Yeah, Graham always bugged me.
And, again, let me apologize for writing the "j-word". I did not mean to offend, I simply wasn't thinking about how it would sound outside my head.
Lydia: Its removal from Burma is a felony and when triggered it has the power to melt human eyeballs.
Giles: In that case I've severely underpriced it.
'Potential'
Natter 63: Life after PuppyCam
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
quester - Jan 20, 2009 9:34:16 am PST #2454 of 30000
Danger is my middle name, only I spell it R. u. t. h. - Tina Belcher.
Sophia Brooks - Jan 20, 2009 9:36:31 am PST #2455 of 30000
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here
Matt the Bruins fan - Jan 20, 2009 9:38:03 am PST #2456 of 30000
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
To be fair, while Graham (understandably, given his calling) seems to feel that Christian worship and prayer are the solution to every problem whether metaphysical or tangible, I don't recall him ever being accusatory or singling out any group of people for judgement. In fact, I quite clearly recall him counseling people that it was God's place to judge and not theirs. He was on TV quite a bit when I was growing up in the South, and I don't think I ever got the feeling that he was an enemy.
JenP - Jan 20, 2009 9:38:12 am PST #2457 of 30000
It was pretty obvious when all three couples bottlenecked before being announced and there was some standing and chatting. Clintons and Bushes were all huggy. Carters and Bushes shook hands. Clintons and Carters - no acknowledgment of each other.
Trudy Booth - Jan 20, 2009 9:42:35 am PST #2458 of 30000
Greece's financial crisis threatens to take down all of Western civilization - a civilization they themselves founded. A rather tragic irony - which is something they also invented. - Jon Stewart
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He basically said that in his speech -- something like "Restore science to its rightful place," something something.
My stuffy lawfirm gathered in our great room. Most of the time we reined in our personal reactions -- but on that one there was audible glee.
brenda m - Jan 20, 2009 9:43:05 am PST #2459 of 30000
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
He basically said that in his speech -- something like "Restore science to its rightful place," something something.
The speech in general was littered with stiletto jabs at the Bush administration, I thought - nicely done.
Polgara - Jan 20, 2009 9:44:56 am PST #2460 of 30000
Karma is a cat, sleeping in my lap cuz it loves me. ~TS
ABC is reporting Ted Kennedy collapsed at the lunch. :-(
Trudy Booth - Jan 20, 2009 9:45:38 am PST #2461 of 30000
Greece's financial crisis threatens to take down all of Western civilization - a civilization they themselves founded. A rather tragic irony - which is something they also invented. - Jon Stewart
And, again, let me apologize for writing the "j-word". I did not mean to offend, I simply wasn't thinking about how it would sound outside my head.
::snuggles quester::
brenda m - Jan 20, 2009 9:46:11 am PST #2462 of 30000
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
Oh noes!
sj - Jan 20, 2009 9:46:22 am PST #2463 of 30000
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
quester, thank you for the apology. I am sorry if you felt jumped on at all, and I know that you would not offend intentionally.
I can't cut and paste because I am on my phone, but I wanted to clarify my earlier statements. I was in no way saying that the prayer was not exclusionary, and I am so sorry for the people who felt excluded by it, and I was not saying that Jesus's name was not overused in the speech. It probably was, but Warren didn't hold my attention, so I really can't say. I was simply responding to what I was reading as a sentiment by some that Jesus should have been exclude from the invocation altogether.