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Ship of Fools: Whitewell Metropolitan Tabernacle, Belfast, Northern Ireland

The Mystery WorshipperThe Mystery Worshipper Shipmate
edited May 2021 in The Mystery Worshipper

imageShip of Fools: Whitewell Metropolitan Tabernacle, Belfast, Northern Ireland

Don't play with God - but my Lord, is it hot!

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  • St GermanSt German Shipmate
    Sounds like a mix of assault on the personality and straight entertainment.
  • AnselminaAnselmina Shipmate
    The grunting thing from Pastor McConnell is a trademark sound. I suppose a kind of verbal tic, he's well know for.
  • Gamma GamalielGamma Gamaliel Shipmate
    During my one visit to Belfast and a few pints of Guinness, I was accosted by three tall fellas in a dark alley. For a moment I thought I was going to be mugged until they proferred a tract and asked, 'Will ye accept an invitation to join us at The Metropolitan Tabernacle on Sunday?'

    The tract contained the story I've heard from evangelical pulpits of the guy on the Titanic who selflessly gave up his lifebelt to a fellow passenger as they struggled in the water saying, 'Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ and you will be saved!'

    I've always been sceptical of this tale, as the water was so cold that anyone who fell into it would have died within minutes.

    But I am happy to be corrected.

    Anyhow, I politely told them I was a believer and leaving Northern Ireland before Sunday.
    Big slaps on the back and 'Hallelujahs!'

    I hoped they couldn't smell the Guinness ...
  • betjemaniacbetjemaniac Shipmate
    edited May 2024
    Gamma Gamaliel wrote: »

    The tract contained the story I've heard from evangelical pulpits of the guy on the Titanic who selflessly gave up his lifebelt to a fellow passenger as they struggled in the water saying, 'Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ and you will be saved!'

    I've always been sceptical of this tale, as the water was so cold that anyone who fell into it would have died within minutes.

    But I am happy to be corrected.

    well this Titanic survivor https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Joughin famously lasted over 2 hours before getting out of the water. So it's not totally unthinkable. AIUI there was quite a bit of shuffling around in the first 30 minutes or so as people in the water swam from boat to boat looking for space. Many died very quickly (as you'd expect), but it was a longer time before the water was silent than a few minutes IIRC.

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