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From: Cliff on 16 Jul 2010 16:23 http://swampland.blogs.time.com/2010/07/15/faith-based-group-fires-back-at-glenn-beck/?artId=28941?contType=blog_swampland?chn=us [ One hundred thousand faithful Americans are telling Glenn Beck that enough is enough. This summer as Beck travels the United States solo and with Bill O'Reilly, Faithful America--a multi-faith justice organization--has rallied its members to push back against Beck's anti-Christian-social-justice message. When Beck makes stops in South Carolina, New York, New Jersey, and Washington D.C., the group's provocative new ad will follow his trail and challenge his words as �piecemeal gospel� on local Christian radio stations. As pointed out in my post yesterday, (See http://swampland.blogs.time.com/2010/07/14/glenn-becks-latest-heresy/ ) (Glenn Beck's Latest Heresy) Beck's recent attacks on Christian theologies of justice find little to no support from Scripture. Faithful America says Beck specifically ignores the message of the prophets and Jesus. �He has gone after what's at the heart of what we believe our faith tradition says,� Beth Dahlman, Faithful America's online organizer, told TIME. �For people in our community, there is just no way to read scripture and not think about social justice. It's our obligation as people of faith to take that seriously and to do all we can to make that good news a reality.� .... ]
From: Hachiroku ハチロク on 16 Jul 2010 22:27 On Fri, 16 Jul 2010 17:45:01 -0400, Darrell Stec wrote: > One can find a verse for any position be it for evil or for social > justice. Pray for Obama: Psalm 109:8
From: Darrell Stec on 16 Jul 2010 22:56 Hachiroku ハチロク wrote: > On Fri, 16 Jul 2010 17:45:01 -0400, Darrell Stec wrote: > >> One can find a verse for any position be it for evil or for social >> justice. > > Pray for Obama: Psalm 109:8 As I said, any idiot can find and twist something in the bible to their own ends. I see you enjoy cafeteria style Christianity with relish. -- Later, Darrell
From: FatterDumber& Happier Moe on 17 Jul 2010 06:41 Hachiroku ハチロク wrote: > On Fri, 16 Jul 2010 17:45:01 -0400, Darrell Stec wrote: > >> One can find a verse for any position be it for evil or for social >> justice. > > Pray for Obama: Psalm 109:8 > > > Link?
From: Hachiroku ハチロク on 17 Jul 2010 13:54
On Fri, 16 Jul 2010 22:56:16 -0400, Darrell Stec wrote: > Hachiroku ハチロク wrote: > >> On Fri, 16 Jul 2010 17:45:01 -0400, Darrell Stec wrote: >> >>> One can find a verse for any position be it for evil or for social >>> justice. >> >> Pray for Obama: Psalm 109:8 > > As I said, any idiot can find and twist something in the bible to their > own ends. I see you enjoy cafeteria style Christianity with relish. Nah, I just want Obozo out of office after one term. Worst President in my life on Earth. I'm not religious, and I'm not an idiot, so I guess you were wrong. Not surprising. |