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On Friday, May 19th, 2006, a benefit concert was to be held at St. Mary's Parish Center in Manahawkin, NJ. The proceeds of this event, organized by Brianna Taylor, a 13 year-old girl with cerebral palsy, would have gone to the Sunshine Foundation.
With only a week till the event, two parish ministers were informed that one of the bands scheduled to perform was called Divinity Destroyed and displayed a sense of humor on their website they found disagreeable. Without making any attempt to understand the band's name and its members, they immediately cancelled the show.
Despite the pleadings of youth group members who helped schedule, book, and promote the show, their decision stood. A member of Divinity Destroyed then scheduled a meeting with the ministers, during which every misinterpretation was corrected and every misunderstanding clarified. Still, they chose to leave it cancelled to "preserve the integrity of their parish".
The event was expected to draw hundreds. By cancelling it, these men of the cloth turned their backs on the youth that looked up to them and successfully prevented thousands of dollars from reaching an organization that provides help to kids like Brianna.
We, the Undersigned, agree that their actions make little sense, lack reason and compassion, and that the show must go on!
With only a week till the event, two parish ministers were informed that one of the bands scheduled to perform was called Divinity Destroyed and displayed a sense of humor on their website they found disagreeable. Without making any attempt to understand the band's name and its members, they immediately cancelled the show.
Despite the pleadings of youth group members who helped schedule, book, and promote the show, their decision stood. A member of Divinity Destroyed then scheduled a meeting with the ministers, during which every misinterpretation was corrected and every misunderstanding clarified. Still, they chose to leave it cancelled to "preserve the integrity of their parish".
The event was expected to draw hundreds. By cancelling it, these men of the cloth turned their backs on the youth that looked up to them and successfully prevented thousands of dollars from reaching an organization that provides help to kids like Brianna.
We, the Undersigned, agree that their actions make little sense, lack reason and compassion, and that the show must go on!
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Tom Usewicz
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St Mary's has aways sponsored a lot of youth acticvities. I'm sorry to see a quick knee-jerk reaction spoil all that. It's usually just something our politicians do...
21 January 2016
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Ken G
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They performed for me in Philadelphia, nothing offensive, I'll reaffirm this by phone if you'd like 215 512 8974. They are good guys.
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Theresa P
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Isn't it odd how the Catholics can deprive dying children of this much needed money, and still sleep soundly at night?
23 December 2015
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Pete B
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Seriously, it's for a good cause. The guys in the band are great guys, the priests shouldnt be so discriminatory.
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Steven D
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The show must go on. Not for rocks sake, but for the good of the people it will benefit.
20 November 2015
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Scott S
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I think that the church should be more worried about a bands lyrics rather than there name.
13 November 2015
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