Name: Anonymous 2007-01-15 1:09
Does anyone else see the irony and absolutely joke that this email is? Here's what it says, go ahead and see if it stands out to you or not. (it's some passed around Christian email, I'll skip the opening comments)
" Billy Graham's daughter was interviewed on the Early Show and Jane Clayson asked her, "How could God let something like this Happen?" (regarding Katrina)
Anne Graham gave an extremely profound and insightful response. She said, "I believe God is deeply saddened by this, just as we are, but for years we've been telling God to get out of our schools, to get out of our government and to get out of our lives.
And being the gentleman He is, I believe He has calmly backed out. How can we expect God to give us His blessing and His protection if we demand He leave us alone?"
In light of recent events...terrorists attack, school shootings, etc. I think it started when Madeleine Murray O'Hare (she was murdered, her body found recently) complained she didn't want prayer in our schools, and we said OK.
Then someone said you better not read the Bible in school. The Bible says:
Thou Shalt Not Kill,
Thou Shalt Not Steal,
and Love Your Neighbor As Yourself.
And we said OK. "
Not a word in there or afterwards mentions the hurricane. What do morals have to do with a higher power stepping out and not helping or preventing a natural disaster? He's "saddened" by it, eh? I'm sorry, but if a political ruler says "I am saddened by the fact that my people are starving to death" and does nothing to feed them, what kind of ruler is he? Either A. a lier who doesn't care about his people, or B. a helpless man who can't help them even if he wants to.
As well, morals are learned, and the bible, like most religions, has a history of incredible violence and disgusting acts that we'd never condone today. So who's more moral? The values taught back then, or us?
Sure, we shoot each other in schools, but oh wait, what's this? It mentions terrorist attacks? They did that because they believed their religion was right and everyone else's was wrong! The hypocrisy is infuriating, and yet people pass on these emails and say "Yeah, it's good, it teaches us a lesson."
How the hell can people not see the obvious flaws and hypocrisy?
" Billy Graham's daughter was interviewed on the Early Show and Jane Clayson asked her, "How could God let something like this Happen?" (regarding Katrina)
Anne Graham gave an extremely profound and insightful response. She said, "I believe God is deeply saddened by this, just as we are, but for years we've been telling God to get out of our schools, to get out of our government and to get out of our lives.
And being the gentleman He is, I believe He has calmly backed out. How can we expect God to give us His blessing and His protection if we demand He leave us alone?"
In light of recent events...terrorists attack, school shootings, etc. I think it started when Madeleine Murray O'Hare (she was murdered, her body found recently) complained she didn't want prayer in our schools, and we said OK.
Then someone said you better not read the Bible in school. The Bible says:
Thou Shalt Not Kill,
Thou Shalt Not Steal,
and Love Your Neighbor As Yourself.
And we said OK. "
Not a word in there or afterwards mentions the hurricane. What do morals have to do with a higher power stepping out and not helping or preventing a natural disaster? He's "saddened" by it, eh? I'm sorry, but if a political ruler says "I am saddened by the fact that my people are starving to death" and does nothing to feed them, what kind of ruler is he? Either A. a lier who doesn't care about his people, or B. a helpless man who can't help them even if he wants to.
As well, morals are learned, and the bible, like most religions, has a history of incredible violence and disgusting acts that we'd never condone today. So who's more moral? The values taught back then, or us?
Sure, we shoot each other in schools, but oh wait, what's this? It mentions terrorist attacks? They did that because they believed their religion was right and everyone else's was wrong! The hypocrisy is infuriating, and yet people pass on these emails and say "Yeah, it's good, it teaches us a lesson."
How the hell can people not see the obvious flaws and hypocrisy?