05-07-2003 00:17									#1
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http://worldnetdaily.com/news/artic...RTICLE_ID=33422

quote: HEAVEN SENT? Preacher seeks sign, gets zapped by lightning Evangelist sees church burn, sound system blown out A guest evangelist preaching in Forest, Ohio, was asking God for a sign when lightning struck the church's steeple. ''It was awesome, just awesome," said church member Ronnie Cheney, 40, who was in the church when the lightning struck, according to the local paper, the Findlay Courier. ''You could hear the storm building outside ... He (the evangelist) just kept asking God what else he needed to say,'' Cheney said. ''He was asking for a sign and he got one.'' About 7:45 p.m., lightning hit the First Baptist Church's steeple, went through the electrical wiring and blew out the church's sound system. Cheney said the lightning traveled through the microphone and enveloped the preacher, but he was not injured. Afterward, services resumed for about 20 minutes, but then the congregation realized that the church was on fire and the building was evacuated. According to Forest Fire Chief Doug Hawkin, his crew, along with fire departments from two other towns, doused the blaze. ''It was kind of interesting hearing the preacher talk about what had happened,'' Hawkin admitted. There were no injuries. Damage to the church was estimated at about $20,000.

	05-07-2003 00:19									#2
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This one gets filed into the "Be careful what you ask for" section.

	05-07-2003 00:20									#3
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god has a sense of humour

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Erm, a sign for what?

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quote: Originally posted by Azazel Erm, a sign for what?

set fire to all churches ASAP

	05-07-2003 00:25									#6
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quote: Originally posted by Azazel Erm, a sign for what?

That God doesn't like it when people keep asking him for signs.

	05-07-2003 00:27									#7
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Hey he didn't drop dead

	05-07-2003 00:33									#8
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I wonder how the evalgelists are going to interpret that!

"Lord, give me power!!"

	05-07-2003 00:35									#9
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ROFLMAO

	05-07-2003 00:39									#10
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It is obvious we must now abide by the will of God, and burn all churches quickly.

	05-07-2003 01:12									#11
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God's always good for a surprise

	05-07-2003 01:31									#12
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quote: Originally posted by DinoDoc That God doesn't like it when people keep asking him for signs.

That's certainly the biblical interpretation.

	05-07-2003 02:25									#13
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God's vision isn't quite the same as Man's.
As Doc said, watch what you ask for. The illustration may be startling.

	05-07-2003 03:16									#14
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It's a good job that preacher didn't ask for signs as in a whole series of them.

	05-07-2003 04:49									#15
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Isn't it obvious? He's a heretic!

	05-07-2003 06:18									#16
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oh my god! there is a god! no way this could have been a coincidence, no way! he asked for a sign, like millions do every day, but this time god answered this priest for some reason.

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Damn it, I want to know exactly WHAT the preacher was asking the sign for! Given some of the other headlines mentioned on that page, I bet it was a doosie.

Bad on the journalist for not reporting all the relevant facts.

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quote: Damage to the church was estimated at about $20,000.

Looks like God has some shares in buiding compagnys too .

	05-07-2003 07:38									#19
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around fifteen years ago there was a priest and a nun playing golf. the priest hit his drive into the woods and said "god dammit I missed." so it started to thunder. then the priest hit a shot into a bunker and again said, "god dammit I missed." now the rain began to come and the nun wanted to go inside, but the priest convinced her to stay for a little while longer. then, when the priest hit into a water hazard for his third shot, he yelled "god dammit I missed" for the third time. now the heavens parted and a giant lightning bolt came down from the sky; strangely, it electrocuted the nun and not the priest. a booming voice then loudly came from the heavens proclaiming, "god dammit I missed."

that's what I've been told anyway. seems hard to imagine, does it not...? they do not make heavenly signs the way they used to I suppose.

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Does the preacher now have any cool special superhero powers?

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quote: Originally posted by Big Crunch Does the preacher now have any cool special superhero powers?

Yeah, he can now make his own smokescreen for emergencies and raves!



Say it with me, "Eww...pun!"

	05-07-2003 08:28									#22
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quote: Originally posted by OneFootInTheGrave Afterward, services resumed for about 20 minutes, but then the congregation realized that the church was on fire and the building was evacuated.

I have to say, this was my favorite part...lightning strikes the building, blows out the electrical system, and starts a fire...and nobody notices the fire for 20 minutes. Gotta love it.

Maybe they were too taken with the holy spirit after witnessing the, er, miracle...

	05-07-2003 08:55									#23
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evangelicals are silly.