A mayor in ALABAMA is an idiot? Inconceivable!

[theweaselking]

[Birmingham Mayor Larry] Langford on Tuesday spoke of plans to buy 2,000 burlap sacks for the city.

Langford wants to use the sacks in a citywide prayer service designed to reduce crime. They are to be worn and handed out by clergy because sackcloth and ashes are mentioned time and again in the Bible, where the humble, grief-stricken and repentant put on such sacks, smudge their faces and pray.

"If you don't want to pray, fine," he has said, responding to claims he blurs the line between church and state. "Just keep your evil self away from me because it's hard enough dealing with Christians anyway."

- brought to me by geminiknight

Comments

[allysonsedai.livejournal.com]

It's worse than that. He's using his title as a mayor to browbeat pastors into making their congregations show up to this big prayer meeting he's a part of. He's stressing the importance of having as many people as possible there to turn the tide in Birmingham and make it a 'Christian' city again.

I'm sure I don't need to state my feelings on the matter.

[geminiknight.livejournal.com]

Part of me wants to go round up as many 'evil selves' as possible to go point and laugh at them. The other part would have more insightful commentary to make, but it's busy jibbering in madness and flinging poo.

Oh, just out of sheer nosiness, are you a Birmingham/Alabama resident?

[allysonsedai.livejournal.com]

are you a Birmingham/Alabama resident

Yup. Nice to meet another normal person from this area. ;)

[geminiknight.livejournal.com]

Damn.. I try to be nice, and you go and call me names? Gah. ;)

I guess I'll still friend you though, just to be ornery. :P

[ulitave.livejournal.com]

I have to keep reminding myself that I'm a short-timer here. But it's nice to know there are others around.

[iblis-kukl.livejournal.com]

[paoconnell.livejournal.com]

"You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means."

[lafinjack.livejournal.com]

Part of me wants to go round up as many 'evil selves' as possible to go point and laugh at them.

With strapons lashed to your foreheads.