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Dan82 · 12th Feb 2010, 05:26 PM

http://freestudents.blogspot.com/201...-be-found.html

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It seems to be true, that anytime you can't find a rational explanation for the way someone behaves, look for an irrational one. And that usually means religion. A case in point was the recent death of Congressman John Murtha.

Southern Baptist minister Wiley Drake suggested to his congregation, in an email, "Maybe God took him (Murtha) out. Maybe God answered our imprecatory prayer that we prayed every 30 days." Apparently Drake and his congregation put Murtha on a divine hit-list. They would ask God to kill people and in their prayers would name who they wanted the God Father to bump off......

Because it’s incredibly uncommon for 77 year olds to die on their own.

12th Feb 2010, 08:48 PM

i don't know if them taking credit should be a bad thing or a good thing.

on the one hand, they feel all superior. and that's no good cause they just keep going.

on the other, they're basically telling people that they are proud that they and their version of God are murderers, and either people will think they're even more insane than they already did, or just think they're completely deplorable for it.

i don't think anyone is going to give them the pat on the back that they would like though.

Mind Freak · 12th Feb 2010, 09:34 PM

Wow. Just wow. I highly doubt they had anything to do with him dying.

padre411 · 12th Feb 2010, 09:37 PM

Crap. Crap. Crap.

It's this kind of insanity that ruins what is good about Christianity.

Milord · 12th Feb 2010, 09:53 PM

Divine hit-list? Nice oxymoron!

That is so wicked. Does that mean God should be arrested for murder?

Dtownandrew · 12th Feb 2010, 09:58 PM

I say let the Christians take credit for killing a Congressman! This will just better serve the purpose of making all of their ideas look ridiculous.

Mirko · 12th Feb 2010, 09:59 PM

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Originally Posted by padre411

Crap. Crap. Crap.

It's this kind of insanity that ruins what is good about Christianity.

Oh yes. Although I am not religious I still think that these kinds of stories really distort what religions and believe in God are all about.

12th Feb 2010, 08:48 PM	#2
paco Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Pastor takes credit for death of congressman i don't know if them taking credit should be a bad thing or a good thing. on the one hand, they feel all superior. and that's no good cause they just keep going. on the other, they're basically telling people that they are proud that they and their version of God are murderers, and either people will think they're even more insane than they already did, or just think they're completely deplorable for it. i don't think anyone is going to give them the pat on the back that they would like though.

12th Feb 2010, 09:34 PM	#3
Mind Freak Hey y'all (It's a southern thang);D Full Member Gender: Male Orientation: Uh? Bi! Out Status: HOLY COW [at least 10] WHOLE PEOPLE! ;) Age: 19 Posts: 755 Join Date: Jul 2008	Re: Pastor takes credit for death of congressman Wow. Just wow. I highly doubt they had anything to do with him dying. __________________

12th Feb 2010, 09:37 PM	#4
padre411 El Padre Full Member Gender: Male Orientation: Gay (Kinsey 5.5) Out Status: Out to everyone Location: Southwestern US Age: 49 Posts: 416 Join Date: Jan 2010	Re: Pastor takes credit for death of congressman Crap. Crap. Crap. It's this kind of insanity that ruins what is good about Christianity. __________________ Mike "The danger is not that there is no bread. The danger is that we believe we are not hungry because of a lie" - Simone Weil There is always a graceful path forward.

12th Feb 2010, 09:53 PM	#5
Milord Member Regular Member Gender: Male Location: CANADA Age: 21 Posts: 84 Join Date: Dec 2009	Re: Pastor takes credit for death of congressman Divine hit-list? Nice oxymoron! That is so wicked. Does that mean God should be arrested for murder?

12th Feb 2010, 09:58 PM	#6
Dtownandrew Member Regular Member Gender: Male Orientation: Gay Age: 21 Posts: 49 Join Date: Jan 2010	Re: Pastor takes credit for death of congressman I say let the Christians take credit for killing a Congressman! This will just better serve the purpose of making all of their ideas look ridiculous. Last edited by Dtownandrew; 12th Feb 2010 at 10:01 PM..

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