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Demoiselle Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-17-10 04:32 PM
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72. Thank you for this, Ann..
I love what the pastor said. It is the essence of what Christianity should be. I love the silence that follows.It means the congregation really heard him and processed it. And maybe, most of all, I love the chorus of AMENS that followed.
Maybe there's hope after all.
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  -I Just Came Back From Church Today...OMG AnneD  Jan-17-10 01:36 PM   #0 
  - That is a wonderful story  Adelante   Jan-17-10 01:38 PM   #1 
  - even god would rec this one  fishnfla   Jan-17-10 01:38 PM   #2 
  - I have never been prouder.....  AnneD   Jan-17-10 01:46 PM   #9 
     - your pastor serves God. pat serves mammon. Bless all of you today.  roguevalley   Jan-17-10 10:33 PM   #114 
        - To Religions I say "If you were God couldn't you come up with a better plan than this?"  bjobotts   Jan-18-10 01:12 AM   #123 
  - Amen. K&R  Tuesday Afternoon   Jan-17-10 01:39 PM   #3 
  - This makes me smile.  redwitch   Jan-17-10 01:40 PM   #4 
  - I had a feeling this might break the logjam of Fundie influence on non-Fundie Christians  omega minimo   Jan-17-10 01:41 PM   #5 
  - Most of us non-fundie Christians already know what  liberalhistorian   Jan-17-10 05:44 PM   #77 
     - This part of your post really struck me...  badgerpup   Jan-17-10 06:37 PM   # 
  - I really wonder if Limbaugh hasn't finally gone over a line  drm604   Jan-17-10 01:41 PM   #6 
  - I don't know.  Andy823   Jan-17-10 01:48 PM   #12 
  - You can't blame the lame weaklings that follow OxyRush  sce56   Jan-17-10 02:08 PM   #33 
  - Walnut size?!  chervilant   Jan-18-10 03:22 AM   #125 
  - excuses  donquijoterocket   Jan-18-10 11:27 AM   #164 
  - I may be way off base on this  rpannier   Jan-17-10 07:26 PM   #92 
     - I will crawl out on that limb with you  Samantha   Jan-17-10 08:50 PM   #102 
  - This is so inspiring-thank you for sharing! nt  babylonsister   Jan-17-10 01:45 PM   #7 
  - Thanks for sharing that great story... K&R!  demmiblue   Jan-17-10 01:45 PM   #8 
  - Wow!  TuxedoKat   Jan-17-10 01:47 PM   #10 
  - Wow, good to hear!  HughMoran   Jan-17-10 01:47 PM   #11 
  - I post it with trepidation....  AnneD   Jan-17-10 01:56 PM   #20 
     - I understand that... there is mindless attacking here....  bobbolink   Jan-17-10 02:40 PM   #47 
     - Nevermind, you made a wonderful post! Thank you. nt  glitch   Jan-17-10 07:24 PM   #90 
     - Hard Not To Speak Out  onpatrol98   Jan-18-10 07:50 AM   #134 
  - I like your Pastor  sonias   Jan-17-10 01:50 PM   #13 
  - Why does everybody always have to pick on Kansas?  hfojvt   Jan-17-10 01:51 PM   #14 
  - I'm pretty sure she meant Pat ROBERTSON, and not Pat Roberts,  Tansy_Gold   Jan-17-10 01:55 PM   #18 
     - Pat's the senior Senator  hfojvt   Jan-17-10 02:01 PM   #27 
     - Thanks Tansy...  AnneD   Jan-17-10 02:06 PM   #32 
  - Bravo! to your pastor!  MineralMan   Jan-17-10 01:54 PM   #15 
  - Well, I don't believe in god  Control-Z   Jan-17-10 01:54 PM   # 
  - As a Christian I can tell you.....  AnneD   Jan-17-10 01:59 PM   #25 
     - Supposed to be the message...  onpatrol98   Jan-18-10 08:01 AM   #136 
  - I'd say "addled and confused" is generous  sandnsea   Jan-17-10 01:54 PM   #16 
  - Lol  Control-Z   Jan-17-10 01:56 PM   #19 
     - I admit....  AnneD   Jan-17-10 02:02 PM   #29 
  - It also brings to mind  CJCRANE   Jan-17-10 01:55 PM   #17 
  - Wonderful!  Catshrink   Jan-17-10 01:56 PM   #21 
  - Good News!  Octafish   Jan-17-10 01:57 PM   #22 
  - Very inspiring  PatSeg   Jan-17-10 01:58 PM   #23 
  - WOW!! Down in Texas? Again wow!!  LiberalFighter   Jan-17-10 01:58 PM   #24 
  - I live in the vast blueness....  AnneD   Jan-17-10 02:25 PM   #40 
     - hmm...  chervilant   Jan-18-10 03:28 AM   #126 
     - We invited Annise Parker to come to our church......  AnneD   Jan-18-10 09:04 AM   #151 
        - Win Over  onpatrol98   Jan-18-10 10:45 AM   #160 
           - Most of us were aware of her record....  AnneD   Jan-18-10 01:12 PM   #170 
           - Dupe  AnneD   Jan-18-10 01:13 PM   #171 
           - dupe  AnneD   Jan-18-10 01:13 PM   #172 
           - dupe  AnneD   Jan-18-10 01:13 PM   #173 
     - THAT is a great quote!  dixiegrrrrl   Jan-18-10 08:00 AM   #135 
  - If Jesus were walking the earth today he would be kicking ass and taking names  elocs   Jan-17-10 02:00 PM   #26 
  - Actually, Robertson, et al, would  timtom   Jan-17-10 02:14 PM   #36 
  - Bingo.  bobbolink   Jan-17-10 02:42 PM   #48 
  - Exactly. n/t  elocs   Jan-17-10 03:19 PM   #58 
  - I agree totally  Angry Dragon   Jan-18-10 08:23 AM   #137 
  - More than that.  Gman2   Jan-17-10 02:01 PM   #28 
  - Spot on......  AnneD   Jan-17-10 02:13 PM   #35 
  - Yay for your pastor! eom  Hello_Kitty   Jan-17-10 02:04 PM   #30 
  - good to hear.  Hannah Bell   Jan-17-10 02:05 PM   #31 
  - I thank your pastor  undergroundpanther   Jan-17-10 02:10 PM   #34 
  - Difficult times are the true tests of mettle.  EFerrari   Jan-17-10 02:16 PM   #37 
  - Good for your pastor! I hope it's the same in churches everywhere... nt  Blasphemer   Jan-17-10 02:19 PM   #38 
  - Kudos to your Pastor & thanks for posting.  Vidar   Jan-17-10 02:22 PM   #39 
  - I love it...thanks for sharing that - made my day!!!!!  lisa58   Jan-17-10 02:26 PM   #41 
  - Thanks for posting. Good for your pastor. And good for me. When I heard  peacetalksforall   Jan-17-10 02:29 PM   #42 
  - That is what made Pastor's remarks about the addled uncle......  AnneD   Jan-17-10 02:48 PM   #50 
  - very moving , thanks for spreading the word  proud patriot   Jan-17-10 02:29 PM   #43 
  - K & R  Christa   Jan-17-10 02:32 PM   #44 
  - Thanks for your story. What made me even happier was being the 106th recc! n/t  Wickerman   Jan-17-10 02:33 PM   #45 
  - Beautiful...thank you so much for sharing this, and thanks to your beautiful and courageous pastor!  bobbolink   Jan-17-10 02:37 PM   #46 
  - Yes! Putting the "Christ" back in "Christian"  tilsammans   Jan-17-10 02:47 PM   #49 
  - Faith is easier to find when stories like this are what we talk about; thanks for that!  jotsy   Jan-17-10 02:53 PM   #51 
  - Wow, Anne, That brought tears to my eyes and a lump in my throat.  Hekate   Jan-17-10 02:54 PM   #52 
  - I am not a Christian...I am Pagan...  winyanstaz   Jan-17-10 03:04 PM   #53 
  - I'm a Pagan too  KonaKane   Jan-17-10 10:58 PM   #118 
     - yup....and they are working themselves up to be even scarier...  winyanstaz   Jan-18-10 03:04 PM   #175 
  - Awesome! K&R  Odin2005   Jan-17-10 03:04 PM   #54 
  - Great story  ornotna   Jan-17-10 03:12 PM   #55 
  - Thanks for the wonderful feedback.......  AnneD   Jan-17-10 03:16 PM   #56 
  - I will NEVER trust the clergy.  penndragon69   Jan-17-10 03:18 PM   #57 
  - ?  BeatleBoot   Jan-17-10 04:04 PM   #67 
  - Huh?  VermeerLives   Jan-17-10 04:21 PM   #70 
  - You are both correct.....  winyanstaz   Jan-17-10 07:11 PM   #85 
  - Deleted message  Name removed   Jan-17-10 07:27 PM   #93 
  - I commend your minister. Many would not have the courage  Fire1   Jan-17-10 03:20 PM   #59 
  - So true  onpatrol98   Jan-18-10 08:31 AM   #140 
  - We ALL need to call them out. Enough "putting up" with Limbaugh.  Faygo Kid   Jan-17-10 03:21 PM   #60 
  - Kick & Rec # 159  Dinger   Jan-17-10 03:23 PM   #61 
  - That's sounds like an inspiring sermon.  Uncle Joe   Jan-17-10 03:24 PM   #62 
  - Thank you for posting this  me b zola   Jan-17-10 03:24 PM   #63 
  - Thank You. I often wish our Pastor didn't seem to always avoid controversy  groundloop   Jan-17-10 03:38 PM   #64 
  - Avoid Controversy  onpatrol98   Jan-18-10 08:36 AM   #142 
  - I love your pastor  Missy Vixen   Jan-17-10 03:46 PM   #65 
  - I'm not a Christian  Delphinus   Jan-17-10 03:51 PM   #66 
  - Under the circumstances ...  GeorgeGist   Jan-17-10 04:12 PM   #68 
  - k and r--your pasto is a hero.  niyad   Jan-17-10 04:17 PM   #69 
  - Sweet n/t  Jamastiene   Jan-17-10 04:25 PM   #71 
  - Thank you for this, Ann..  Demoiselle   Jan-17-10 04:32 PM   #72 
  - Same thing happened at our church  KrazyinKS   Jan-17-10 04:39 PM   #73 
     - We had a a lively conversation in Bible study.....  AnneD   Jan-17-10 04:55 PM   #75 
     - So True  onpatrol98   Jan-18-10 08:39 AM   #143 
     - Your own talk show  onpatrol98   Jan-18-10 08:54 AM   #145 
  - Talk about "the least if these"! Your pastir gets it.  tblue   Jan-17-10 04:42 PM   #74 
  - Your Pastor is a wise man.  baldguy   Jan-17-10 05:12 PM   #76 
  - Let me add one  Bluzmann57   Jan-17-10 05:59 PM   #78 
  - Americans don't like to kick people when they're down, especially  rasputin1952   Jan-17-10 06:12 PM   #79 
  - So why are we still invading other countries and talking about more wars?  winyanstaz   Jan-17-10 07:14 PM   #86 
     - Basically because some Americans are assholes...  rasputin1952   Jan-17-10 07:21 PM   #89 
  - kick and recommend  Douglas Carpenter   Jan-17-10 06:37 PM   #80 
  - I am still looking for that kind of church and may find it in my small town.  1776Forever   Jan-17-10 06:37 PM   #81 
  - Keep looking and don't give up...  AnneD   Jan-17-10 07:03 PM   #84 
     - Thank you for the kind words. I will keep looking.  1776Forever   Jan-18-10 08:36 AM   #141 
  - Amen!  dhpgetsit   Jan-17-10 06:42 PM   #82 
  - my old Lutheran English teacher....  PatrynXX   Jan-17-10 06:51 PM   #83 
  - My Pastor at the Lutheran Church I go to went to Haiti about two years ago  Jennicut   Jan-17-10 07:16 PM   #87 
  - Recommended  varelse   Jan-17-10 07:18 PM   #88 
  - "Finally, real Christians are taking over the church" ---  defendandprotect   Jan-17-10 07:26 PM   #91 
  - Trust me.  The Backlash Cometh   Jan-17-10 07:32 PM   #94 
  - I am an atheist . . . and that is wonderful. n/t  scytherius   Jan-17-10 07:46 PM   #95 
  - Thank you for posting and your pastor for speaking.  jwirr   Jan-17-10 07:54 PM   #96 
  - wow!  JNelson6563   Jan-17-10 07:55 PM   #97 
  - Kick &Recommended!!!  butterfly77   Jan-17-10 08:17 PM   #98 
  - Maybe this will end the  femrap   Jan-17-10 08:29 PM   #99 
  - Awesome, AnneD! I hope it inspired much giving from the church  Roland99   Jan-17-10 08:50 PM   #100 
  - I wanna go to your church!  AwakeAtLast   Jan-17-10 08:50 PM   #101 
  - Thank you. A fresh perspective. It is so refreshing.  JDPriestly   Jan-17-10 08:51 PM   #103 
  - Now, if he would only speak out for those in the U.S. with no health  emsimon33   Jan-17-10 09:00 PM   #104 
  - Righteous. n/t  SalmonChantedEvening   Jan-17-10 09:13 PM   #105 
  - What a wonderful hopeful story. Thank you. n;/t  truedelphi   Jan-17-10 09:24 PM   #106 
  - K&R n/t  IndianaGreen   Jan-17-10 09:29 PM   #107 
  - Proof that 95% of us Christians are pretty decent folks being ruined by the other 5%  LynneSin   Jan-17-10 09:31 PM   #108 
  - Wonderful!  donheld   Jan-17-10 09:35 PM   #109 
  - Same at a church I went to today. My jaw just about hit the floor.  roamer65   Jan-17-10 09:49 PM   #110 
  - What Robertson would think of the REAL Jesus...  checks-n-balances   Jan-17-10 09:55 PM   #111 
  - That's good news of course.  CLANG   Jan-17-10 10:20 PM   #112 
  - Good for your pastor -  GoneOffShore   Jan-17-10 10:27 PM   #113 
  - Thank you for sharing this story.  NoSheep   Jan-17-10 10:47 PM   #115 
  - !!!  Cessna Invesco Palin   Jan-17-10 10:52 PM   #116 
  - I really like your Pastor. n/t  Duval   Jan-17-10 10:54 PM   #117 
  - Everyone's so impressed and moved and inspired!  AlbertCat   Jan-17-10 11:07 PM   #119 
  - I doubt he is alone.  redwitch   Jan-18-10 03:13 PM   #177 
  - Very nice, AnneD.  Hugin   Jan-17-10 11:18 PM   #120 
  - We got an even stronger message along the same theme.  mojowork_n   Jan-17-10 11:43 PM   #121 
  - Ours offered a similar message this morning  woodsprite   Jan-17-10 11:50 PM   #122 
  - please share this thread with your pastor ....  shireen   Jan-18-10 02:14 AM   #124 
  - Urging a Christian pastor to read a thread at DU?  Buzz Clik   Jan-18-10 07:27 AM   #132 
  - Print To Hand Out To Pastor  onpatrol98   Jan-18-10 08:59 AM   #146 
     - that might not be a bad idea.  shireen   Jan-18-10 03:47 PM   #178 
        - Good Point  onpatrol98   Jan-18-10 10:40 PM   #180 
  - Your story restores my faith. nt  Enthusiast   Jan-18-10 04:28 AM   #127 
  - A proud #400 rec.  DisgustedInMN   Jan-18-10 05:02 AM   #128 
  - More like AnneD's Pastor  onpatrol98   Jan-18-10 09:02 AM   #149 
  - And, that was as it should be. I hope other pastors did the same.  Frustratedlady   Jan-18-10 06:56 AM   #129 
  - My Catholic church took up a second collection at all its masses for Haiti.  DailyGrind51   Jan-18-10 07:16 AM   #130 
  - All of them did. Which should add up nicely.  redwitch   Jan-18-10 03:09 PM   #176 
  - This is a miracle! An openly Christian poster with an openly Christian thread at DU.  Buzz Clik   Jan-18-10 07:26 AM   #131 
  - Good Point!  onpatrol98   Jan-18-10 08:49 AM   #144 
  - Awesome!  Buzz Clik   Jan-18-10 09:01 AM   #148 
  - I hope this becomes a trend.  DailyGrind51   Jan-18-10 10:07 AM   #157 
  - A rare tolerant moment. But if this was in the so called 'Religion/Theology' room...  onehandle   Jan-18-10 01:25 PM   #174 
     - without question.  Buzz Clik   Jan-18-10 09:45 PM   #179 
  - K&R  mochajava666   Jan-18-10 07:43 AM   #133 
  - Religon CAN Be a force for good  soarsboard2   Jan-18-10 08:24 AM   #138 
  - Goose Bumps  RedRoses323   Jan-18-10 08:25 AM   #139 
  - Our pastor said the same thing on Sunday.  Tim01   Jan-18-10 09:00 AM   #147 
  - Awesome  onpatrol98   Jan-18-10 09:04 AM   #150 
  - LOL....  AnneD   Jan-18-10 09:58 AM   #156 
  - My Minister gave a magnificent sermon about Haiti too ~  goclark   Jan-18-10 09:13 AM   #152 
  - That's great news. I've been hoping that Christians would come around.  Joanne98   Jan-18-10 09:28 AM   #153 
  - May there be more like him everywhere. What would really be nice  dmallind   Jan-18-10 09:39 AM   #154 
  - There you go. Finally, some o' that "old time religion". I had almost despaired....  Piewhacket   Jan-18-10 09:52 AM   #155 
  - hmm...  chervilant   Jan-18-10 10:09 AM   #158 
  - Great news! Thanks for posting. - n/t  Jim__   Jan-18-10 10:41 AM   #159 
  - This atheist approves. [nt]  Jester Messiah   Jan-18-10 10:54 AM   #161 
  - Go for him. And for you. nt  Deep13   Jan-18-10 10:54 AM   #162 
  - I meant "good" not "go." nt  Deep13   Jan-19-10 08:05 AM   #181 
  - That's all well and good...  SidDithers   Jan-18-10 11:08 AM   #163 
  - Prayer Line Open  onpatrol98   Jan-18-10 11:33 AM   #165 
  - Maybe Real Christians is not accurate....  AnneD   Jan-18-10 12:52 PM   #168 
  - Dupe  AnneD   Jan-18-10 12:52 PM   #169 
  - This brings tears to my eyes. I say this even though I am agnostic.  Mithreal   Jan-18-10 11:46 AM   #166 
  - pat and rush are proof there is a god.  Jakes Progress   Jan-18-10 12:19 PM   #167 
 

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