Heart attack victim goes unnoticed at Pentecostal revival

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[Gamecock]

MIAMI, Okla. — In the midst of a "Holy Spirit" revival meeting at Full Gospel Temple Saturday night, Barry Munrow, 58, suffered a heart attack and went unnoticed for three hours because dozens of people were "slain in the Spirit" around him.

"I thought he was overcome by the power of God," says associate pastor Kevin Toomey, 35, who saw Munrow fall into the aisle during the visiting evangelist's sixth impassioned altar call. An usher laid a modesty cloth over Munrow and various people prayed for him throughout the evening. The evangelist came by at one point and touched Munrow's forehead and said, "More, Lord. Fill him up."

But at 11 p.m., when the service wound down, people noticed that Munrow had not moved for at least two hours. They also noticed he was blue.

"That's when we knew something was wrong," says pastor Lou Dilbeck, who has known Munrow for twenty years.

They called 911 while people prayed passionately for Munrow's healing but he was "pretty cold by then," says one observer. The ambulance arrived and took him to the county hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

Munrow's wife says she will not sue the church, and she takes solace that he "went to his heavenly reward under these circumstances." But as a result of the incident, Dilbeck is adding a crew of "life signs" ushers to work revival meetings alongside regular "catchers" and "modesty cloth drapers." Life signs ushers will carry small mirrors to check if "slain" people are breathing, and they have permission to gently feel for a pulse, if someone appears to be dead.

"We want people to meet with God at our meetings, but not face to face," he says. •

[Gamecock]

Repeat to yourself:

IT'S ONLY A JOKE!

And now for the comments:

[Gamecock]

Alex,

Is this HAIR worthy?

[theDentist]

"I thought he was overcome by the power of God," says associate pastor Kevin Toomey

Bullseye!

[.30Carbine]

There are MUCH funnier stories you could have chosen from!

[.30Carbine]

This is your doing ping.

[Gamecock]

I'm planning on that one next week

[.30Carbine]

You could sell give away a boatload of these, then.

[Gamecock]

And just in time for Christmas:

[fzx12345]

You would have fooled me if not for the disclaimer.

[Quix]

IT'S ONLY A JOKE!
= = =

Doesn't read like a very straight-forward declaration, to me.

But, I suppose there's some consolation in the long search such an edifying find must have taken.

[Corin Stormhands]

heh...I believed it...

[Gamecock]

***But, I suppose there's some consolation in the long search such an edifying find must have taken.***
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Sorry to disappoint you, but it took less than a minute.

[100-Fold_Return]

Oh, the Rainbow Trout and six-point bucks wandering up to your back door for a little salt up there.

[PandaRosaMishima]

Actaully I was disappoiinted that it was "only" a joke; this is the kind of thing that very well could happen. Ever been to one of those revival meetings? Everyone jumping and shouting and singing--Richard Simmons should market a 'Gospelsize' or "Sweatin' With the Holy Oldies" tape. The Evangelicals are notorious for this over-the-top kind of audience participation, catch TBN at its liveliest. Someone having an attack would fit right in; and who knows? Maybe the guy really did have an attack and the LOW-WORD!!! healed the guy right away--Halleluiah!
Are you sure it's a joke?
Love the Barbie Dream Church, where can I get one? Great gift for the daughter of my atheist friends, can't wait to piss them off! Is there a Catholic version, with Sister Barbie, complete with guitar, rosary, and Nun-chucks?

[DarthVader]

My uncle died of a heart attack just after he sat down in a church pew where he was attending a Christmas concert.

[Gamecock]

Here is an actual true story of someone who really did die because of church, so you just never know...

[Corin Stormhands]

Putting the Starbucks on the top floor is not very seeker senstive of Barbie.

[ichabod1]

Can't have a Sister Barbie because they don't wear their habits anymore.

[unspun]

IT'S ONLY A JOKE!

But, I think jokes are supposed to be humorous.