Comments on: Holy Smoke

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Fri, 24 Jun 2005 18:44:38 +0000

[…] ording to one report, “bars, churches, and sport stadia.” Church? “Who smokes in church?” wonders Mama Junkyard. – Bankelele points us to Kenya’s first elect […]

By: joseph karoki

joseph karoki — Wed, 15 Jun 2005 05:11:14 +0000

church?? wow! church has really changed since the last time I was home. so do they have ash trays for the convenience of worshippers..just in case the holy ghost gets on you and you have to lay down you rooster for a minute??

By: Xquizzyt1

Xquizzyt1 — Thu, 09 Jun 2005 18:12:31 +0000

Holy Smoke… LOL… love it. =)

By: maina

maina — Fri, 03 Jun 2005 12:57:15 +0000

i wish i could attach photos. when i was in kenya in 2002 there was a sign outside my boyhood church that read “INTERDIT DE FUMER ICI NICHT RAUCHER ZONE” – i.e. No Smoking Zone. very amusing, i must say.
let me clarify that there used to be a German morning service at the same church so perhaps it was a targetted message – and this was not a catholic church.

By: makau

makau — Fri, 03 Jun 2005 08:53:26 +0000

Yes, I know of some Catholic priests who smoke in church (church encompases the church building and compound)

By: Wambui

Wambui — Fri, 03 Jun 2005 06:46:31 +0000

LOL! Must be in the “day long” churches discussed previously! After all, if you are going to keep people in all day, divine inspiration will surely not be achieved within a nicotine deficient body 😉 LOL!

By: sylvanah

sylvanah — Fri, 03 Jun 2005 06:09:00 +0000

guys do smoke in church compounds, but i guess what they meant was a church is a public place.

By: Nikki

Nikki — Thu, 02 Jun 2005 22:57:49 +0000

Smoking in church? Who in their right mind would do such a thing? Lemme rephrase that, you must not be in your right mind if you're smoking in church.

By: Memoire

Memoire — Thu, 02 Jun 2005 14:20:49 +0000

Hah-hah I think they were a bit over-enthusiastic when they were writing up that press release for the BBC! They probably discussed amongst themselves: “aah let’s add churches and sports stadia to make it sound like we mean business.”

By: ciru

ciru — Thu, 02 Jun 2005 13:42:25 +0000

cant imagine catching pints and not being able to smoke. Its like trying to ask me to clap with only one hand…