also gave away three cars on Easter Sunday last year<\/a>. \u00a0You\u2019re not going to believe this, but attendance was up last Easter\u2026<\/p>\n\n<\/p>
The church members raised $10,000 to buy the tickets. \u00a0Ten. \u00a0Thousand. \u00a0Dollars. \u00a0For tickets.<\/p>\n
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You may critique or make fun of these churches, but I will say this: \u00a0I would sit through a year of Fred Phelps and Terry Jones\u2019 sermons for a chance to see Brett Favre broken in half by a defense lineman\u2026<\/p>\n
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