Posted on 10/29/2007 8:28:33 AM PDT by Invisigoth
The Baptists, Methodists, Catholics, Lutherans, Pentecostals, Mormons and a few other faiths have three things in common – they believe in Jesus Christ, that He is the Son of God and that He died and was resurrected for our sins.
So what’s the problem?
The political pundits continue to try and make Mitt Romney’s religious beliefs a big issue as he runs for the Republican presidential nomination. Different denominations of Christianity are just that – different denominations – which means different worship practices of the same fundamental Christian beliefs.
Some people have commented that they cannot support Mitt Romney because he is a Mormon. When they are pressed to explain why that is objectionable, they stutter. Still others are skeptical of Mitt Romney based solely on hearsay or lack of knowledge about Mormons.
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Lyin’ for the Lord? Naw, that’s one of those things that makes Mormons a ‘peculiar people’ don’tchaknow. But please, continue your revelations of self for us. Don’t stop now, you’re on a roll!
By the way, a funny movie I saw on tv a few years ago starring John Travolta, Rene Russo, and Gene Hackman was “Get Shorty” which involved a story about a shylock. Travolta was the shylock and he was sent after a movie producer in Hollywood who owed money. Travolta’s character was named Chili Palmer. The following dialogue occurs after Palmer “pitches” his movie idea to the producer, Harry, played by Gene Hackman and whose wife, Karen, is played by Rene Russo.
HARRY: You want to hear this idea? It’s about a dry cleaner who scams an airline out of three hundred grand. Go on, tell her.
CHILI: You just did.
HARRY: I mean, the way you told it to me. Start at the beginning, we see how the story line develops.
Chili looks at Karen. She leans in the doorway.
CHILI: Well, basically, this guy owes a shylock fifteen thousand, plus he’s a few weeks behind on the vig, the interest you have to pay.
KAREN: I know what a vig is.
HARRY: It’s the kind of situation, you don’t pay, you get your legs broken.
CHILI: Or the guy thinks he could get ‘em broken. You have to understand the loan shark’s in business the same as anybody else. He isn’t in it to hurt people. He’s in it to make money.
* * * * * * * * * * * * *
HARRY: That’s it? That’s your movie?
CHILI: I said I had an idea, that’s all.
HARRY: That’s half a movie, with holes in it. Maybe forty minutes of screen time. You don’t even have a girl, a female lead, and on top of that, there’s no one to sympathize with, you don’t have a good guy.
CHILI: The shylock’s the good guy.
HARRY: The shylock? He’s barely mentioned. And it’s not believable the wife would get a settlement that fast.
KAREN: Harry doesn’t realize it’s a true story.
As you can see, shylock has a modern vernacular and doesn't require capitalization. I'm sorry again to thwart your efforts at a comeback line by showing you were wrong again or, maybe "lying to the Lord" to save face. Again, the readers can decide.
“As you can see, shylock has a modern vernacular and doesn’t require capitalization.” Agreed, so we may agree that sometimes Shylock doesn’t need to be capitalized. I wasn’t referring to you, the Lawyer, as a loan shark; I was eluding to your character flaws as similar to the character in WS’s play. I’ll get back on the porch now and let you run, run, run. This getting interesting now, from a psychological point of view. I’ll try not to interrupt you again.
That’s okay. My work is done. It’s been a pleasure exposing your “lying for the Lord.” Have a good night.
LOL
I just don't like anyone to be judged based solely on their religion. That just smells bad to me. I have no intentions of voting for Romney unless it's him or Hitlery. Then I vote. Yessir. I don't give a crap HOW "liberal" everyone thinks Romney is. He aint' nothing compared to that screeching harpie. But my first vote goes to the one who wants to build the wall.
Again; you fail to comprehend what you've just read!
That is NOT what the devil promised!
"YOU WILL BE LIKE GOD" is what he promised.
We’ll see.
So, by putting FUNDAMENTALIST in front of the group of words - latter, saint, jesus, the, of, christ, church, of, day - tends to get Headquarters in SLC upset?
Kinda reminds me of a popular story in which this exchange takes place:
’When I use a word,’ Humpty Dumpty said in rather a scornful tone, "it means just what I choose it to mean – neither more or less.’
‘The question is,’ said Alice, ‘whether you can make words mean so many different things.’
‘The question is,’ said Humpty Dumpty, ‘which is to be master – that’s all.’"
Did I ever say that you were?
Luckilly, I've grown up over the years, and repented of my ways.
I hope I could be able to same the same.
Dang!
I'm reading this at BREAKFAST time!
I am NOT a member of a church that claims that only it has a firm grasp of truth.
I would NOT be a member of a church that said that.
Good point.
We can never really know who is getting the message or not.
BUMP
It seems like it takes some folks a LONG time to get the point!
Then you should get back on your Prozac®
Yeah... I've noticed.
But still, like a moth to a flame, you cannot resist coming back to us.
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