Pray for a Lottery win and don’t play
In the Pat Robertson Prayer Challenge I asserted that Pat could not lose when he compels his flock to pray for something. All over the web; Christians took to the Deitic Airwaves to call for God to come down and press the lever on their behalf.
“There are millions of people around this world praying to their god—whether it’s Hindu, Buddha, Allah—that his opponent wins, for a variety of reasons. And Lord, I pray that you will guard your own reputation, because they’re going to think that their God is bigger than you, if that happens,” said Arnold Conrad, the former pastor of Grace Evangelical Free Church in Davenport.
(at a McCain Rally)
Pray for Obama to lose election
Christians should stand united in prayer on Nov. 3, at 7 p.m. around the world for the coming election.
Have you done your research yet? What is leading you to vote — mammon (money) or what God says is right?
We are supposed to lead the blind. We are not supposed to tell them what is right in their eyes is right, because they cannot see.
Have you voted already? Why is Barack Hussein Obama pushing that you vote early? Is he hiding something?
Is Jesus going to ask you on Judgment Day why you voted for a president who is a Democrat in 2008 if you knew that he lies.
A lot of people say the politicians lie. Sometimes we believe what they say, because we hope for the best. We are supposed to hope for the best. When you know someone is lying you are not supposed to vote for that person.
If someone says they’re a Christian it doesn’t mean they are. If you sit in a garage it doesn’t make you a car, just like if you sit in church it doesn’t mean you’re a Christian. How do you know if someone is a Christian? You know by they’re works or deeds not just their words. A Christian means to be Christlike. Jesus says “Thou shalt not kill” Obama says, that it’s OK to kill babies. Even if the baby was supposed to be aborted, but lives, the nurses are supposed to put them in a laundry cart and let them starve to death, naked.
In Judges, it says that the men wanted to know ( to have sex with) the visitor (a man) who came to town and God said, “That is a vile thing and should not be found among his children”
Obama says that to be gay is OK and for homosexuals to marry their partners is OK. Take a look at the presidential report card at http://www.savecalifornia.com/PresidentialReportCard.pdf.
Dawn Poniente, Wisconsin Dells
It has occurred to me that this could mean our prayers for a McCain victory are going to be answered in the affirmative, and that somewhere inside me, I know better than to worry. On the other hand, it could be the result of a deep realization that I am becoming separate from the world, and that my security comes from God, not politicians.
And So on…
Now, the Pat Robertson’s of the world can say, “Well, God answered the prayers of those who Prayed FOR Obama to Win.” or “Now we sit back and wait for God’s Punishment” whatever.
Those who truly believe in Prayer will never see it’s failure as an indictment against it; only that they didn’t pray correctly or that they didn’t do it hard enough. The first Murder in the Bible was in part Inspired by this same fervor, Caine could not make an offering to God that he felt was “good enough” and so he sacrificed his brother. Rather than take the advice of their own “book” the Fundamentalist overlooks the obvious lesson and just takes the punishment.
It’s this continued avoidance of learning and understanding that makes a Fundamentalist who they are and allows Cynics like Mr. Robertson to prey on them again and again.
These guys need to be found, arrested and punished
An Islamist rebel administration in Somalia has had a 13-year-old girl stoned to death for adultery after the child’s father reported that she was raped by three men.
Amnesty International said al-Shabab militia, which controls the southern city of Kismayo, arranged for 50 men to stone Aisha Ibrahim Duhulow in front of about 1,000 spectators. A lorry load of stones was brought to the stadium for the killing.
From “The guardian UK“
Dear Muslims,
Like the Christians, you have a great deal to answer for; not the least of which is your continual adherence to the desert god worship that justifies this kind of crap. In Short, like said Desert Gods, dry up and blow away.
Signed,
The Twenty-First Century
Seriously? This is simply unacceptable. These people need a long thrashing with the clue stick, as much as the people in “Jesus Camp” are backwards idiots, these guys are the same. Hiding behind a 2000 year old imported religious tradition to justify long-term terrorism, and terrorism this is, the 1,000 witnesses were not volunteers, they were there to “spread the word” that this “militia” are the hardest and most observant Muslims in the area. Why don’t they just start a rap label and just sing about how hard they are?
Well, what is going to be done about this folks?
The Pat Robertson Prayer Challenge
In conclusion, it is my opinion that we have between 75 and 120 days before the Middle East starts spinning out of control. If there was ever a time for fervent prayer, it is now. Prayer can change the course of history! The Bible says, “Seek righteousness, seek humility. … that you may be hid in the day of the Lord’s wrath.” “… the fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much.”
The believing prayers of tens of thousands of God’s people can change the hearts of the leaders of Russia and Iran. God can cause situations to arise which will save Israel. He is Almighty. With God all things are possible!
With that in mind, I urge you to fervently seek God’s intervention in the following areas:
- Pray that God’s mighty angels would surround and protect our nation in these perilous times;
- Pray for unity among the body of Christ as we intercede for our nation and our world;
- Pray that America’s leadership will seek godly wisdom as they face critical events in the weeks and months ahead;
- Pray for the Holy Spirit to sweep across the globe, preparing hearts to accept Jesus and enter God’s Kingdom before tragic events unfold;
- Pray for God to change the hearts of leaders in Russia, Iran, and other nations who wish to do harm to Israel.
Hopefully, our Lord will intervene and head off the disaster that seems to be approaching. Let us pray together. With God all things are possible!
http://www.patrobertson.com/pressreleases/PatRobertsonRegardingGeorgia.asp
Okay folks, here it is. The Pat Robertson Prayer Challenge, this is where the rubber meets the road on Christianity, Prayer and the Intercession of Faith.
As a Celebrant, you can say to the flock, “Pray for X or if you don’t U will happen” if X happens you can say “You Prayed well and have been rewarded” and if Y happens you can say “You didn’t show enough faith, next time you will pray harder or give more of yourself”. As long as X is easy “No Fire Demons come From the Sky” and Y is likely “Someone’s house will Burn Down” it means that the celebrant can effectively use statistics and basic common sense to look like a conduit for Gods words. When in all likelihood they are just an astute observer of statistics and human behavior.
The Prayer Challenge
Between today and January 1st, Pat Robertson says that the Middle East will erupt in chaos and a limited nuclear exchange may occur unless his followers pray for Russian and Iran to “back down” if they don’t he can say “See, your prayers saved Israel” and if they do he can say “You didn’t Pray hard enough” or if Barack Obama is elected President and they do he can say “It’s your fault for electing that man, this is your Punishment”
What about a Third outcome? What it American invades Iran and touches off a real war with Russia?
What if American forces step in among the Balkans?
What if Isreal bombs Iran?
Prayer against a massively negative outcome is easy, especially if it is unlikely. Praying that a comet won’t hit the world is easy, and likely to come true. Prayer that you won’t get wet on a rainy day is stupid, as you are going to get wet on a rainy day if you go out without rain gear on. So to is this prayer easy, it’s highly unlikely that either Iran or Russia would provoke a nuclear war “Just because” and let’s face it, if the rhetoric of our politicians was enough to provoke a real war, Iran would have bombed Isreal years ago.
If Prayer is REAL and the world is on the edge of massive nuclear war, then it is likely that it WILL happen, because as you know, America has fallen to the forces of evil already:
We have insulted God at the highest level of our government. Then, we say, “Why does this happen?” It is happening because God Almighty is lifting His protection from us.
Once that protection is gone, we are vulnerable because we are a free society.http://www.patrobertson.com/PressReleases/TerroristAttack.asp
My Little Christo-Fascist
Special Note: Yes, the title of this post is deliberately provocative. Sometimes I just like to poke the bear and see if it really is asleep or just lying in wait.
I was raised Catholic and questions of faith and religion truly do enthuse me; I enjoy the debate and the conflict that surrounds religion. I willingly get into conflicts with my friends and family over religion and hope that my views on the matter have evolved over time in response to new information and my own personal growth as a person. I also strongly believe that my brain wasn’t fully baked in place until my mid-twenties, and may still be cooling today.
You and your Flying Purple Pony can get stuffed
Did Muslims react so strongly because they did not understand or believe in freedom of speech? Gallup’s data, which demonstrate Muslim admiration for Western liberty and freedom of speech, indicate otherwise. The core issues of this apparent clash, or “culture war,” are not democracy and freedom of expression, but faith, identity, respect (or lack of it), and public humiliation. As France’s Grand Rabbi Joseph Sitruk observed in The Associated Press in the midst of the cartoon controversy: “We gain nothing by lowering religions, humiliating them and making caricatures of them. It’s a lack of honesty and respect.” He further noted that freedom of expression “is not a right without limits.”
I’m focusing on this last quote; from Grand Rabbi Joseph Sitruk; it’s fairly naive to ask a religious authority about how people should talk about religion in the public square. What do you imagine the Grand Rabbi will say about religion; that satire is satire and we should accept the clowns with the accolades? No. Simply no. Like the Pope or the GRand Vizier, the religious authority is going to fall on the side of the religious without fail. Therefore there opinion; however florid, is moot and accepted as supporting religion without inquiry.
The “Cartoon Debacle“ highlighted something that I hold dear; the ability (and lack thereof) to laugh at oneself. It’s a hard pill to swallow when someone makes fun of your hero; it’s even harder when that hero is your personal savior. This I get; but when someone lampoons my heroes (even the ones that I adore) I don’t feel compelled to violence (any more). If it is funny; I laugh. If not, I fume and maybe even give back an indignant remark; but that’s about it. It seems that people can get very huffy about their heroes, personalizing anything about said heroes as an individual slight. Not only does this show a shocking lack of character, but it demonstrates a lack of development on par with serious emotional developmental issues.
Notice that (any more) I dropped in there? That’s because it USED to be that one could goad me into a tear-stained fury just by making fun of the music I liked. I hadn’t developed the emotional coping mechanisms that would allow me to separate myself from my interests. This is probably the kind of lack of development that leads to violent reactions to parody. I don’t know; I’m not a psychiatrist. I’m just a Blogger.
That being said; it sucks that people (as a group) can be so easily led to outrage. We all have to just lighten up and tackle real issues and outrages when they come up. Right?
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My Question is: Will Jello Biafra be okay with Obama "Not" walking to his inauguration? The constant threats hove got to considered.
