LEFT FOOT BAPTIST CHURCH
William P. Barker tells about a small town in Tennessee that had a place of worship with a sign in front that read: “LEFT FOOT BAPTIST CHURCH.” A student had passed by it many times, chuckled to himself and wondered about the meaning of the name of the church. Finally, one day, waiting for his bus, the student asked somebody in the town about the significance of the rather unusual name for the church. It seems that a number of years ago, there had been a split in the local congregation which practiced foot-washing. An argument broke out over which foot should be washed first. And the group insisting on the left foot taking precedence finally withdrew and split off to organize its own church, and named its congregation accordingly! “LEFT FOOT BAPTIST CHURCH.” A division like that might be funny if it weren’t so tragic.
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