Posted on 04/24/2008 10:32:06 AM PDT by yoe
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) is fond of quoting a particular passage of Scripture. The quote, however, does not appear in the Bible and is "fictional," according to biblical scholars.
In her April 22 Earth Day news release, Pelosi said, "The Bible tells us in the Old Testament, 'To minister to the needs of God's creation is an act of worship. To ignore those needs is to dishonor the God who made us.' On this Earth Day, and every day, let us pledge to our children, and our children's children, that they will have clean air to breathe, clean water to drink, and the opportunity to experience the wonders of nature."
Cybercast News Service repeatedly queried the speaker's office for two days to determine where the alleged Bible quote is found. Thus far, no one has responded.
Distinguished biblical scholars, however, cast doubt on the existence of the passage.
John J. Collins, the Holmes professor of Old Testament criticism and interpretation at Yale Divinity School, said he is totally unfamiliar with Pelosi's quotation.
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The "living and breathing" US Constitution.
I think it’s somewhere in the book of Hezekiah. ;-)
I had a deacon in a church looking for Hezekiah 4:3 for about five minutes once.
Sounds like Nancy, and her constituents in SF.
20For since the creation of the world God’s invisible qualities—his eternal power and divine nature—have been clearly seen, being understood from what has been made, so that men are without excuse.
Heeeellloooooo Nanacy! Are you listening?
21For although they knew God, they neither glorified him as God nor gave thanks to him, but their thinking became futile and their foolish hearts were darkened. 22Although they claimed to be wise, they became fools
Yep, thats Nancy.
23and exchanged the glory of the immortal God for images made to look like mortal man and birds and animals and reptiles.
Sounds pretty much like the entire democrat party with Reverend Algore.
24Therefore God gave them over in the sinful desires of their hearts to sexual impurity for the degrading of their bodies with one another.
Nancy's constituents really exemplify this.
25They exchanged the truth of God for a lie, and worshiped and served created things rather than the Creator—who is forever praised. Amen.
Today's Gorebull Warming religion to a T.
Hezekiah 4:3. Funny. In Seminary, we’d pull that on the freshmen sometimes.
Deu 13:1 One of your people, claiming to be a prophet or to have prophetic dreams, may predict a miraculous sign or an amazing thing.
Deu 13:2 What he predicts may even take place. But don’t listen to that prophet or dreamer if he says, “Let’s worship and serve other gods.” (Those gods may be gods you’ve never heard of.)
Deu 13:3 The LORD your God is testing you to find out if you really love him with all your heart and with all your soul.
Deu 13:4 Worship the LORD your God, fear him, obey his commands, listen to what he says, serve him, and be loyal to him.
Deu 13:5 That prophet or dreamer must be put to death because he preached rebellion against the LORD your God, who brought you out of Egypt and freed you from slavery. He was trying to lead you away from following the directions the LORD your God gave you. You must get rid of this evil.
Well if that WAS that passage, why didn't she quote it as such to be clear?
Oh I forgot, the beginning portion of the passage says "Be fruitful and multiply" and we can't have any reminders of THAT now, can we? That goes against the Left's religion of worshiping at the altar of abortion.
It’s not merely what the Pope “says,” it is longstanding Canon Law. Someone who procures, performs or is an accessory to abortion receives “latae sententiae” excommunication. This is sometimes called “automatic” excommunication, meaning the offense is so grave that it requires no decree by the Church, but the mere act itself removes the person from God’s grace and from a state of communion with the Body of Christ. This is rare and very serious; many “mortal” sins do not carry the latae sententiae penalty.
OK, so that explained, a person in this state (or even just a state of mortal sin) must not present him/herself for reception of the Eucharist. However, the burden is usually on the individual to refrain from going forward. It a bit difficult at a Mass of 25,000 people. Can the Pope send Swiss Guards running down to grab Pelosi, Kerry, Kennedy, et al, and physically prevent them from receiving?
However, there are priests and bishops who would deny them communion if they appeared at their own churches and were recognizable, and were known AT THAT MOMENT to not have yet repented and received absolution and reunification with the Church. Something hard for a priest to judge who does not know the individual. These politicians take advantage of the situation by deliberately seeking out weak-willed or renegade priests who will give them the Eucharist.
I recognize that Bible quotation, isn’t it from “an obscure passage in Romans”? ;-)
What is wrong with everyone here..I found the quote..it is between abortion is ok and gay marriage is cool..jeez..
I found it! Its in Hezekiah 5:3.
nor would the vast majority of republicans.
Behold, the days come, saith the Lord GOD, that I will send a famine in the land, not a famine of bread, nor a thirst for water, but of hearing the words of the LORD:
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