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Title: Rasslin' for Jeebus Post by: WayAbvPar on March 20, 2006, 12:57:09 PM Link (http://www.kirotv.com/sports/8141328/detail.html)
Quote Christian Wrestlers Body Slam For God POSTED: 9:16 am PST March 20, 2006 AUGUSTA, Ga. -- Can professional-style wrestling really be the next frontier for Christian outreach? Small bands of masked evangelists, clad in tights and armed with biblical names, argue it is. The violence and intensity of wrestling, they claim, can be the perfect way to attract the alternative, younger crowd. At the beginning of some "Wrestling for Jesus" shows, wrestler Chase "Darkness" Cliett is strapped to a massive wooden cross on stage as piercing music is played. A group of evil wrestlers beats and bloodies him before the good guys dramatically come to his rescue. Later, after a horned fellow in a red suit is knocked out, the preaching begins. But it's not for everyone; many churches won't even consider letting them perform. One performance ended with real fighting, real cursing and a repentant participant stretched-out face-down in the ring weeping. They're not the only wrestling group to heed the call, according to The Christian Post. Another group, Christian Wrestling Federation, is based in Texas. It has a board of eight preachers in addition to a core of dozen entertainers that use each match to entertain the crowd and preach, the newspaper reported. Ultimate Christian Wrestling, based in Athens, Ga., is another group that features booming music and special effects, according to The Christian Post. Ummm, ok. I blame Paelos. This is his neck of the woods (even if he has abandoned it for greener pastures). Title: Re: Rasslin' for Jeebus Post by: HaemishM on March 20, 2006, 01:07:15 PM Quote The violence and intensity of wrestling, they claim, can be the perfect way to attract the alternative, younger crowd. There's the problem right there. The preachers don't respect their audience enough to just talk to them. Instead they feel they have to do some kind of song and dance and then expect the idiots to be drawn in by the rassling and then sucker punch them with the Jeebus. STUPID. Talk to them like people, not like fucking demographics. Ass. Title: Re: Rasslin' for Jeebus Post by: Paelos on March 20, 2006, 01:24:12 PM Ummm, ok. I blame Paelos. This is his neck of the woods (even if he has abandoned it for greener pastures). I blame me too. I often strap on a spandex thong and attack Satan with "GoldenPalace.com" written across my asschecks. Somehow this must have started a Georgia trend. Title: Re: Rasslin' for Jeebus Post by: WayAbvPar on March 20, 2006, 01:30:34 PM Ummm, ok. I blame Paelos. This is his neck of the woods (even if he has abandoned it for greener pastures). I blame me too. I often strap on a spandex thong and attack Satan with "GoldenPalace.com" written across my asschecks. Somehow this must have started a Georgia trend. I KNEW IT! |