Apocalypse game, story 1: church brawl in Fletcher, NC
- Is it the church leader's responsibility to leave when the division is illegitimate?
- Is this news story a non-biblical sign of the apocalypse, or just people being people?
Troy joins as the game rules are set: the chat votes whether each story is a non-biblical sign of the end times or just people being people. Story 1: about 30 officers from five agencies broke up fistfights at Greater New Zion Baptist Church in Fletcher, NC over the ouster of Reverend Lavon Urey. The hosts reenact the escalation ('Let's vote to reinstate Bob') and debate whether an illegitimate division obligates the leader to leave, citing Paul and Mark's split and 'rather be wronged.' Verdict: just people being people — 'there's church fights in the Lord's Word.' Troy's Valentine's Day Facebook saga (Preston 'Tony' Bieber, Castellina, Patty) interrupts the game.
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