“PRAY, v. To ask that the laws of the universe be annulled in behalf of a single petitioner, confessedly unworthy.”
Ambrose Bierce
“PRAYER, n. Hour upon hour of brown-nosing to nobody.”
Nom dePlume
"When my way grows drear, precious Lord linger near/When my light is almost gone, Hear my cry, hear my call."
Gospel lyrics
I continue to marvel at how religion gets such a wide berth of undeserved respect in the media. It's like politics in the old Soviet Union, which I visited in the 60s: we're all SO happy, and we LOVE the Party. That's all you would see in the media. It's the same with religion. It’s so good for you!
A photo in the newspaper (Chicago Tribune, 12/2/07) shows a gospel choir of Black people getting into the Christmas spirit, praising Jesus in song. I just absorbed the picture for a while, trying to figure out what was happening. And without reading the article, I got the message.
Showing posts with label Christianity. Show all posts
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Thursday, October 29, 2009
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