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First Amendment Watch: Beck Forbidden from Prayer at Kennedy Center
bigjournalism.com ^ | 08/17/10 | Michael Walsh

Posted on 08/16/2010 10:58:09 PM PDT by American Dream 246




Technically speaking, the Kennedy Center is not Congress, but the building — a monument to the first Roman Catholic president — is federally supported.

Luckily, this story has a happy ending. But how many ordinary Americans have a microphone or a TV show with which to make bureaucratic enormities like this public?

Behold the wages, not of sin, but of the evil known as “political correctness” –

VIDEO GLENN BECK

Lest we forget, the Kennedy Center’s forerunner as Washington’s premiere concert hall, Constitution Hall, run by the Daughters of the American Revolution, once tried to ban contralto Marian Anderson for the simple crime of being black. Here she is in action, singing the “Ave Maria” just to make the atheists and Schubert-haters crazy:

VIDEO

Eternal vigilance, indeed.


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; Foreign Affairs; Front Page News; Miscellaneous; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: anderson; beck; christanism; christianity; dar; glennbeck; islam; lds; mariananderson; mormon; muslims; obama; palin; religion
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To: ansel12

“This isn’t correct, The Roman Catholic church says it, the Greek Orthodox say it, the Protestants say it, so your statement isn’t true.”

The Bible says: “Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ and you will be saved” period!

The Bible trumps the organized religions with there pagan rituals every time.


61 posted on 08/17/2010 9:10:37 AM PDT by CynicalBear
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To: ansel12

I should have added that Glenn Beck does believe that the “Book of Mormon is the true holy Book while he pretends that the Bible is, he probably hasn’t started pushing it yet on his show has he?

Remember that Mormons are taught to serve potential converts bland milk, and save the meat for after they are reeled in. Just like Muslims and taqiyya, so too Mormons are taught to conceal much of the truth, and to handle a conversion gently because of risk of shocking and losing the convert.


62 posted on 08/17/2010 9:12:34 AM PDT by ansel12
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To: restornu
Beck has never endorsed Romney!

I didn't say that or bring it up, but since you mention it, Beck has definitely talked up Mitt Romney on his show.

63 posted on 08/17/2010 9:15:49 AM PDT by ansel12
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To: CynicalBear

Your Bible comes in second to a Mormon’s holy “Book of Mormon”. What does your bible say about it’s inferiority and lack of truth when compared to the Book of Mormon?


64 posted on 08/17/2010 9:20:26 AM PDT by ansel12
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To: ansel12

You said: “Your Bible comes in second to a Mormon’s holy “Book of Mormon”. What does your bible say about it’s inferiority and lack of truth when compared to the Book of Mormon?”

Find one thing from the Bible that is not true and prove it.


65 posted on 08/17/2010 9:25:29 AM PDT by CynicalBear
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To: CynicalBear
Find one thing from the Bible that is not true and prove it.

Get on the Mormon threads and watch as Mormons strive to do just that, as they elevate their non-Christian "Bible" the Book of Mormon, and non-Christian religion over what they see as your phony Christianity and flawed Christian Bible.

There is more going on as Glenn Beck works to become America's national preacher, than many people realize.

"In 2008, Beck created the CD/DVD An Unlikely Mormon: The Conversion Story of Glenn Beck, detailing how he was transformed by the "healing power of Jesus Christ."

66 posted on 08/17/2010 9:48:15 AM PDT by ansel12
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To: ansel12

Have you seen anything that Beck has said that disagrees with the Bible? I haven’t. Untill I do I’m not going to make assumptions on what he believes other then what he has said in print or broadcast media.


67 posted on 08/17/2010 9:54:14 AM PDT by CynicalBear
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To: ansel12

Do you think that the “Book of Mormon” is the true Holy Book of Christianity?

Just as much as I believe the new testament.


68 posted on 08/17/2010 9:57:38 AM PDT by maine yankee
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To: ansel12

Beck has never endorsed Romney!

I didn’t say that or bring it up, but since you mention it, Beck has definitely talked up Mitt Romney on his show.

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rally please tell us when?


69 posted on 08/17/2010 10:11:09 AM PDT by restornu
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To: CynicalBear

I’m one of Beck’s stealth army. I watch his TV program regularly and have seen him on more than one occasion plead with viewers to ‘read your Bible’, the founders did, regularly. Painting Glenn with ALL the sludge of Mormonism is a mistake. And he may not remain a MOmron for the rest of his adult life because he is fast growing into a student of Christianity and will no doubt find the glaring divergences of mormonism.


70 posted on 08/17/2010 10:17:06 AM PDT by MHGinTN (Dem voters, believing they cannot be deceived, it is impossible to convince them when deceived.)
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To: dixiechick2000

“They don’t believe He’s our savior.”


Wow, just where do you get that idea from?

If you want to know what Mormons believe in Christ as our Savior, I suggest you read up a little more. (link below) Really, Glenn Beck is not a dumb guy. If you think he is, I suggest you stop listening to him.

http://scriptures.lds.org/en/gs/j/22


71 posted on 08/17/2010 10:22:32 AM PDT by Ripliancum ("As He died to make men holy, let us live to make men free")
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To: restornu
We have a Mormon who is becoming America's radio preacher, yet avoiding social conservative issues.

Who would benefit from the mainstreaming of Mormonism as just another "Christian" denomination by a conservative voice, yet at the same time is lost on the social conservative issues?

GLENN BECK:
"I have to tell you that Mitt Romney could be the only guy that could win, and I don’t know if he could because I think that Americans are going to be I mean, this country is going to be in deep trouble by 2012, and the next term, if it’s not decided this term, the next term will decide our fate. Then I hope that Americans are ready for an adult and are ready for hard news."

72 posted on 08/17/2010 10:26:11 AM PDT by ansel12
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To: MHGinTN
I suspect he already has.......

But, it's not easy to leave LDS, Inc.

73 posted on 08/17/2010 10:39:45 AM PDT by Osage Orange (MOLON LABE)
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To: ansel12

As usual you left something out!

Glenn Beck and radio pals Pat Gray and Stu Burguiere rattled down the list of potential Republican nominees for President in 2012 this morning, and they had some bad news for the Tea Party movement: Sarah Palin probably won’t run, Ron Paul is still and long shot, and Mitt Romney, as of now, is the GOP’s best bet.

While Gray and Burguiere are harsh to most of the candidates, Beck spreads the love around. He tells his co-hosts that he likes Palin but doesn’t think she will run, Bobby Jindal but doesn’t think he has the charisma, and Congressman Paul but doesn’t think America is ready for him. Then, at the bottom of the pile, he finds Mitt Romney:

I have to tell you that Mitt Romney could be the only guy that could win, and I don’t know if he could because I think that Americans are going to be I mean, this country is going to be in deep trouble by 2012, and the next term, if it’s not decided this term, the next term will decide our fate. Then I hope that Americans are ready for an adult and are ready for hard news.

It’s a strange, possibly sad conclusion from someone who had called Romney out for “flirting with socialism,” but ultimately Beck was trying to determine who could win, not who he thought should.

If Beck was playing process of elimination, which he clearly was, it’s hard to refute his conclusion that Romney is the least likely candidate to crash and burn in a general election, if only for being a conservative from the most liberal state of America and having moderate successes like universal health care under his belt.

Or– and this one is for you conspiracy theorists out there– maybe Beck is intentionally downplaying the Republican candidates’ ability to success so as to clear the brush and become the reluctant right-wing candidate by default. After all, he is the second-most popular human being in America.

http://www.mediaite.com/online/glenn-beck-mitt-romney-could-be-the-only-guy-that-could-win-in-2012/


74 posted on 08/17/2010 10:45:25 AM PDT by restornu
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To: dixiechick2000
Mormons don’t believe that Jesus is the only son of God, who was sent to die on the cross to save us from our sins. They don’t believe He’s our savior.

How odd that you think that, because every Mormon I know believes that Jesus is the only begotten Son of God, that he died for our sins on the cross and that Jesus is our savior.

75 posted on 08/17/2010 10:55:04 AM PDT by Domandred (Fdisk, format, and reinstall the entire .gov system.)
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To: restornu

As usual you start your post with a personal insult and a lie, and you also pretended to not be aware that Beck has talked up Romney when you posted in post 69.

In that discussion you mention, Palin was dismissed in a single sentence, as you say “He tells his co-hosts that he likes Palin but doesn’t think she will run” and then he pumps up Mitt Romney.

To quote you again “ He tells his co-hosts that he likes Palin but doesn’t think she will run, Bobby Jindal but doesn’t think he has the charisma, and Congressman Paul but doesn’t think America is ready for him. Then, at the bottom of the pile, he finds Mitt Romney.”

You just supported what I said, except in stronger language, you are right, he is promoting Romney and dismissing Palin.


76 posted on 08/17/2010 11:10:57 AM PDT by ansel12
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To: restornu
If Beck was playing process of elimination, which he clearly was, it’s hard to refute his conclusion that Romney is the least likely candidate to crash and burn in a general election, if only for being a conservative from the most liberal state of America and having moderate successes like universal health care under his belt.

Now the truth is out there. By the way, Romney was never a conservative, Why would such a supposed conservative, even anti-Republican (Democrat party does not suck more than Republican party) guy like Beck be pushing such a liberal as Mitt Romney?

77 posted on 08/17/2010 11:18:53 AM PDT by ansel12
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To: ansel12
Is it not true you run on emotions and not reason nor logic?

He was doing a run down as to how thing looked in April and where the country is at.

"It’s a strange, possibly sad conclusion from someone who had called Romney out for “flirting with socialism,” but ultimately Beck was trying to determine who could win, not who he thought should.

If Beck was playing process of elimination, which he clearly was, it’s hard to refute his conclusion that Romney is the least likely candidate to crash and burn in a general election, if only for being a conservative from the most liberal state of America and having moderate successes like universal health care under his belt."

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Some around here will cut off their nose to spite their face but lets get real we need someone who can stop the bleeding and will win.

Do you have anyone in mind?

In the Scheme of things the people in this nation has given away almost all of this country...

We NEED to STOP the BLEEDING!

WE need to prepare folks in the various local goverment that defend the constitution so they can be ready to fill higher position in the future.

This is going to take six, ten years to do but in the mean time we need to stop the bleeding!

Do you grasp that?

78 posted on 08/17/2010 11:54:29 AM PDT by restornu
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To: restornu
As usual, always the personal attack.

You and Mormon Glenn Beck pushing Romney, yet Romney is a liberal how can he appeal to supposed conservatives.

Mitt Romney: "I was an independent during the time of Reagan-Bush. I'm not trying to return to Reagan-Bush."

Mitt Romney: "I'm not a partisan politician. My hope is that, after this election, it will be the moderates of both parties who will control the Senate, not the Jesse Helmses."

Mitt Romney:"One issue I want to clarify concerns President Clinton’s “don’t ask, don’t tell, don’t pursue” military policy. I believe that the Clinton compromise was a step in the right direction. I am also convinced that it is the first of a number of steps that will ultimately lead to gays and lesbians being able to serve openly and honestly in our nation’s military. That goal will only be reached when preventing discrimination against gays and lesbians is a mainstream concern, which is a goal we share."

Mitt Romney:"These guns are not made for recreation or self-defense," "They are instruments of destruction with the sole purpose of hunting down and killing people."

79 posted on 08/17/2010 12:03:59 PM PDT by ansel12
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To: PghBaldy

“They are nice people supposedly, but are not honest about their beliefs.”

What a perfectly horrible, disgusting, creepy thing to say. You say Mormons are “nice people” but then turn around and say we are “not honest.”

I am a Mormon and I am not a liar. This thread, as usual, has invited the anti Mormons to pile on. How very sad.


80 posted on 08/17/2010 12:22:41 PM PDT by Saundra Duffy (For victory & freedom!!!)
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