Good. So let's all start confessing that we lost games we shouldn't have and start praying for 3 more wins.
And to think that in the eyes of the believers we live our lives for nothing but sin and pleasure. I commend you and not even knowing you, I am proud of you. Good stuff.
Okay, then, it looks like I'm in. Now that I don't have to sweat it anymore, can we start praying for 3 more victories?
It's good to know God is on our side. I've always liked Bob Dylan's version of that: With God On Our Side Oh my name it is nothin' My age it means less The country I come from Is called the Midwest I's taught and brought up there The laws to abide And that land that I live in Has God on its side. Oh the history books tell it They tell it so well The cavalries charged The Indians fell The cavalries charged The Indians died Oh the country was young With God on its side. Oh the Spanish-American War had its day And the Civil War too Was soon laid away And the names of the heroes I's made to memorize With guns in their hands And God on their side. Oh the First World War, boys It closed out its fate The reason for fighting I never got straight But I learned to accept it Accept it with pride For you don't count the dead When God's on your side. When the Second World War Came to an end We forgave the Germans And we were friends Though they murdered six million In the ovens they fried The Germans now too Have God on their side. I've learned to hate Russians All through my whole life If another war starts It's them we must fight To hate them and fear them To run and to hide And accept it all bravely With God on my side. But now we got weapons Of the chemical dust If fire them we're forced to Then fire them we must One push of the button And a shot the world wide And you never ask questions When God's on your side. In a many dark hour I've been thinkin' about this That Jesus Christ Was betrayed by a kiss But I can't think for you You'll have to decide Whether Judas Iscariot Had God on his side. So now as I'm leavin' I'm weary as Hell The confusion I'm feelin' Ain't no tongue can tell The words fill my head And fall to the floor If God's on our side He'll stop the next war.
I would tend to disagree on this point. I have yet to visit a church that advocated the literal word of the bible. It's always been taken as allegory where this fits, and literally where it fits. And I've heard both types of sermons as well, very dry/boring interpretations, and priests that do indeed attempt to bridge the gap into the modern world and discuss scripture and its relevance and meaning in todays society. My guess is that it depends on the average age of the congregation. The most progressive Catholic churches I attended where while I was in college. The churches where it was predominately retirees tended to be more like you described. This is a legitimate contention, and one I will admit I struggle with all the time. Again I would have to say that it's more of a indication of the times. I've talked through these issues with some priests before, and indeed many of them agree with the contention that reconciliation should be seen as a private matter between yourself and God, and they told me that in todays age I should look at confession in a Catholic sense as more of an opportunity to receive advice and counseling than absolution. Meaning the act of confessing to a priest should no longer be seen as the single method of redemption, but instead as the opportunity to openly discuss issues and problems in your life and have someone there to help you out without fear of being looked down upon or judged. But privately expressing remorse through personal prayer and truly believing it is indeed a legitimate path for absolution. Then again, other priests do not agree with this method of thinking, which shows that even within the power structure of the Church things aren't as rigid as others would assume.
I'm done discussing this topic, it's getting close to dangerous territory now. Especially since it's still in the Jets forum. Say 10 intercepted Hail Marys, and praise be to Revis.
haha, I actually find praying for football victories hollow and dumb. I just can't see God really caring one way or the other, especially when you know there are equal amount of people praying the other way. I usually just pray that no one gets hurt, and even that doesn't seem to work, haha. I just fall back on the tried and true "wishing" and "hoping", and of course, drinking and yelling :beer:
agreed, this should have been moved a long time ago. And its gone well past the original point of the thread anyway. And for the record, I love the "Revis Christ" name, always have, always will
I didn't read any of the responses in this thread, but it is pretty funny that is has 15 pages worth of posts.
Meh... lazy posters... people go to the trouble of creating 15 pages of crap, the least you can do is get your hands dirty and read some of it.
Right, because clearly everyone who believes in God feels you can't live a good life without knowing Him. It's all just sin and pleasure for the rest of the world! At least now we know you did your theological studies at Hamburger U. What a moron.
Yeah, I'm done too. The idiocy of a couple of posters in here is getting to me. Come to think of it, that makes it just like every other thread in the Jets forum lately. Thanks to talismand and Sec 227 for being able to discuss it frankly and honestly with a bit of humor mixed in.
i'm not a fan just bc i'm not a fan of religion as a whole. do i think it too much? not for reasons of blasphemy or anything... but more bc the dude is awesome, don't sully his name with something as silly and trite and christianity. i kid i realize some are religious and i'm not trying to offend, i'm making light of a sticky topic. the first sentence is really where i'm at
