Biffster’s World

Well, sorta. The North Carolina pastor who forced people out of his church because they voted for John Kerry has resigned. “The Rev. Chan Chandler, 33, walked out of the church he had led for three years Tuesday night after delivering a brief statement of resignation.”

Unfortunately, Chandler didn’t do much to assuage the bad feelings generated in his church, nor the schism created between older members of the church (who don’t agree with getting the church stuck into politics) and younger members (who apparently believe Chandler’s assertation that all Kerry voters are spawn of the Devil). Chandler’s resignation statement seemed to dwell more on him than on the people he was leaving behind: “‘For me to remain now would only cause more hurt for me and my family,’ Chandler said. ‘I am resigning with gratitude in my heart for all of you, particularly those of you who love me and my family.’”

Chandler should be happy, though, because the hatred that he preached caught on with at least some of his younger parisoners: “‘I’m not going to serve with the ungodly,’ an angry Misty Turner declared.”

This should come as a surprise to no one: the White House raised the terror alert for no valid reason! “The Bush administration periodically put the USA on high alert for terrorist attacks even though then-Homeland Security chief Tom Ridge argued there was only flimsy evidence to justify raising the threat level, Ridge now says.

Ridge, who resigned Feb. 1, said Tuesday that he often disagreed with administration officials who wanted to elevate the threat level to orange, or ‘high’ risk of terrorist attack, but was overruled.”