[BeHoldAPaleHorse]

"What quote specifically makes the Lord out as a terrorist?"

This one:

"And don't wonder why he hasn't helped you when problems begin, if they begin. I'm not saying they will, but if they do..."

He's using the approach favored by the mafia when they go around collecting protection money.

"Which is worse.... what he said or what you said about him?

Which is worse...what he said or your furious efforts to pretend that he didn't say it?

[Preachin']

' "And don't wonder why he hasn't helped you when problems begin, if they begin. I'm not saying they will, but if they do..." '

Yeah..... Like the Lord answers to Pat's whims.

As if the Lord says, "Okay Pat, whatever you want".

You make it seem like Pat is saying that the Lord answers to him.

Give me a break. It looks bad to place words in another person's mouth, or ascribe thoughts about which you have no evidence.

Ananias and Sapphira (sp?) died because they lied to the Holy Spirit.

We get too busy making God who we want Him to be instead of reading His word and seeing what it says He is.

[RogueIsland]

He's using the approach favored by the mafia when they go around collecting protection money.

"Nice little town yous got here. Be a shame if sumthin' were to, you know, happen to it. Lotsa things can happen to a town ain't got insurance you know. Like a hurricane could blow in, level the joint. Or maybe a tornado. You knows how them tornadoes is. Always makin' a mess of things. Yeah, kinda makes you think about payin' up on dat insurance thing, don't it?"