Posted on 12/13/2014 1:48:08 PM PST by SkyPilot
An atheist invited to give the opening prayer at a Lake Worth, Florida, City Commission meeting recently called on the “wisdom of Satan” and declared “if almighty Thor is with us, who can ever be against us,” a perversion of a New Testament verse.
It was not altogether surprising as people with nontraditional beliefs increasingly are demanding their place in the public square.
But in this case, a number of city commissioners expressed their opinion of the “invocation” – without saying a word.
They got up and walked out.
“Free speech works both ways,” Mayor Pam Triolo told WPTV after the event. “You can say what you want, and I can choose to leave.”
The invocation was offered by Miami “anti-theist” Preston Smith, according to a column by Tim Brown at Freedom Outpost.
Brown described the statements as “utterly moronic” and noted that three other commissioners walked out with Triolo then returned for the Pledge of Allegiance.
Brown wrote that Smith states people “can create a better, more equal community without religious divisions.”
“Of course, we all know that is not what he wants. He simply wants people not to speak about God and morality,” Brown wrote.
“Though he mentions Satan, Allah, Buddha, Zeus, and even Jesus, it all comes down to the fact that he openly states that he wants people to ‘do good for goodness sake’ and he doesn’t want to hear about damnation or judgment.”
Brown said the problem for Smith is that he has “no authority outside of himself to determine what is good.”
“Second, by his own logic, he has no means to impose his view of goodness upon anyone else,” Brown continued.
(Excerpt) Read more at wnd.com ...
This guy is not only evil, he was a complete jerk during his Satanic inspired mocking of Christian prayer.
Look at his Tweets. He hates the God of Abraham with intense hatred.
He came across as smarmy, full of himself, narcissitic, mocking, and wicked. As the heroic council members walked out, he glared at them and sneered: "Duly noted!"
Meanwhile, our US military Chaplains have been effectively neutered and marginalized.
This guy is real winner . . . NOT!
ah, that ignoramus would be a polytheist, not an a-theist
and may Zeus pound him on the head with the Hammer of Thor!
I know someone will ask me, ‘Do you really mean, at this time of day, to re-introduce our old friend the devil-—hoofs and horns and all?’ Well, what the time of day has to do with it I do not know. And I am not particular about the hoofs and horns. But in other respects my answer is ‘Yes, I do. I do not claim to know anything about his personal appearance. If anybody really wants to know him better I would say to that person. ‘Don’t worry. If you really want to, you will. Whether you’ll like it when you do is another question.’
C.S. Lewis, Mere Christianity (1952; Harper Collins: 2001) 45-46.
but, but, but... what about Bob???
The tactics of a snarky 12 year-old.
“An atheist invited to give the opening prayer”
Huh? Who invites an ATHIEST to give a PRAYER?
Yes, the whole idea is absurd. The only reason an atheist would want to give a “prayer” would be to mock religion.
I surely wouldn’t want to be handcuffed to this guy when he dies.
Perhaps he should've also invoked Santa ....
(Hispanics present may have misinterpreted his invocation of "Hey, Zeus! " ;)
So, who invited this guy? The article doesn’t make that clear. Why did the Mayor and the other council members agree to put up with this nonsense?
Bob’s away. He took a trip.
In Matthew 5:43-48, Jesus taught us pray for our enemies. “You have heard that it was said, ‘Love your neighbor and hate your enemy.’ But I tell you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, that you may be children of your Father in heaven. He causes his sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous. If you love those who love you, what reward will you get? Are not even the tax collectors doing that? And if you greet only your own people, what are you doing more than others? Do not even pagans do that? Be perfect, therefore, as your heavenly Father is perfect.
An added 'benefit' of such actions is found in Proverbs 25:21-22. "If your enemy is hungry, give him food to eat; if he is thirsty, give him water to drink. In doing this, you will heap burning coals on his head, and the LORD will reward you." If we are GENUINELY trying to bless our enemy, we will be rewarded. If however, we do that to upset our enemy, the only reward is our own feelings of revenge or moral superiority. Yes, I speak from personal experience.
Who would he pray to? Lenin?
Guy is a self serving ass and was allowed to openly mock every belief he could fit into his ego promoting screed.
Anyone who did not leave during his B.S. is sorly lacking any character what so ever.
sellin ain't easy
How would you like to be stuck having to converse with this ass at some party. I’d chew my own leg off.
Yup, I’m all for heaping some burning coals...kind of a warm up for his hereafter.
Don’t think Thor is too happy with that company.
Mjolnir...
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