Church Isn't Safe Either
But seeing how every other building in that part of town is a "church," this isn't surprising:
- As the pastor and several other members of the One Way M.B. Church in the city's North Lawndale neighborhood were enjoying lunch Sunday afternoon, they were interrupted when shots rang out on the other side of the small brick building.
Outside of the church, a 28-year-old man lay critically injured on the sidewalk in the 4100 block of West 16th Street on the West Side, one of at least three victims of shootings and a stabbing on the South and West sides of the city. The man later died, according to police.
Maybe more churches would slow down the bloodshed? It'd give everyone something solid to hide behind at least.
Labels: crime
posted by SCC at 12:01 AM
20 Comments:
At least it didn't take long to organize a violence-protesting church group.
We can be happy and thankfull that Chicago is such a Christian city and has so many churches. Can you imagine what the crime rate would be without them?
One Way M.B. Church?! Are you kidding me? This one is ripe for sarcasm.
Is that the church that Tiny Dancer, McTool, and a whole slew of bosses belong to?
Let the silliness begin.
Church or no, from the suburb of Cicero to the lake, aint shit good on 16th St.
"Church Isn't Safe Either"
I recall one funeral director saying that "we try to conduct gang funerals at a church rather than in the funeral home." Of course, we all know the assassinations, fights, bodies being tipped out of caskets, etc. that have happened at these affairs.
"There seems to still be an inhibition on shootings, wild behavior, etc. in the house of God," he said.
I'm afraid that that was wishful thinking -- that there was still some vestige of order, of decency left.
Sorry; the social contract now has a big red "VOID" stamped across it...
"At least it didn't take long to organize a violence-protesting church group."
-- 9/15/2014 12:05:00 AM
Did the government grant come through? Check. Are the new hats and T-shirts back from the printer yet? Check. Got enough fresh batteries for the bullhorns? Check. Called all the TV stations? Check. Now, everyone will form up at noon out front for the photo op, have to be back inside and flat on the floor before it gets dark and the s__t lets loose again.
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"We can be happy and thankfull that Chicago is such a Christian city and has so many churches. Can you imagine what the crime rate would be without them?"
9/15/2014 12:31:00 AM
Yeah, I mean, look at the area around the biggest and loudest "church" of all.
"Neighborhood Peace March - Fridays at 7pm
"We will march to insure the safety of the territory that God has given us."
http://www.saintsabina.org/
Love offerings graciously accepted. The price of Cadillacs and fine brandy is going up all the time...
"One Way"?? I worked for many members of that congregation/family in my 33 years on the job...
The victim got shot next to the One Way Church?
He should have went the other way.
Church my ass, probably some con mans residence turned into a church so they can dodge taxes and get free water, the south side is full of those M B (make believe) churches.
The article says this:
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All other parishioners were instructed to stay inside the building for about an hour while the man was taken to the hospital and police investigated the shooting.
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That's certainly one way for a pastor to get people to listen to a dry, boring sermon.
Some things never change in K town .
Minor incident , no story here .
Yes, and after spending many years working on the West side, I learned that most of these pastors do not live in the communities in which they have their churches and many do not even live in the city. I think they do this just to make some money for themselves and get some power and influence.
Chicago Values extend to religious institutions.
So many storefront churches, so few taxes to pay on the place the 'pastor' lives.
Was the "reverend's" Mercedes damaged?
SpankDaddy said...
The victim got shot next to the One Way Church?
He should have went the other way.
9/15/2014 07:27:00 AM
Should have GONE.
You're embarrassing your 3rd grade teacher.
The "M.B." in this church stands for make believe...
False prophets they are, all those west and south side revruns are the spawn of satan, can I get an amen
"He should have went the other way."
9/15/2014 07:27:00 AM
"Should have GONE.
"You're embarrassing your 3rd grade teacher."
9/15/2014 05:57:00 PM
Well, she shoulda went over by dere too!
I submit to arrest by the grammar police.
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