'Christian Exodus' Sees Upstate as Promised Land

[Democracy White]

LOL! I just cracked up when I read this article, talk about some wingnuts!!

'CHRISTIAN EXODUS' SEES UPSTATE AS PROMISED LAND

The Exodus has begun.

It began quietly, in a house with white vinyl siding and a trampoline out back, in a subdivision between Greer and Simpsonville.

That's where Frank Janoski, his wife Tammy, and their four children have come. They left Bethlehem, Pa., to be a part of the Christian Exodus.

South Carolina may not be flowing with milk and honey, but it looks like the promised land to the leaders of this group, which hopes to relocate thousands of conservative Christian families like the Janoskis from across America to the Palmetto State.

Their aim: to tip the political scales, which they see as already weighted heavily to the right, further in that direction.

http://greenvilleonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050712/NEWS01/507120311/1004

Dee

[shoelace414]

1. that's the problem with USA

there just isn't enough God!

[SaveElmer]

15. Actually, what they really need....Is...

More Cowbell!!!

They will feel much better!!!

[SaveElmer]

2. What I want to know is this

Why South Carolina

It is a right leaning state, but there is a significant, hardcore Democratic presence, particularly among African Americas. Also South Carolina is populous...

Why not take over a smaller, more hard core rightie state, like Kansas, or Oklahoma...seems like they could have a quicker impact there!!!

[ck4829]

5. It's two-fold

Strengthen the Far Right and silence the Democratic Resistance.

I also suspect that this group may be a front to turn SC into the Center for the Far Right.

[getmeouttahere]

7. Maybe they want to be able to escape by sea...

if necessary. And obviously you haven't been to Kansas or Oklahoma. Then again, Joseph Smith thought the smelly Salt Lake was the promised land, so...

[SaveElmer]

8. Well I haven't been to Oklahoma...

But I have been to Kansas, and I admit...it is dullsville for the most part...but if they turned it into a Christian nation, wouldn't God show his favor by turning it into a paradise? :sarcasm:

On edit: I don't want to offend and Kansans here, Kansas certainly has its charms...just seemed a bit dull...and they ahave already started down the road with the anti-evolution stuff...just seems like it is further along than South Carolina!

[johannes1984]

19. yeah

they'ld be stuck at sea though , or drown themselves like lemmings .

and strength to all thinking beings residing in the state of south carolina ,


....they're comming ....

[Behind the Aegis]

10. HEY!

I am still in Oklahoma! Unless there is a 'liberal relocation scholarship/grant (read: I don't have to pay anyone back)' don't encourage MORE of them to come here! This place is already like a blackhole...the harder you struggle, the harder it is to escape!

[fishwax]

26. I hear ya BTA

I've been here in Oklahoma for years, but as luck would have it, I'm moving next week ... trading Tom Coburn and Jim Inhofe for Barack Obama and Dick Durbin (totally unfair trade, I should have to give up draft picks too) ... anyway, I feel your pain and hang in there!:)

[lasttrip]

3. great idea!

put them all in one place to "tip the political scales".

:rofl:

[drm604]

22. That was my first thought.

This makes no sense that I can see. You'd think they would try to concentrate themselves in some blue state that is only barely blue.
:shrug:

[getmeouttahere]

4. We need two funds...

one to help the fundie nutjobs relocate, and one for our DU brethren to get the hell out of Dodge, er, SC.

[MuseRider]

6. Well

for once I am really glad to be living in Kansas! If they all move there perhaps the rest of us will have a chance to swing our states back into blue territory.

South Carolina is a beautiful state. For all DUers there I offer my condolences.

[ck4829]

9. Interesting...

I remember their original plan was to secede from the Union. What's up with the change of plans?

[Beowulf]

11. Secession

Didn't South Carolina lead the way into that little 19th Century secessionist movement we had?

[fishwax]

29. I think that's still the plan

this is just phase one.

[Reformed_republican]

12. Why did they have to choose my State?

The last thing we need here is some Jim Jones type Cult moving in. Though something inside me hopes they'll actually try to secede, that could be fun to watch. :popcorn:

[XemaSab]

30. You could get them a bunch of powdered

kool-aid as a housewarming gift!

/tasteless

Welcome to DU!!!!!!!

[BurtWorm]

13. Oh my gods (so to speak)! Greer is where a cop stopped a car

for having a bumper sticker that said "It's a Druid Thing." One of the (part-time) cops turned out to be a Baptist preacher who thought he had a couple of heathen to convert. :eyes:

[getmeouttahere]

14. While that story is indeed entertaining & disturbing...

it certainly wouldn't convince the rest of us that SC shouldn't be the landing point for the fundie nutjobs!

[BurtWorm]

16. I just wonder if this guy is part of the influx

or what. I hope for your sake you get more Druids and fewer fundies. ;)

[PATRICK]

17. Trampoline?

Sounds like my neighbor(white vinyl siding too!). (Here I delete the potentially offensive comment about Rapture exercises).

For a minute I thought you meant Upstate NY. We have enough troubles as it is. Maybe they will go broke trying to relocate their sheep according to ballot needs. (Or pretext population for cheating the final tabulation). This will sorely test their maniacal control over the next generation and their financial resources, which is a big double mistake that fanaticism makes them blind to I am sure.

[formerrepuke]

18. In the Rev. Jim Jones tradition- move all the true believers to one

place where they can 'worship' unmolested. Come children! Everyone take a sip!

[deadparrot]

20. My friends and I visit their website sometimes, just for kicks...

always good for a laugh.

It's a shame that they had to pick SC to contaminate, though; it's a beautiful state.

[Democracy White]

21. What about all the hurricanes that hit the area?

To me SC would be the last place I would want to build a Christian nation at.

Dee

[sinkingfeeling]

23. I think they should have picked Texas, which might be large enough

to hold all of them. Besides, since it's Bush's home, they could welcome him back to Crawford and make him king there!

[Democracy White]

24. Right. I would've thought that they would choose Texas

There alot of neo-cons there

[GeekMonkey]

28. Wherever they pick, we should build a large fence around

After first helping the thinking people get out of course.


I've always thought we should turn Texas into a camp for the stupid people, that way we could save on transportation costs, as we wouldnt have to move as many people.

[Cocoa]

25. the founder of this movement just moved to California

he has scam artist written all over him. My guess is he's working with real estate people in SC.

Another article had Burnell's quotes where he rationalized not putting his money where his mouth is, I guess he's started saying "no comment..."

Burnell, who lives in California and heads the operation, was in meetings Monday and unavailable for comment.

[AlCzervik]

27. "Right flight"

[Democracy White]

31. Would that be the name of

an all fundie run airline? "Right Flight is God's Way." Some shit like that.

Dee