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Edwards: Jesus Would Be 'Appalled' at U.S.
Fox News ^
| March 5, 2007
| Staff
Posted on 03/05/2007 3:17:03 PM PST by MadIvan
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — Democratic presidential hopeful John Edwards says Jesus would be appalled at how the United States has ignored the plight of the suffering, and that he believes children should have private time to pray at school.
Edwards, in an interview with the Web site Beliefnet.com, said Jesus would be most upset with the selfishness of Americans and the country's willingness to go to war "when it's not necessary."
"I think that Jesus would be disappointed in our ignoring the plight of those around us who are suffering and our focus on our own selfish short-term needs," Edwards told the site. "I think he would be appalled, actually."
Edwards also said he was against teacher-led prayers in public schools, but he added that "allowing time for children to pray for themselves, to themselves, I think is not only OK, I think it's a good thing."
In the interview, the former North Carolina senator discussed how he lost touch with his day-to-day faith during college, but that it "came roaring back" after the death of his 16-year-old son, Wade, in 1996.
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posted on
03/05/2007 3:17:06 PM PST
by
MadIvan
To: Mrs Ivan; odds; DCPatriot; Texican; Watery Tart; Deetes; Barset; fanfan; LadyofShalott; Tolik; ...
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posted on
03/05/2007 3:17:49 PM PST
by
MadIvan
(I aim to misbehave.)
To: MadIvan
Do you think Jesus would be appalled at the size of Edwards' house? Or the time he spends on his hair?
To: rightwingintelligentsia
I try to make a habit of not second guessing what Our Lord would say; I prefer to stick to the quotes we have.
Regards, Ivan
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posted on
03/05/2007 3:19:26 PM PST
by
MadIvan
(I aim to misbehave.)
To: MadIvan
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posted on
03/05/2007 3:19:33 PM PST
by
jmc1969
To: MadIvan
"I think that Jesus would be disappointed in our ignoring the plight of those around us who are suffering and our focus on our own selfish short-term needs," ...Edwards said from the basketball court of his new multi-million dollar home.
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posted on
03/05/2007 3:19:37 PM PST
by
gate2wire
To: MadIvan
And I thought the Hilabeast had pandering down to an art!
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posted on
03/05/2007 3:19:44 PM PST
by
toddlintown
(Six bullets and Lennon goes down. Yet not one hit Yoko. Discuss.)
To: rightwingintelligentsia
Do you think Jesus would be appalled at the size of Edwards' house? Or the time he spends on his hair? Jesus came to heal the sick, and Edwards is obviously healthy.... /s
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posted on
03/05/2007 3:20:02 PM PST
by
r9etb
To: MadIvan
He is an utterly shameless little pile of dung, isn't he?
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posted on
03/05/2007 3:20:04 PM PST
by
RichInOC
(Edwards '08: Not That There's Anything Wrong With That.)
To: MadIvan
Of course he would not be appalled at the number children who are murdered in the womb because abortion is a right. < /sarcasm>
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posted on
03/05/2007 3:21:01 PM PST
by
big'ol_freeper
(It looks like one of those days when one nuke is just not enough-- Lt. Col. Mitchell, SG-1)
To: RichInOC
This is just about the most shameless and stupid thing I've heard a Democrat say since the end of the Clinton Administration.
Regards, Ivan
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posted on
03/05/2007 3:21:04 PM PST
by
MadIvan
(I aim to misbehave.)
To: MadIvan
Hey Johnny ... that house of yours is big enough to house an Orphanage
Are ya going open the doors to you huge manson to keep those kiddies warm at night?
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posted on
03/05/2007 3:21:07 PM PST
by
Mo1
( http://www.gohunter08.com)
To: MadIvan
"Edwards also said he was against teacher-led prayers in public schools, but he added that "allowing time for children to pray for themselves, to themselves, I think is not only OK, I think it's a good thing."
What a bold stand, he has stepped out from the pack by supporting a child's right to pray, or what ever, in the privacy of his own mind.
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posted on
03/05/2007 3:21:12 PM PST
by
ansel12
(America, love it ,or at least give up your home citizenship before accepting ours too.)
To: MadIvan
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posted on
03/05/2007 3:21:19 PM PST
by
ButThreeLeftsDo
(Carry Daily. Apply Sparingly.)
To: MadIvan
I can't top that: oh dear.
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posted on
03/05/2007 3:21:37 PM PST
by
onyx
(DEFEAT Hillary Clinton, Marxist, student of Saul Alinsky & ally and beneficiary of Soros.)
To: MadIvan
Ya, Right! That is what all the faggots say.
(no political correctness here)
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posted on
03/05/2007 3:21:58 PM PST
by
jongaltsr
(Hope to See ya in Galt's Gultch.)
To: MadIvan
So he hires bloggers that issue profane insults at the Catholic Religion but claims that he knows how Jesus thinks....
Oh yeah, this schmuck is a real prize...
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posted on
03/05/2007 3:22:29 PM PST
by
kromike
To: rightwingintelligentsia
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posted on
03/05/2007 3:22:34 PM PST
by
Howlin
(Honk if you like Fred Thompson!!!)
To: ansel12
What a bold stand, he has stepped out from the pack by supporting a child's right to pray, or what ever, in the privacy of his own mind. Not really .. he's just repeating what the USSC said about prayer in public schools
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posted on
03/05/2007 3:22:42 PM PST
by
Mo1
( http://www.gohunter08.com)
To: jmc1969
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