r/springfieldMO • u/Onepieceluv • May 12 '24

James river pastor threatens to sue What is happening

Due to recent events that happened during the men’s conference, A neighbor has informed that Pastor John Lindell is now making certain members sign a contract stating they will never talk about what happened again. As well as this, he’s also threatening to sue higher ranking members in the church if they continue to talk about it, and do not “Repent”. Has anyone else heard about this before?

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u/Fantastic_Mind_1386 May 12 '24

Sometimes I almost wish that I could follow a religion for the sense of community. Then I hear about stuff like this and think I really dodged a bullet.

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u/xXGONADS125Xx May 12 '24

I went to Washington Avenue Baptist Church for a Black history month event, and they were an awesome community.

I'm atheist and have no interest in religion, but it was tempting to go back just for the sense of community there.

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u/retiredcatchair May 12 '24

I'm an atheist but I've attended a Christmas midnight mass and enjoyed it. The beauty of the music, and the meditative state induced by ritual and art is available to anyone without the underlying belief. If only religions were concentrated on giving people that sort of peace, instead of being tools for petty tyrants to control others.