Saturday, January 08, 2005

Baptists of Note

1. John A. Cosgrove, Chesapeake, Virginia, Republican representing the 78th Dist. in the Virginia House of Delegates, proud member of Great Bridge Baptist Church in Chesapeake ... Brother John has introduced HB1677 in the Virginia House of Delegates, entitled "Report of fetal death by mother; penalty." which "Provides that when a fetal death occurs without medical attendance, it shall be the woman's responsibility to report the death to the proper law-enforcement agency within 12 hours of the delivery." So, get up off your whining little asses, you women who miscarry, and report that miscarriage, just in case the State of Virginia and the Christian Right can make a case for any unpermitted usage of your reproductive system!

2. Edgar Ray Killen, Philadelphia, Mississippi, known locally as "Preacher" and pastor of a small congregation, who beat a federal conspiracy rap more than 40 years ago when a lone holdout juror said she couldn't convict a preacher ... for the brutal murder of three civil rights activists in 1964. Brother Edgar Ray has been indicted by the state of Mississippi for orchestrating the murders. In a 1999 interview with The Clarion-Ledger of Jackson, Miss., Brother Edgar Ray said he believed that the Bible taught that separation of the races was holy and applauded the killing of Dr. Martin Luther King.

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