Pastors Gone Wild - Case 004

A new series highlighting the odd, bizarre, funny, or perhaps even heretical behavior of those who claim the title "pastor".
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#004 - The case of the would-be king

"All the world's a stage,
All the men and women merely players:
They have their exits and their entrances;
And one man in his time plays many parts..."
- Shakespeare

When Shakespeare penned those venerable words, I don't think he envisioned Pastor Donnie Brannen of Savannah. The Southern Baptist pastor apparently puts on one mean Elvis impression, and has decided to take his show on the road (see news article here). What started out as an attempt to impress his (now) wife on their first-date, quickly turned into a side hobby and even a small business.

It seems people love watching a pastor 'getting jiggy with it". Though Donnie enjoys pretending to be the King of Rock-N-Roll, he says that he is not really a big Elvis fan. As of now, Pastor Donnie has no plans to leave the ministry for a career in Vegas. Too bad, because I would certainly pay to watch this show. A pastor who can 'bust-a-move' like the King is worth any admission price.

But don't think this pastor doesn't have his standards. At a recent event a heckler shouted: "You need to shake your hips more". With the best Elvis voice he could muster, Pastor Donnie replied: "Darlin, I'm a Southern Baptist pastor. This is as much as I shake."

Dance on, pretender to Elvis' throne, dance on.