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onedef92
07-01-2014, 8:59am
Utah Man Sent to Jail for Fight Over Church Seats
OGDEN, Utah — Jun 30, 2014, 9:06 AM ET
A 52-year-old man accused of punching another man and hitting him with his car in a dispute over pew space in Utah has been ordered to spend 30 days in jail.
The Salt Lake Tribune reports Wayne Dodge was sentenced Wednesday after pleading guilty to a misdemeanor assault charge. He was also ordered to complete an anger management class and pay a fine.
Weber County deputies say the fight happened last June at a Mormon meetinghouse during a crowded service that included a baby blessing and a missionary farewell.
Authorities say Dodge sat in a section that another family had saved in hopes of getting a good view of the baby blessing.
Dodge is accused of punching the man after the service, and striking him with his vehicle in the parking lot.
A penitent man bows before The Lord.
island14
07-01-2014, 9:49am
My great grandfather, might be the great great (not sure) was shot and killed in church, during a gunfight back in the late 1800's
Sounds like everyone involved failed at Christianity that day. The seat savers should have just let it go once it was clear the guy was being a dick about it. The guy who took the seat should have let it go once he got his seat. There are bad apples in any group, religious or otherwise. I don't take this as indicative of Mormon behavior as a whole, just take it as people who forgot what they were attending service for in the first place.
A penitent man bows before The Lord.
Less penitent men duke it out in the parking lot.
DukeAllen
07-01-2014, 10:35am
Less penitent men Duke it out in the parking lot.
How did you hear about me? :D
:leaving:
onedef92
07-01-2014, 10:45am
Sounds like everyone involved failed at Christianity that day. The seat savers should have just let it go once it was clear the guy was being a dick about it. The guy who took the seat should have let it go once he got his seat. There are bad apples in any group, religious or otherwise. I don't take this as indicative of Mormon behavior as a whole, just take it as people who forgot what they were attending service for in the first place.
:yesnod: They all definitely need to re-peep Matthew 13.
:yesnod: They all definitely need to re-peep Matthew 13.
Can Matthew hook me up with some choice seats?
:D
onedef92
07-01-2014, 11:14am
Can Matthew hook me up with some choice seats?
:D
If he was wise, he heeded the advice of the Master Teacher...
When Jesus noticed that all who had come to the dinner were trying to sit in the seats of honor near the head of the table, he gave them this advice:
"When you are invited to a wedding feast, don't sit in the seat of honor. What if someone who is more distinguished than you has also been invited?
The host will come and say, 'Give this person your seat.' Then you will be embarrassed, and you will have to take whatever seat is left at the foot of the table!
"Instead, take the lowest place at the foot of the table. Then when your host sees you, he will come and say, 'Friend, we have a better place for you!' Then you will be honored in front of all the other guests.
For those who exalt themselves will be humbled, and those who humble themselves will be exalted."
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