“COWBOY CHURCH” SPARKS RENAISSANCE OF SPECIAL INTEREST
RELIGIOUS GROUPS
by Winona Wyman, CPW News Service
by Winona Wyman, CPW News Service
A phenomenon called “Cowboy Church” has sparked a new movement
toward special interest religious groups according to Jake Peezpod of Still
Water, Oklahoma. Peezpod has been
studying the phenomenon of special interest religious organizations since he
formed the “Ushers on Horseback Church” of Brushy Creek, Oklahoma in 1998.
“The cost of keeping horses was so expensive, but all of our horses are “usher mounts” and as
such are as tax deductible as the church busses at the First Baptist Church of
Oklahoma City. Our riding arena is
actually our church building and our hay and feed is tax deductible, too,” said
Peezpod.
When asked how, exactly, the “Ushers on Horseback Church”
fit into the Palestinian image of Jesus who seemed only to have ridden a donkey,”
Peezpod said “we have a donkey here, but we only ride him on Palm Sunday."
John Trotsky, a critic of the this type of special interest
religious organization said of the “Ushers
on Horseback Church” that “if a Mercedes owner donated his new car to the
church, but continued to use it for his personal enjoyment, I don’t think that
would fly with the IRS at disclosure time.
Horses, on the other hand, have no speedometer to check their mileage.”
Liz Luvenmore and her husband, Buck Luvenmore, are members of the Plumbers’
Church of Edgewater, Wisconsin. “I
donated my truck and tools to the Plumbers’ Church and write them off, but use
them during the week to support the church’s families and friends who get a
special deal on all their plumbing.
Einstein said ‘I should have done something useful and been a plumber. Well I am one and I don’t see any problem
with being a part of the church that celebrates my chosen life work. My son, Jimmy, belongs to the “Carpenters’ Church of Skidmore,’ said
Buck Luvenmore and they do the same thing.
With the American Dream now costing according to USA Today, $130,000 per
year, people need to do everything they can to keep from getting behind,” said
Luvenmore.
Members of the “Bute Biker’s Church” in Montana are looking
for ways to write off their Harley Davidsons. Their church is called "Bute Bikers' Free 24/7 Highway and By-Way Prayer Delivery Church".
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