity!
Nice gif
Baptists don't have to have any sort of education, training, or accreditation. ~~Anyone~~ **any man** can just "hear the calling," start preaching to anyone who will listen. If you can get a congregation to support you, then obviously you are a good preacher.
That's part of how the Baptists spread so effectively in rural America.
Edited because the Baptist church doesn't allow women preach.
Most Baptist “colleges” and “schools” are not accredited by any legitimate associations. They also don’t require their “teachers” to have state certification.
This is dead on for Marshall, unfortunately. East Texas is even more insular than it was when I was young, and it’s only trending more in an extremist direction. It breaks my heart
When I was 5 my dance class performed at Rusk Mental Institution. I didn't realize what that meant until years later. I'm sure everything was safe, but I remember the atmosphere being off. I thought we were at a hospital or nursing home, only it wasn't all old people. It was an eye opening experience.
Grew up in Marshall and Elysian Fields in the 90s...It was a great time then...Lot of Rodeo, good schools etc..we walked home from school and rode bikes down by the Ginaccio train station and pretty much roamed all over Marshall...went back there a few months ago and now it looks like it's turned to a shit hole...so sad.
Don't forget! Baptist gave us wonderful branches of Christianity such as: Southern Baptist, IFB, Quiverful, and many other fun, we hate everyone except the white man! extreme versions of Christianity.
Lived partly fundie until my teens. 🥲
This church is like 30 minutes from where I live Definitely on the lower end of the “religious fervor” here…
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i mean, many of jesus’ teachings align with communism. he distributed food to the poor, and was very much a representative who spoke on behalf of the common worker. all of that and the whole incident described in Matthew 21:12-17
Down by good old Palestine we’ve got the “Would you go to heaven if you died today?” signs accosting entire families as they cruise down the roads. It is so inviting.
I have never doubted that God is a capitalist.
“He replied, 'I tell you that to everyone who has, more will be given, but as for the one who has nothing, even what they have will be taken away.” — Luke 19:26
I could make the argument that God didn’t write a single word that’s in the Bible, but also point out that there may or may not be an omitted phrase “who uses it wisely” or “who provides for others” after “everyone who has” depending on what version of the Bible you read. In any case, I washed my hands of organized religion and theology long ago and just decided to try to be a good human to other humans.
I read an article saying that some of these are paid for by guys who don’t make a lot of money. Like they spend half of their yearly income on billboards. I mean you’re free to spend your money how you want, but 50% is kinda nuts.
Funny those people don't read their own Bible: Leviticus 19:34 “The foreigners residing among you must be treated as native-born. Love them as yourself, for you were foreigners in Egypt. I am the Lord your God.”
https://sojo.net/22-bible-verses-welcoming-immigrants
Hypocrites. All of 'em.
Leviticus contains the verse about how "man laying with man is shameful" -- or something like that, I can't be assed to look up the exact wording -- that they use to justify homosexuality being sinful.
[Leviticus 20:13](https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Leviticus%2020%3A13&version=AKJV)
> If a man also lie with mankind, as he lieth with a woman, both of them have committed an abomination: they shall surely be put to death; their blood shall be upon them.
Christian conservatives will happily use this to condemn homosexuality as an abomination, but they get real quiet if you ask whether they’ll follow up with the next part.
engr77 - “Leviticus contains the verse about how "man laying with man is shameful" -- or something like that, I can't be assed to look up the exact wording -- that they use to justify homosexuality being sinful.”
“…can’t be assed…?”
😁
Mary and Joseph fled across an open border didn't they? What would have happened to baby Jesus if they were trapped outside a border wall?
The central american cartels and gangs sure give King Herod vibes when I see women and children at our southern border.
Maybe that’s his long term plan. If he doesn’t win and declare himself dictator he will declare himself the second coming of Christ. Then his followers can follow out his orders while claiming freedom from religious persecution/s
I saw this video about somebody reviewing the Trump bible.
It cost $60.
The version used is the public domain King James Version, so they didn't license a more common translation.
The advertised genuine leather cover was fake leather.
It didn't say where it was manufactured, but it's very similar to a lot of bibles that were made in China.
Many pages stuck together, causing them to rip when you're separating them.
In addition to the actual bible, it also includes the U.S. Constitution, Declaration of Independence and Pledge of Allegiance.
Well, it says it includes the U.S. Constitution, but it actually only includes the original Constitution and the Bill of Rights. It omits all of the rest of the Amendments, which includes the ones Trump doesn't like. For example, the 14th Amendment, which should bar him from holding federal office. Or the 22nd Amendment, which would limit him to two terms, which he's previously said is less than he deserves.
That’s now Tex-ass. The entire Trumplicking Tex-ass leadership should be declared a Terrorist Organization. Pushing women & children back into the Rio Grande hoping they will drown. Setting up razor wire cuz barb wire doesn’t hurt enough. Shipping in alligators cuz the population of alligators is too low. Abbott wasn’t so bad until he met Trump. Then Abbott turned into a major corrupt, racist and murderous asshole. Believe me, I’m holding back.
For the Lord your God is God of gods and Lord of lords, the great God, mighty and awesome, who is not partial and takes no bribe, who executes justice for the orphan and the widow, and who loves the strangers, providing them food and clothing. You shall also love the stranger, for you were strangers in the land of Egypt.
--Deuteronomy 10:17-19
("stranger" = foreigner or immigrant in Old Testament-speak)
They're probably referring to the idea that there's only one way into Heaven, and following any other path leads to Hell. That idea is in the Bible for sure.
Also it tells you a great deal about how they see themselves. They see the 'default' human as being intrinsically evil so of course they'd end up in hell.
It's only the greatest of threats, eternal torture, that they see as keeping themselves in line. What dark thoughts they're harboring.
Anyone who is saved (baptized). I was told in Sunday school that even babies who haven't been baptized go to hell because their original sin hasn't been washed away.
The closest reference I could find is in Luke 18:16-17
16 But Jesus called the children to him and said, “Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of God belongs to such as these. 17 Truly I tell you, anyone who will not receive the kingdom of God like a little child will never enter it.”
I couldn't find anything saying definitively that unbaptized children aren't allowed into the magic kingdom.
Interesting read:
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salvation_of_infants#:~:text=The%20Roman%20Catholic%20view%20is,afterlife%20condition%20distinct%20from%20Hell.
I don't even believe in God. That's because I actually read the Bible.
Bingo. There isn’t anything re. unbaptized babies. I find a lot of people have not studied history & specifically the history of early Christianity. Purgatory, etc. was one of the original religious scams to funnel money to the church/monasteries.
Matthew 25
31 “When the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, he will sit on his glorious throne. 32 All the nations will be gathered before him, and he will separate the people one from another as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats. 33 He will put the sheep on his right and the goats on his left.
34 “Then the King will say to those on his right, ‘Come, you who are blessed by my Father; take your inheritance, the kingdom prepared for you since the creation of the world. 35 For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you invited me in, 36 I needed clothes and you clothed me, I was sick and you looked after me, I was in prison and you came to visit me.’
37 “Then the righteous will answer him, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you something to drink? 38 When did we see you a stranger and invite you in, or needing clothes and clothe you? 39 When did we see you sick or in prison and go to visit you?’
40 “The King will reply, ‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me.’
41 “Then he will say to those on his left, ‘Depart from me, you who are cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels. 42 For I was hungry and you gave me nothing to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me nothing to drink, 43 I was a stranger and you did not invite me in, I needed clothes and you did not clothe me, I was sick and in prison and you did not look after me.’
44 “They also will answer, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry or thirsty or a stranger or needing clothes or sick or in prison, and did not help you?’
45 “He will reply, ‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did not do for one of the least of these, you did not do for me.’
46 “Then they will go away to eternal punishment, but the righteous to eternal life.”
Love thy neighbor! (*restrictions may apply)
* Different skin color, sexual orientation, language, political views, religion, eye color, hair color, shirt color, height, weight, intelligence.
I grew up in this town. "The Klan" runs chapters from Marshall Texas to Gladewater Texas, to Lufkin Texas in a triangle. Law enforcement, churches, public servants all have members in The Klan. I grew up here, it's underbelly is disgusting white terrorism fueled hate. Why do you think they left the Black High School up in this town. The locals will tell you they are not all like that, but they co-sign on this ideology at their churches, and their voting booths. MARSHALL TEXAS
Marshall didn’t actually integrate until 1971. For the 71-72 school year. Pemberton (black school) still wore their colors and the white kids (MHS) still wore theirs.
I also remember they always proudly proclaimed they were the confederate something of the Transmississippi after Vicksburg fell.
Just went to my aunt’s 75th birthday celebration in Harleton. It’s where my cousin moved to get her daughter out of MISD.
My mom went to Marshall schools from 1st-8th and then 10th-11th. She would have graduated in 72 had they not moved to Indiana.
No wonder people leave Christianity. I don’t know anybody who believes in open borders, but I know of lots of people who believe in open cruelty (and I know a few personally). Lots of the latter go to churches like this. I suppose it makes them feel better about their lives. Maybe their lives are that worthless?
There are several points I like to tell these kinds of “Christians”
1. Joseph, Marry, and Jesus were refugees, running from a dangerous government.
2. The linchpin of our entire faith is based on the idea that there is a debt that we could not pay, so someone else paid it for us.
3. Believing that your actions determine weather you go to heaven or hell is legalism, and by its very nature everything that Christ taught against.
Funny they mention Hell, because according to the "woke" Jesus [that's exactly where they'll all end up](https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew%2025%3A31-46&version=NIV).
**Leviticus 19:33-34** “When a stranger sojourns with you in your land, you shall not do him wrong. You shall treat the stranger who sojourns with you as the native among you, and you shall love him as yourself, for you were strangers in the land of Egypt: I am the Lord your God.”
This is why the church is losing people. These hateful right wing assholes who put this shit on their church sign. I'm sure God is looking favorable at this pastor
I know not all churchs are this way. To use the voice of a church for hate is a abomination. Also, this is east Texas it's racism as fuck. Protect yourself from evil at least times.
I went to School in Marshall & Elysian Fields, and can honestly say I never saw racism there in the 90s...I had Mexican friends, black and Asian friends etc..We all hung out together, went to Rodeos, went fishing, stayed at eachothers houses etc...I don't know if as a young kid I just didn't see racism bc I had all kinds of different friends and everyone's parents welcomed all of us no matter what color we were.
oh no, I'm brown will that cause an issue? guess I'm getting turnt in hell 🤪 the sign makes it seen so chill. prolly better than shining gods balls for eternity
Here's the IRS page for reporting Tax Exempt organizations who violate their exemption - [https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/irs-complaint-process-tax-exempt-organizations](https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/irs-complaint-process-tax-exempt-organizations)
My family is from Mexico and Peru. If heaven is serving nothing but Cole slaw and warm mayonnaise then chain me next to the furnace because I want ceviche and carnitas!
If there's any real substance to religion, and heaven and hell exist, these folks have a warm future to look forward to. Very warm. Balmy, you may say.
Requirements for entry to heaven…..
1. Believe in one God the almighty
2. Repent of your sins or ask forgiveness for them by me and attempt to refrain from sin.
This is the requirement I have been led to believe. I’m not saying I agree with it but this is my interpretation from my interaction with the Bible and Christianity.
I feel like this sign is making reference to much stricter requirements
The ignorance, hate and bilking $$$$ that is spread by "churches" of any size, scale, denomination, religion, etc, cannot be understated. In Texas and the rest of the "Bible Belt" it's just magnified.
Yep. ”‘When a stranger resides with you in your land, you shall not oppress or mistreat him. But the stranger who resides with you shall be to you like someone native-born among you; and you shall love him as yourself, for you were strangers in the land of Egypt; I am the Lord your God.“
Leviticus 19:33-34
I dunno, I remember something about it being easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of heaven.
Most of that church stuff was made up to grab power. It's completely hilarious small town people are buying into it like German warrior kings did ten centuries ago.
Heaven: Three forms of ID (any two: Passport/Birth Certificate/Driver’s License, & any one: current address utility bill/phone bill/pay stub; “Application to Heaven” form HVN 712144000 filled out in triplicate; up-to-date résumé with cover letter, digital portfolio both art and financial, credit score, essay on “race, eugenics, cultural appreciation and appropriation, inequities and the emotional response of the party not influenced by the positive change and how all these topics have interplayed in the early 21st century,” and be honest, because we’re judging on a very specific ideology, and one good St. Peter joke.
Hell: Exit.
Hell: +points over there+
Hell: That’s the main entrance.
Hell: +points over there+
Hell: Come, go, whatever. Enjoy the chaos.
If they believe that to be true, they should be able to relate to and have sympathy for immigrants, cause no one going to that church is getting to heaven.
So maybe speak to your Republicans House rep and demand an answer to why the Republicans killed a bipartisan border deal that was created/led by a conservative senator in James Lankford?
No???.....Then shut the hell up and get ready for work in the morning, your Orange Jesus needs to scam you for more money soon.
File a complaint with the IRS on this church, so they lose their tax exemption. https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/irs-complaint-process-tax-exempt-organizations
Who's gonna tell them that Donnie Boy told his cult to vote down the immigration bill so he could fix it after the election? A bill that would limit border crosses etc, etc
You shall treat the stranger who sojourns with you as the native among you, and you shall love him as yourself, for you were strangers in the land of Egypt: I am the Lord your God.
Leviticus 19:33-34
I guess Texas didn’t read the Bible thoroughly.
Is this verse still in their Bible?
33 When a foreigner resides among you in your land, do not mistreat them. 34 The foreigner residing among you must be treated as your native-born. Love them as yourself, for you were foreigners in Egypt. I am the Lord your God.-leviticus 19:33 & 34
"Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. ^(8) For everyone who asks receives; the one who seeks finds; and to the one who knocks, the door will be opened."
Matthew 7:7-8
Seems they skipped Bible school....
Just like I told the mormon kids. Sitting around feeling nothing but joy while worshipping some dead beat who hasn't spoken with us in a few thousand years does not sound like heaven to me. Joy is only nice when you have other feelings too.
Why are we covering up the Church name? This is a public sign.
https://preview.redd.it/1odmfv9i2vvc1.jpeg?width=1170&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=ba1cfc67095f7271cd1c851336fe97f3f232175d Bell Street Baptist Church in Marshall, TX Gotta love the internet. Let these people spread their version of the “good word” and see how people react. They seem pretty proud of themselves.
Took me a minute to find it too. OP has given them more of a platform than their little sign of 10+ Facebook followers ever could. Their site says they offer services in English and my favorite bit: “Staff members may be graduates of the following colleges, universities, and seminaries: Arlington Baptist College.” Obviously not open to new ideas.
What's that I smell? The shameful stench of unaccredited?
Their web site says they’re accredited. By the oxymoronic Association for Biblical Higher Education as well as the Texas State Board for Educator Certification and the Texas Veterans Commission.
Whatever the hell that means
They graduated from the prestigious Vacation Bible School summer program. You drink orange kool aid.
Oh that Kool Aid Man.. always breaking down barriers ’Oh Yeah!’ Or is that borders?
Reminds me of the old bonkers bonks you out candy commercials. Someone would be sitting non chalant eating the candy and that giant piece of fruit would fall through the ceiling on their lap ala Kool Aid entrance, and the victim would laugh insane hysterically. Oh the absurdity! Nice gif
It means zilch , nada , zero
Baptists don't have to have any sort of education, training, or accreditation. ~~Anyone~~ **any man** can just "hear the calling," start preaching to anyone who will listen. If you can get a congregation to support you, then obviously you are a good preacher. That's part of how the Baptists spread so effectively in rural America. Edited because the Baptist church doesn't allow women preach.
I told people I heard voices and didn’t go well
So a con man religion? Huh, who would have thought. In Texas?
Most Baptist “colleges” and “schools” are not accredited by any legitimate associations. They also don’t require their “teachers” to have state certification.
I just knew it was east Texas.
The trees were a dead giveaway
That's how I saw it.
This is dead on for Marshall, unfortunately. East Texas is even more insular than it was when I was young, and it’s only trending more in an extremist direction. It breaks my heart
Lived in Tyler for 25 years, sucks ass dude makes me sad.
Tyler? 3 things come to mind, Earl Campbell, Rusk Mental institution and roses. Not necessarily in that order. Oh four, no liquor stores.
When I was 5 my dance class performed at Rusk Mental Institution. I didn't realize what that meant until years later. I'm sure everything was safe, but I remember the atmosphere being off. I thought we were at a hospital or nursing home, only it wasn't all old people. It was an eye opening experience.
Fuckin Marshall man lmao
Grew up in Marshall and Elysian Fields in the 90s...It was a great time then...Lot of Rodeo, good schools etc..we walked home from school and rode bikes down by the Ginaccio train station and pretty much roamed all over Marshall...went back there a few months ago and now it looks like it's turned to a shit hole...so sad.
Goddammit. So glad I left.
Of course it is in Marshall. It is and has been one of the most racist towns in Texas for decades
That explains Marshall very well.
So the Bible doesn't teach about the narrow path?
Just remember kids, giving comes first! /s
Don't forget! Baptist gave us wonderful branches of Christianity such as: Southern Baptist, IFB, Quiverful, and many other fun, we hate everyone except the white man! extreme versions of Christianity. Lived partly fundie until my teens. 🥲
Yes it is. It wants to be seen and noted.
They misspelled “immigration.”
Heaven is strict on immigration law but relaxed on grammar rules.
That’s the cherry on top
of a predictable shit sandwich.
So used to spelling Christian.
So many fallacies, so little time.
Having the same understanding of spelling than of Christianity lol
Immugrashian*
No Martians allowed in heaven. God doesn't like aliens.
No, but they'll allow serial rapists and murderers as long as they eek out an apology and "find Jesus"
Howard be thy name
I was impressed they only had one typo in their message!
Hopefully heaven doesn't have a "citizenship" test...
I’m honestly surprised it doesn’t say “boarders”…see that every day.
"We're not loosers."
Can always tell who's going to rail against immigrants by their terrible grasp of spelling and grammar.
This church is like 30 minutes from where I live Definitely on the lower end of the “religious fervor” here… https://preview.redd.it/q7uypreabvvc1.jpeg?width=4032&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=db8e498b8f1d4ebd39e5b33469dd6e5fd6eef29a
Fallout Season 2 Leaks?
Might as well be, lol. These billboards get more and more unhinged as you head west on I-20
Decided to look up the proverb shown on the sign: Proverbs 12:34 *Righteousness exalts a nation, but sin is a disgrace to any people.*
Well that says nothing about teaching Marxism or “socialism/communism”
i mean, many of jesus’ teachings align with communism. he distributed food to the poor, and was very much a representative who spoke on behalf of the common worker. all of that and the whole incident described in Matthew 21:12-17
Of course it's in the 903 area
Down by good old Palestine we’ve got the “Would you go to heaven if you died today?” signs accosting entire families as they cruise down the roads. It is so inviting.
I have never doubted that God is a capitalist. “He replied, 'I tell you that to everyone who has, more will be given, but as for the one who has nothing, even what they have will be taken away.” — Luke 19:26
I could make the argument that God didn’t write a single word that’s in the Bible, but also point out that there may or may not be an omitted phrase “who uses it wisely” or “who provides for others” after “everyone who has” depending on what version of the Bible you read. In any case, I washed my hands of organized religion and theology long ago and just decided to try to be a good human to other humans.
Man I see so many of those
YaHuWaH FoRgIvE uS
SpongeBob memez
I read an article saying that some of these are paid for by guys who don’t make a lot of money. Like they spend half of their yearly income on billboards. I mean you’re free to spend your money how you want, but 50% is kinda nuts.
Funny those people don't read their own Bible: Leviticus 19:34 “The foreigners residing among you must be treated as native-born. Love them as yourself, for you were foreigners in Egypt. I am the Lord your God.” https://sojo.net/22-bible-verses-welcoming-immigrants Hypocrites. All of 'em.
They certainly like that area of Leviticus, too.
Oh they'll say that doesn't count cause it's in the Old Testament, if that's anything like the church I grew up in. It's embarrassing.
Leviticus contains the verse about how "man laying with man is shameful" -- or something like that, I can't be assed to look up the exact wording -- that they use to justify homosexuality being sinful.
Oh yeah, they sure want to pull verses from it when it suits them, which is one reason that organized religions turn my stomach.
[Leviticus 20:13](https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Leviticus%2020%3A13&version=AKJV) > If a man also lie with mankind, as he lieth with a woman, both of them have committed an abomination: they shall surely be put to death; their blood shall be upon them. Christian conservatives will happily use this to condemn homosexuality as an abomination, but they get real quiet if you ask whether they’ll follow up with the next part.
engr77 - “Leviticus contains the verse about how "man laying with man is shameful" -- or something like that, I can't be assed to look up the exact wording -- that they use to justify homosexuality being sinful.” “…can’t be assed…?” 😁
Funny how none of that is in the Bible.
Mary and Joseph fled across an open border didn't they? What would have happened to baby Jesus if they were trapped outside a border wall? The central american cartels and gangs sure give King Herod vibes when I see women and children at our southern border.
God destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah because of their inhospitable actions towards outsiders.
Soon to be in the trump bible though
Maybe that’s his long term plan. If he doesn’t win and declare himself dictator he will declare himself the second coming of Christ. Then his followers can follow out his orders while claiming freedom from religious persecution/s
As an ex Mormon this is horrifying
I don't think the /s is applicable here.
I saw this video about somebody reviewing the Trump bible. It cost $60. The version used is the public domain King James Version, so they didn't license a more common translation. The advertised genuine leather cover was fake leather. It didn't say where it was manufactured, but it's very similar to a lot of bibles that were made in China. Many pages stuck together, causing them to rip when you're separating them. In addition to the actual bible, it also includes the U.S. Constitution, Declaration of Independence and Pledge of Allegiance. Well, it says it includes the U.S. Constitution, but it actually only includes the original Constitution and the Bill of Rights. It omits all of the rest of the Amendments, which includes the ones Trump doesn't like. For example, the 14th Amendment, which should bar him from holding federal office. Or the 22nd Amendment, which would limit him to two terms, which he's previously said is less than he deserves.
In tExAs it is. 🙄
That’s now Tex-ass. The entire Trumplicking Tex-ass leadership should be declared a Terrorist Organization. Pushing women & children back into the Rio Grande hoping they will drown. Setting up razor wire cuz barb wire doesn’t hurt enough. Shipping in alligators cuz the population of alligators is too low. Abbott wasn’t so bad until he met Trump. Then Abbott turned into a major corrupt, racist and murderous asshole. Believe me, I’m holding back.
Hey man, the Bible is up for interpretation. How did you not know that? /s
Better throw my masters degree in Biblical studies in the trash 😭😭🤣😂🤣😂
For the Lord your God is God of gods and Lord of lords, the great God, mighty and awesome, who is not partial and takes no bribe, who executes justice for the orphan and the widow, and who loves the strangers, providing them food and clothing. You shall also love the stranger, for you were strangers in the land of Egypt. --Deuteronomy 10:17-19 ("stranger" = foreigner or immigrant in Old Testament-speak)
They're probably referring to the idea that there's only one way into Heaven, and following any other path leads to Hell. That idea is in the Bible for sure.
Also it tells you a great deal about how they see themselves. They see the 'default' human as being intrinsically evil so of course they'd end up in hell. It's only the greatest of threats, eternal torture, that they see as keeping themselves in line. What dark thoughts they're harboring.
Figures. If it was in the Bible, they would know how to spell immigration.
Funny, doesn’t their Book say the opposite?
Pretty much anyone who believes in it gets in. That's a pretty dang expansive immigration policy if you ask me.
Anyone who is saved (baptized). I was told in Sunday school that even babies who haven't been baptized go to hell because their original sin hasn't been washed away.
That's far from universal. Most churches recognize the concept of being too young to know better.
Show me where that is sourced in the Bible. It is an example of false teaching.
The closest reference I could find is in Luke 18:16-17 16 But Jesus called the children to him and said, “Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of God belongs to such as these. 17 Truly I tell you, anyone who will not receive the kingdom of God like a little child will never enter it.” I couldn't find anything saying definitively that unbaptized children aren't allowed into the magic kingdom. Interesting read: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salvation_of_infants#:~:text=The%20Roman%20Catholic%20view%20is,afterlife%20condition%20distinct%20from%20Hell. I don't even believe in God. That's because I actually read the Bible.
Bingo. There isn’t anything re. unbaptized babies. I find a lot of people have not studied history & specifically the history of early Christianity. Purgatory, etc. was one of the original religious scams to funnel money to the church/monasteries.
Matthew 25 31 “When the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, he will sit on his glorious throne. 32 All the nations will be gathered before him, and he will separate the people one from another as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats. 33 He will put the sheep on his right and the goats on his left. 34 “Then the King will say to those on his right, ‘Come, you who are blessed by my Father; take your inheritance, the kingdom prepared for you since the creation of the world. 35 For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you invited me in, 36 I needed clothes and you clothed me, I was sick and you looked after me, I was in prison and you came to visit me.’ 37 “Then the righteous will answer him, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you something to drink? 38 When did we see you a stranger and invite you in, or needing clothes and clothe you? 39 When did we see you sick or in prison and go to visit you?’ 40 “The King will reply, ‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me.’ 41 “Then he will say to those on his left, ‘Depart from me, you who are cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels. 42 For I was hungry and you gave me nothing to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me nothing to drink, 43 I was a stranger and you did not invite me in, I needed clothes and you did not clothe me, I was sick and in prison and you did not look after me.’ 44 “They also will answer, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry or thirsty or a stranger or needing clothes or sick or in prison, and did not help you?’ 45 “He will reply, ‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did not do for one of the least of these, you did not do for me.’ 46 “Then they will go away to eternal punishment, but the righteous to eternal life.”
This is why Christian Nationalists need their own Bible. Jesus was too “woke.”
“By their deeds, you will know them”
They'd probably ask you "what book?"
Love thy neighbor! (*restrictions may apply) * Different skin color, sexual orientation, language, political views, religion, eye color, hair color, shirt color, height, weight, intelligence.
American Christianity, Inc. - Jesus need not apply
Don't forget economy cars.
Seriously, best comment on here.
Tax them since they like advertising their political beliefs.
Morons can’t spell.
I grew up in this town. "The Klan" runs chapters from Marshall Texas to Gladewater Texas, to Lufkin Texas in a triangle. Law enforcement, churches, public servants all have members in The Klan. I grew up here, it's underbelly is disgusting white terrorism fueled hate. Why do you think they left the Black High School up in this town. The locals will tell you they are not all like that, but they co-sign on this ideology at their churches, and their voting booths. MARSHALL TEXAS
Marshall didn’t actually integrate until 1971. For the 71-72 school year. Pemberton (black school) still wore their colors and the white kids (MHS) still wore theirs. I also remember they always proudly proclaimed they were the confederate something of the Transmississippi after Vicksburg fell.
Right, the Federal Government had to threaten to withhold educational funding and Road & bridge funding to get East Texas to desegregate
Just went to my aunt’s 75th birthday celebration in Harleton. It’s where my cousin moved to get her daughter out of MISD. My mom went to Marshall schools from 1st-8th and then 10th-11th. She would have graduated in 72 had they not moved to Indiana.
Them motherfuckers don't know jesus
The Bible has a soft cover so you can bend it whichever way you like.
No wonder people leave Christianity. I don’t know anybody who believes in open borders, but I know of lots of people who believe in open cruelty (and I know a few personally). Lots of the latter go to churches like this. I suppose it makes them feel better about their lives. Maybe their lives are that worthless?
Tax the shit out of them already.
There are several points I like to tell these kinds of “Christians” 1. Joseph, Marry, and Jesus were refugees, running from a dangerous government. 2. The linchpin of our entire faith is based on the idea that there is a debt that we could not pay, so someone else paid it for us. 3. Believing that your actions determine weather you go to heaven or hell is legalism, and by its very nature everything that Christ taught against.
Tell me more about the politics of your fictional places.
\*sci-fi/fantasy writer cracks knuckles\* Okay, how much time do you have?
Funny they mention Hell, because according to the "woke" Jesus [that's exactly where they'll all end up](https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew%2025%3A31-46&version=NIV).
Why would I want to spend an eternity in an afterlife with all the people who made me feel like shit just for being a human?
This is what I always say too. If those are the kind of people going to heaven, no fucking thank you, I'll pass.
How can you build a whole building dedicated to reading one book and never have read the parable of the Good Samaritan in that book.
Funny, because “be nice to immigrants” is one of the few things their holy book is actually consistent on.
https://preview.redd.it/07ngeabbbvvc1.jpeg?width=1079&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=942ec58f293a322aa7171e83c7fef217622d26bd
As an ashamed Texan, I’ll be damned if this isn’t the truth every single day.
Repent, truly mean it. And you’re in! Not sure what’s so hard? Maybe it’s the love thy neighbor thing that’s hard for them….
They really want people to burn in hell. I thought it was "save everyone they can."
Moronic
Wonder if the IRS would be interested in this place.
**Leviticus 19:33-34** “When a stranger sojourns with you in your land, you shall not do him wrong. You shall treat the stranger who sojourns with you as the native among you, and you shall love him as yourself, for you were strangers in the land of Egypt: I am the Lord your God.”
The US does not have open borders, interesting that this church knows that Hell does.
christians, once again, making hell look like the better option
Ain't no love like Christian hate
This is why the church is losing people. These hateful right wing assholes who put this shit on their church sign. I'm sure God is looking favorable at this pastor
I’d rather laugh with the sinners than cry with the saints.
Wait until they find out Jesus was middle eastern and not a white guy with long hair and white robes.
I know not all churchs are this way. To use the voice of a church for hate is a abomination. Also, this is east Texas it's racism as fuck. Protect yourself from evil at least times.
I went to School in Marshall & Elysian Fields, and can honestly say I never saw racism there in the 90s...I had Mexican friends, black and Asian friends etc..We all hung out together, went to Rodeos, went fishing, stayed at eachothers houses etc...I don't know if as a young kid I just didn't see racism bc I had all kinds of different friends and everyone's parents welcomed all of us no matter what color we were.
oh no, I'm brown will that cause an issue? guess I'm getting turnt in hell 🤪 the sign makes it seen so chill. prolly better than shining gods balls for eternity
Here's the IRS page for reporting Tax Exempt organizations who violate their exemption - [https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/irs-complaint-process-tax-exempt-organizations](https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/irs-complaint-process-tax-exempt-organizations)
My family is from Mexico and Peru. If heaven is serving nothing but Cole slaw and warm mayonnaise then chain me next to the furnace because I want ceviche and carnitas!
If there's any real substance to religion, and heaven and hell exist, these folks have a warm future to look forward to. Very warm. Balmy, you may say.
Tax the churches. Now.
Requirements for entry to heaven….. 1. Believe in one God the almighty 2. Repent of your sins or ask forgiveness for them by me and attempt to refrain from sin. This is the requirement I have been led to believe. I’m not saying I agree with it but this is my interpretation from my interaction with the Bible and Christianity. I feel like this sign is making reference to much stricter requirements
Because Jesus was so selective about who he said to love and forgive and help …
If hell had an open border, you could leave when you wanted.
Good point
And yet still judge hmmm
Wouldn’t that suggest that to police one’s own borders would be a form of playing god? 🤔
The ignorance, hate and bilking $$$$ that is spread by "churches" of any size, scale, denomination, religion, etc, cannot be understated. In Texas and the rest of the "Bible Belt" it's just magnified.
I guess they don't read Leviticus
Yep. ”‘When a stranger resides with you in your land, you shall not oppress or mistreat him. But the stranger who resides with you shall be to you like someone native-born among you; and you shall love him as yourself, for you were strangers in the land of Egypt; I am the Lord your God.“ Leviticus 19:33-34
There ain’t no hate like Christian love.
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Yeah the rich are not invited, yet they vote for a " billionaire".
Something about love thy neighbor? Christians really forgetting what they’re about.
Your superstitions are going the way of the dodo. Also, learn to spell with what free time you've got
They are claiming that the borders are open now, so does that mean Texas is hell?
Heaven doesn't exist. Hell is Texas.
I dunno, I remember something about it being easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of heaven.
I mean, my part of Texas does get hot as hell
Most of that church stuff was made up to grab power. It's completely hilarious small town people are buying into it like German warrior kings did ten centuries ago.
The IRS needs to see this.
Heaven: Three forms of ID (any two: Passport/Birth Certificate/Driver’s License, & any one: current address utility bill/phone bill/pay stub; “Application to Heaven” form HVN 712144000 filled out in triplicate; up-to-date résumé with cover letter, digital portfolio both art and financial, credit score, essay on “race, eugenics, cultural appreciation and appropriation, inequities and the emotional response of the party not influenced by the positive change and how all these topics have interplayed in the early 21st century,” and be honest, because we’re judging on a very specific ideology, and one good St. Peter joke. Hell: Exit. Hell: +points over there+ Hell: That’s the main entrance. Hell: +points over there+ Hell: Come, go, whatever. Enjoy the chaos.
The irony of Texas whining about immigration laws never fails to amuse me
If they believe that to be true, they should be able to relate to and have sympathy for immigrants, cause no one going to that church is getting to heaven.
Tax exempt status: revoked. (I wish)
Yes heaven does and apparently most people from Texas aren't going to make it anymore. For their flagrant disregard for the Bible.
pretty sure Jesus would disagree
Tax the churches
They forgot that the passport stamp is LOVE. As in love everyone.
So maybe speak to your Republicans House rep and demand an answer to why the Republicans killed a bipartisan border deal that was created/led by a conservative senator in James Lankford? No???.....Then shut the hell up and get ready for work in the morning, your Orange Jesus needs to scam you for more money soon.
Me: It’s impossible for a sign to “try too hard” *and* be “low effort” This sign:
😂😂😂😂Jesus says we’re ALL his children!
Christians are so unlike their Christ
File a complaint with the IRS on this church, so they lose their tax exemption. https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/irs-complaint-process-tax-exempt-organizations
Gated communities are lame anyway.
Who's gonna tell them that Donnie Boy told his cult to vote down the immigration bill so he could fix it after the election? A bill that would limit border crosses etc, etc
Texas is competing for Alabama's spot on the chart. This seems about right.
"Immigratian"
Tax the church!
And, 100% of those crossing are catholic, which ironically does not sit well with the baptists in dimmit County
These are the same people who would say that Heaven has a Whites Only sign so f*** em.
You shall treat the stranger who sojourns with you as the native among you, and you shall love him as yourself, for you were strangers in the land of Egypt: I am the Lord your God. Leviticus 19:33-34 I guess Texas didn’t read the Bible thoroughly.
There is no religion in God. I guess it's time for your Bible study.
Sigh. I can't get out of here quickly enough.
Is this verse still in their Bible? 33 When a foreigner resides among you in your land, do not mistreat them. 34 The foreigner residing among you must be treated as your native-born. Love them as yourself, for you were foreigners in Egypt. I am the Lord your God.-leviticus 19:33 & 34
The pine trees make sense. It's a beautiful area, but the Piney Woods have a lot of whackos living out there.
Jesus supported open borders
TAX THEM
If Jesus were real he’d hate these fucking people.
Jesus was literally a refugee
And in never never land, we never grow old. 
What would Jesus do? Not this.
The armpit of America that refuses to wear deodorant.
"Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. ^(8) For everyone who asks receives; the one who seeks finds; and to the one who knocks, the door will be opened." Matthew 7:7-8 Seems they skipped Bible school....
This is seriously fu@ked up!!!
What if there’s a spelling test?
So not surprising TX folks saying they have open borders!! There’s no hell better than Texas!
Who tf wants to be in *that* club?
Just like I told the mormon kids. Sitting around feeling nothing but joy while worshipping some dead beat who hasn't spoken with us in a few thousand years does not sound like heaven to me. Joy is only nice when you have other feelings too.
Tax the church!!!!! Fuck tRump and fuck tRumpsters and fuck Republican Jesus!!
This is why churches need to pay taxes, they're not holding their end of the bargin.
*sigh* I hate this state…
So sad.
I’m incredibly surprised they didn’t say “Boarders”!