Posted on 02/03/2006 4:37:14 AM PST by kingattax
Congress and a lot of political Washington met yesterday for their annual National Prayer Breakfast. Even the president was there, but Jesus was odd man out.
There was a Muslim king, a rock musician, and enough congressmen to populate an entire wing at Allenwood, but the sponsors, evangelical Christians all, had agreed to cool it with the Jesus talk lest it make the odd unbeliever uncomfortable. Prayers were offered to Whoever or Whatever might be listening.
The rocker was the featured speaker, and he arrived with the message that he was above all the religious stuff. The breakfast clubbers were mighty lucky just to be allowed in his presence. No autographs, please.
"Yes, it is odd having the rock star at the breakfast," the rock star currently known as Bono told the thousands of guests, "but maybe it's odder for me than for you, because you see, I have avoided religious people most of my life." Religious people just smell different from rock stars (for which we should be grateful if we knew who it was legal to be grateful to).
(Excerpt) Read more at washingtontimes.com ...
If true, I'm smelling "seeker-sensitivity."
And boy! does it smell!
By all the Gods of the 18th moon of Ignots, I swear that guy is annoying.
The LIBERALS CREDO: 'The needs of the one or the few outweigh the needs of the many'
Yeah it does. Quite bad, actually.
Just like Jesus... er, never did.
Dan
The war on Christianity goes on. Of course, the useful idiots from the top on down sit like lumps on a log even in the face of utter stupidity of the likes of Bono.
No wonder Christians finally began to strike back this past Christmas season. About time.
Dan
Doesn't it seem odd for those who supposedly trust in
the "Truth" of the standard giver shun him openly for
the whims of the ignorant or intolerate?
You can say "God" anywhere you go, but bring up the name
above all names and it's just too uncooth!!
If they brought up Yeshua, would those ignoramuses even have a clue?
Mark 8:38
"For whoever is ashamed of Me and My words in this adulterous and sinful generation, of him the Son of Man also will be ashamed when He comes in the glory of His Father with the holy angels."
(NKJV)
5 SOLAS!
maybe they could all just pray to 'hay-suse'.
"Our Father Who Art In Heaven."
YES?
Don't interrupt me. I'm praying.
BUT -- YOU CALLED ME !!
Called you? No, I didn't call you. I'm praying. "Our Father who art in
heaven."
THERE -- YOU DID IT AGAIN!
Did what?
CALLED ME. YOU SAID, "OUR FATHER WHO ART IN HEAVEN" WELL HERE I AM.
WHAT'S ON YOUR MIND?
But I didn't mean anything by it. I was, you know, just saying my
prayers for the day. I always say the Lord's Prayer. It makes me feel
good, kind of like fulfilling a duty.
WELL, ALL RIGHT. GO ON.
Okay, "Hallowed be Thy name.."
HOLD IT RIGHT THERE. WHAT DO YOU MEAN BY THAT?
By what?
BY "HALLOWED BE THY NAME"?
It means, it means . good grief, I don't know what it means. How in the
world should I know? It's just a part of the prayer. By the way, what
does it mean?
IT MEANS HONORED, HOLY, WONDERFUL.
Hey, that makes sense. I never thought about what "hallowed" meant
before. Thanks. "Thy Kingdom come, Thy will be done, on earth as it is
in Heaven."
DO YOU REALLY MEAN THAT?
Sure, why not?
WHAT ARE YOU DOING ABOUT IT?
Doing? Why, nothing, I guess. I just think it would be kind of neat if
you got control of everything down here like you have up there. We're
kinda in a mess down here you know.
YES, I KNOW; BUT, HAVE I GOT CONTROL OF YOU?
Well, I go to church.
THAT ISN'T WHAT I ASKED YOU. WHAT ABOUT YOUR BAD TEMPER? YOU'VE REALLY
GOT A PROBLEM THERE, YOU KNOW. AND THEN THERE'S THE WAY YOU SPEND YOUR
MONEY --ALL ON YOURSELF. AND WHAT ABOUT THE KIND OF BOOKS YOU READ?
Now hold on just a minute! Stop picking on me! I'm just as good as some
of the rest of those people at church!
EXCUSE ME. I THOUGHT YOU WERE PRAYING FOR "MY WILL TO BE DONE". IF THAT
IS TO HAPPEN, IT WILL HAVE TO START WITH THE ONES WHO ARE PRAYING FOR
IT. LIKE YOU -- FOR EXAMPLE.
Oh, all right. I guess I do have some hang-ups. Now that you mention it,
I could probably name some others.
SO COULD I.
I haven't thought about it very much until now, but I really would like
to cut out some of those things. I would like to, you know, be really
free.
GOOD. NOW WE'RE GETTING SOMEWHERE. WE'LL WORK TOGETHER -- YOU AND ME.
I'M PROUD OF YOU.
Look, Lord, if you don't mind, I need to finish my prayer. This is
taking a lot longer than it usually does. "Give us this day, our daily
bread."
YOU NEED TO CUT OUT THE BREAD. YOU'RE OVERWEIGHT AS IT IS.
Hey, wait a minute! What is this? Here I was doing my religious duty,
and all of a sudden you break in and remind me of all my hang-ups.
PRAYING IS A DANGEROUS THING. YOU JUST MIGHT GET WHAT YOU ASK FOR.
REMEMBER, YOU CALLED ME -- AND HERE I AM. IT'S TOO LATE TO STOP NOW.
KEEP PRAYING.
..pause...
WELL, GO ON.
I'm scared to.
SCARED? OF WHAT?
I know what you'll say
TRY ME.
"Forgive us our sins, as we forgive those who sin against us."
WHAT ABOUT CAROL?
See? I knew it! I knew you would bring her up! Why, Lord, she's told
lies about me, spread stories. She never paid back the money she owes
me. I've sworn to get even with her!
BUT -- YOUR PRAYER -- WHAT ABOUT YOUR PRAYER?
I didn't -- mean it.
WELL, AT LEAST YOU'RE HONEST. BUT, IT'S QUITE A LOAD CARRYING AROUND ALL
THAT BITTERNESS AND RESENTMENT ISN'T IT?
Yes, but I'll feel better as soon as I get even with her. Boy, have I
got some plans for her. She'll wish she had never been born.
NO, YOU WON'T FEEL ANY BETTER. YOU'LL FEEL WORSE. REVENGE ISN'T SWEET.
YOU KNOW HOW UNHAPPY YOU ARE -- WELL, I CAN CHANGE THAT.
You can? How?
FORGIVE CAROL. THEN, I'LL FORGIVE YOU; AND THE HATE AND SIN WILL BE
CAROL'S PROBLEM -- NOT YOURS. YOU WILL HAVE SETTLED THE PROBLEM AS FAR
AS YOU ARE CONCERNED.
Oh, you know, you're right. You always are. And more than I want
revenge, I want to be right with You..., (sigh). All right...all
right...I forgive her.
THERE NOW! WONDERFUL! HOW DO YOU FEEL?
Hmmmm. Well, not bad. Not bad at all! In fact, I feel pretty great! You
know, I don't think I'll go to bed uptight tonight. I haven't been
getting much rest, you know.
YEAH, I KNOW. BUT, YOU'RE NOT THROUGH WITH YOUR PRAYER ARE YOU? GO ON.
Oh, all right. "And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from
evil."
GOOD! GOOD! I'LL DO THAT. JUST DON'T PUT YOURSELF IN A PLACE WHERE YOU
CAN BE TEMPTED.
What do you mean by that?
YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN.
Yeah. I know
OKAY. GO AHEAD. FINISH YOUR PRAYER.
"For Thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory forever. Amen."
DO YOU KNOW WHAT WOULD BRING ME GLORY -- WHAT WOULD REALLY MAKE ME
HAPPY?
No, but I'd like to know. I want to please you now. I've really made a
mess of things. I want to truly follow you. I can see now how great that
would be. So, tell me .. how do I make you happy?
YOU JUST DID!
The "Jesus-Fad" has been over for a few year now, so why does going back to the way it's always been surprise Mr. Pruden??
My pastor was at the breakfast and I am certain he is not ashamed of proclaiming Jesus Christ's name in public.
"One of the things I picked up from my father and mother," Mr. Bono said, "was that religion often gets in the way of God."What he meant to say:
Religion gets in the way of me being God.
"religious people smell different..." All I can say Bono is wake up and smell the roses!
Unless you need a gun or a cigarette...
Bono, we call that stuff soap, hot water, and deodorant.
You got that right brother
apostasy
n 1: the state of having rejected your religious beliefs or a cause (often in favor of opposing beliefs or causes) [syn: renunciation, defection] 2: the act of abandoning a party or cause [syn: tergiversation]
www.apostasywatch.com
Or maybe just 'the wants' of a few outweigh the needs...
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