"From the oldest of times, people danced for a number of reasons. They danced in prayer......

Ren: [addressing the town council, reading from his notes in the Bible] "From the oldest of times, people danced for a number of reasons. They danced in prayer... or so that their crops would be plentiful... or so their hunt would be good. And they danced to stay physically fit... and show their community spirit. And they danced to celebrate." And that is the dancing we're talking about. Aren't we told in Psalm 149 "Praise ye the Lord. Sing unto the Lord a new song. Let them praise His name in the dance"? And it was King David - King David, who we read about in Samuel - and what did David do? What did David do? [paging frantically through Bible] Ren: What *did* David do? [audience laughs] Ren: "David danced before the Lord with all his might... leaping and dancing before the Lord." [smacks table in front of Reverend Moore] Ren: *Leaping* and *dancing*. [stands up straight] Ren: Ecclesiastes assures us... that there is a time for every purpose under heaven. A time to laugh... and a time to weep. A time to mourn... and there is a time to dance. And there was a time for this law, but not anymore. See, this is our time to dance. It is our way of celebrating life. It's the way it was in the beginning. It's the way it's always been. It's the way it should be now.

"FROM THE OLDEST OF TIMES, "PEOPLE DANCED FOR A NUMBER OF REASONS. "THEY DANCED IN PRAYER... "OR SO THAT THEIR CROPS WOULD BE PLENTIFUL... "OR SO THEIR HUNT WOULD BE GOOD. "AND THEY DANCED TO STAY PHYSICALLY FIT... "AND SHOW THEIR COMMUNITY SPIRIT. AND THEY DANCED... TO CELEBRATE." AND THAT-- THAT IS THE DANCING THAT WE'RE TALKIN' ABOUT. [Woman] YEAH. AREN'T WE TOLD... IN... PSALM 149: "PRAISE YE THE LORD. "SING UNTO THE LORD... A NEW SONG. LET THEM PRAISE HIS NAME IN THE DANCE." AMEN. AMEN. AND IT WAS KING DAVID-- KIND DAVID WHO WE READ ABOUT IN SAMUEL. AND-- AND WHAT DID DAVID DO? WHAT DID DAVID DO? WHAT DID DAVID DO? [Laughter] "DAVID DANCED BEFORE THE LORD... "WITH ALL HIS MIGHT, LEAPING-- LEAPING AND DANCING BEFORE THE LORD." LEAPING AND DANCING. ECCLESIASTES ASSURES US... THAT THERE IS A TIME FOR EVERY PURPOSE UNDER HEAVEN-- A TIME TO LAUGH... AND A TIME TO WEEP, A TIME TO MOURN... AND THERE IS A TIME TO DANCE. AND THERE WAS A TIME FOR THIS LAW, BUT NOT ANYMORE. SEE, THIS IS OUR TIME TO DANCE. IT IS OUR WAY OF-- OF... CELEBRATING LIFE. THAT'S THE WAY IT WAS IN THE BEGINNING. IT'S THE WAY IT'S ALWAYS BEEN. IT'S THE WAY IT SHOULD BE NOW. [Andy] YOU KNOW YOU WERE RAILROADED, DON'T YA? HUH? BOY, WHEN ARE YOU GONNA WAKE UP AND SMELL THE COFFEE? SHAW MOORE WALKED INTO THAT MEETIN' WITH THEM VOTES ALREADY IN HIS POCKET. YOU DIDN'T HAVE A PRAYER. BAD PUN, ANDY. WELL, WHAT ARE YOU GONNA DO NOW? IT'S OVER. WHAT IF IT AIN'T? WHAT IF YOU HAD YOUR DANCE IN BAYSON? NO. UH-UH. THE WHOLE POINT WAS TO DO SOMETHIN' HERE IN BOMONT. BAYSON'S, WHAT, 30 MILES AWAY? NOT WHERE IT RUNS UP TO THESE TRACKS, IT AIN'T. HUH? WELL, I FIGURE IF THE BOMONT FIRE TRUCKS CAN'T CROSS THESE TRACKS,