BTEXDAD
07-14-2005, 12:54 PM
Some years back, Jesse Jackson was traveling around preaching at various churches across the country. Word got out that he was going to preach at a small church near Bellville.
The day arrived and it was standing room only. Even a small balcony had more people than it should have had in it.
Reverend Jackson started his sermon and got the people more and more pumped up as he went on.
He came to a spot in his sermon where he said, "Repent, sinners, repent, or you'll spend eternity in the deep, fiery pits of hell!"
The crowd jumped up, shouting, "AMEN! AMEN!"
When they did this, a woman in the balcony was knocked over the edge. She grabbed hold of the railing and was hanging there with her legs flailing. Several men in the back were trying to look up her dress.
Always a man who did what was right, Reverend Jackson said, "Stop it, you men, stop it! All the eyes that gaze up that woman's dress will be put out by the Lord!"
One old man covered his right eye with his hand and said, "I think I'm gonna take a chance with my left eye."
The day arrived and it was standing room only. Even a small balcony had more people than it should have had in it.
Reverend Jackson started his sermon and got the people more and more pumped up as he went on.
He came to a spot in his sermon where he said, "Repent, sinners, repent, or you'll spend eternity in the deep, fiery pits of hell!"
The crowd jumped up, shouting, "AMEN! AMEN!"
When they did this, a woman in the balcony was knocked over the edge. She grabbed hold of the railing and was hanging there with her legs flailing. Several men in the back were trying to look up her dress.
Always a man who did what was right, Reverend Jackson said, "Stop it, you men, stop it! All the eyes that gaze up that woman's dress will be put out by the Lord!"
One old man covered his right eye with his hand and said, "I think I'm gonna take a chance with my left eye."