Personally, I think Darryl is committing career suicide if he actually brings his congregations attention on these horrible texts. Luckily, most of his congregation has never actually read through the bible so they are likely unaware that such passages exist.

For the most part, people who attend Zion Church are nice moral people. I think they will be more than a little ashamed to find out the dirty past of the God they worship. They may even chose as I did not to identify any longer with a god who condones such disgusting behavior (as slavery.)

My point is that a loving God would never condone slavery as he/she/it explicitly did in Deuteronomy and Leviticus, God is loving therefore the God of Exodus and Leviticus can not be the true God.

Sorrell R. Fregia, 24, of Hardin, died Friday, July 11, 2008, at the Liberty-Dayton Community Hospital in Liberty.

Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m., Tuesday, July 15, 2008, at the North Main Baptist Church with burial following at the Guedry Cemetery in Batson. Visitation will be held from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m., Monday, at the Liberty Fire Station. Services are under the direction of Pace-Stancil Funeral Home in Dayton.

Sorrell was born November 12, 1983, in Beaumont, to parents; George E. “Eddie” and Denni Melancon Fregia, and has resided in the Hardin area throughout his life. He was a home school student, graduate of the Lamar University Fire Academy, Firefighter and EMT for the Liberty Fire Department with four years of service, member of the Racers for Christ, and auto racing driver. He also enjoyed auto racing, skiing, hunting, fishing, and going to museums.

Mr. Fregia was preceded in death by his great-grandfather: R. W. Nelson, grandmother: Marie Ray Fregia, and uncle: Donnie Simmons. He is survived by his parents: George E. “Eddie” and Denni Melancon Fregia of Hardin, sister: Vicki Tannos and husband Paul of Conroe, brother: Jamie Fregia of Devers, grandmother: Christine Hodges and husband Earl of Houston, grandfathers: James E. Fregia and wife Mae of Batson and J. E. Melancon and wife Judy of Arp, great-grandmother: Vivian Nelson of Dayton, girlfriend: Brittanee Templeton of Dayton, and numerous nieces, nephews, other relatives, and friends.

City says goodbye to fallen firefighter
As bagpipes played in the background and the Liberty Fire Department stood at attention, Sorrell R. Fregia was brought out for his last ride on a fire truck Tuesday afternoon.

Fregia, 24, died suddenly Friday. The cause is still being investigated, but no foul play was suspected.

According to sources at the Liberty County Sheriff’s Office, Fregia was outside at his house, working on one of his race cars, when he collapsed. Lead investigator Detective Kenny Dagle said that no one is really sure what happened.

“Dr. Brown did an autopsy this morning at the Southeast Texas Forensic Institute and the results were inconclusive,” Dagle said.

According to Dagle, there was no evidence of trauma or struggle. “It doesn’t look like he did anything to himself or anyone did anything to him.”

What investigators do know is that at around 10 a.m. Fregia was installing a thermostat on an automobile.

“He spent a lot of time doing that. He had two cars - a dirt track car and a quarter-mile drag car - and he worked on them a lot,” Dagle said.

At 10:15 a.m., Fregia received a text message on his cell phone from his girlfriend who asked him what he was doing. He replied, “Out back messing with the car.”

Some time after he sent that text and before he finished installing the thermostat, Fregia went into severe respiratory arrest. His parents found him at 11:15 p.m.

“The engine was off so we know it wasn’t carbon monoxide poisoning,” said Dagle. While the sheriff’s office is working to determine the cause of death, Liberty firefighters are mourning.

“He was an all around good guy, an excellent employee,” said Capt. Brian Hurst, who also said that Fregia was known for being in shape and loving to cook.

“I guess you could say that pigs in a blanket were his favorite,” Hurst said.

Liberty Fire Department is planning a memorial for him, although the details have yet to be determined.

“We don’t have a date or time yet,” Hurst said.