To: E'Lane who wrote (39776 ) 3/4/1999 7:32:00 PM From: Midnightsun Read Replies (2) | Respond to of 50264
Any blond, church going rednecks out there, if so these might sound familiar. My apologies to E'lane...... You might be in a redneck church if . . . > > > > 1. The doors are never locked. > > 2. The Call to Worship is ,"Y'all come on in!" > > 3. People grumble about Noah letting coyotes on the Ark. > > 4. The Preacher says, "I'd like to ask Bubba to help take up > > the offering" - > > and five guys stand up. > > 5. The restroom is outside. > > 6. Opening day of deer hunting season is recognized as an > > official church > > holiday. > > 7. A member requests to be buried in his four-wheel drive > > truck because, "I > > ain't never been in a hole it couldn't get me out of". > > 8. In the annual stewardship drive there is at least one > > pledge of "two > > calves." > > 9. Never in its entire 100-year history has one of its > > pastors had to buy any > > meat or vegetables. > > 10. When it rains, everybody's smiling. > > 11. Prayers regarding the weather are a standard part of > > every worship > > service. > > 12. A singing group is known as "The O.K. Chorale." > > 13. The church directory doesn't have last names. > > 14. The pastor wears boots. > > 15. Four generations of one family sit together in worship > > every Sunday. > > 16. The only time people lock their cars in the parking lot > > is during the > > summer and then only so their Neighbors can't leave them > > a bag of > > squash. > > 17. There is no such thing as a "secret'' sin. > > 18. Baptism is referred to as "branding.'' > > 19. There is a special fund-raiser for a new septic tank. > > 20. Finding and returning lost sheep is not just a parable. > > 21. You miss worship one Sunday morning and by 2 o'clock > > that > > afternoon you have had a dozen phone calls inquiring > > about your health. > > 22. High notes on the organ set dogs in the parking lot to > > howling. > > 23. People wonder when Jesus fed the 5,000 whether the two > > fish were bass > > or catfish. > > 24. It's not heaven, but you can see heaven from there. > > 25. The final words, of the benediction are, > > "Y'all come on back now, ya hear!" > ..................................................................