Two men enter. One man leaves

The overused line from the Mad Max movie thunderdome came to mind when I read this article.. Seems TWO church groups claim one building, and tomorrow may get very interesting.

Members of All Saints' Church in Smyrna remaining after the rest of the congregation split to form St. Patrick's Anglican Church will cross paths with their former brethren Sunday.

Both congregations are claiming rights to the same church facility at 1401 Lee Victory Parkway.

The Rev. Ray Kasch of St. Patrick's and former head of All Saints', said he got a call from the Rev. Bertram Nelson Herlong, the Bishop of Tennessee, telling him that Herlong would be holding an 11 a.m. service for members of All Saints' at the Smyrna church.

"I said, 'Bishop, there is nobody left at All Saints'," Kasch said. He said Herlong told him he was going "to do it anyway."

Short of a witty remark making light of the situation, I do hope they can work this out. This blogger almost wants to be there for the fireworks.

Dogma, and religious schisms, create emotional times.