Posted on 06/11/2006 5:58:30 PM PDT by driftdiver
Edited on 06/11/2006 6:41:46 PM PDT by Admin Moderator. [history]
A discussion about protests by an anti-homosexual church at the funerals of fallen American soldiers turned into an astounding shoutfest on national television this weekend, with Fox News host Julie Banderas calling a fire-and-brimstone Christian preacher "the devil" and apparently condemning her to hell.
"You are the devil!" Banderas exclaimed to Shirley Phelps-Roper. "If you believe in the Bible, miss, you're going to hell!" Phelps-Roper: "You're proud. You're proud of your sins. You can't do enough sinning. You think 'gay' pride, bimbo. You have sinned away your day of grace."
Banderas: "OK, you are an abomination."
Phelps-Roper: "America is doomed. America is doomed. ... Before your eyes, missy, you're gonna see the destruction of America."
"Well missie Phelps you oughtta know about pride..."
(Wish Banderas had said this :-)
I think Banderas ROCKED OUT LOUD during that interview. She was an inspiration in her quick use of scripture, in a manner that refelcted to me she KNEW her Bible, before ever preparing for this interview.
My only fault with anyone who deigns to condemn another to hell - even when there may be strong evidence to support that probability - is the old adage "Don't try to play God, because you wouldn't be good at it and the position is already taken", comes to mind. As a Christian, I believe that we have ALL done things that could justify hell - that is after all why Jesus had to die for each of our sins.
That said...Julie you go girl!
I saw it. It was funny, but Banderas isn't very professional. It was more of a CNN thing.
Thanks for the ping!
Didn't see the actual show but Julie played snippets. From my end it was annoying as both were speaking over one another and with all the shouting major points were missed.
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