Christian group urges supporters to "Adopt a Liberal" to pray for.

[gauguin57]

http://newsweek.washingtonpost.com/onfaith/undergod/2009/09/praying_for_liberals.html?hpid=talkbox1

By David Waters

A conservative Christian organization affiliated with Jerry Falwell's Liberty University has decided to take a less partisan and more prayerful approach to the "radically liberal" age of Obama. The Liberty Council, a nonprofit that defends religious liberties, is encouraging its supporters to "Adopt a Liberal" and "pray earnestly and intensely for them."

...Liberty's prayer list of liberals includes Democrats and Republicans -- President Obama, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, but also California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, U.S. Sen. Olympia Snowe of Maine, and New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg.

"Pick one or more of the liberals from the list we have posted online at www.LC.org, or choose your own liberal(s) to adopt," Liberty requests. "Pray earnestly and intensely for them! Pray that the Lord would move upon them and cause them to be the kind of leaders who will encourage others to lead 'a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and reverence.' We encourage you to seek the Lord's guidance on how to pray for your liberal(s), always allowing Him to temper your prayer with His love and mercy."

[FVZA_Colonel]

1. Shouldn't they be praying for the welfare of the homeless, the hungry, the sick and

the downtrodden?

[Control-Z]

3. If they had a sincere and caring bone in their bodies

and if their prayers were not directly in line with prayer to benefit themselves, then yes. The fact is, they pray to insult the ones they are praying for and to earn rapture points for looking good in front of their fellow frauds.

[EmilyAnne]

9. No way. They'll just sigh and say, "Jesus said the poor will always be with us, so not much

point to that."

[Nikki Stone1]

2. Are they willing to adopt my health insurance payments?

THAT might convert me. :evilgrin:

[nadinbrzezinski]

4. LOL... that may involve doing GOOD WORKS

dispensansionists are allergic to those.

[Nikki Stone1]

17. Faith without good works is dead

James.

[TlalocW]

5. Well, I'll pick Jesus to pray for then - if he's not already taken...

TlalocW

[thunder rising]

6. Great. I have a young relative that went to drink the Koolaid. I imagine I'll be adopted.

I give-a-shit about prayers as long as they don't require me to listen to them.

[Mariana]

7. Cool. The more time they spend praying for their pet liberal

the less time they have for activities that may actually accomplish something.

This is a good thing.

[gauguin57]

11. ... and the more time they spend praying against liberalism, the less time they have to reproduce.

Hence, there will be fewer f*cked-up fundie children in the world.

[madrchsod]

8. jesus warned us about these people....

my soul is saved so do`t waste your time...

[Forkboy]

10. I'll volunteer. I need all kinds of help, prayers or otherwise.

First, they can ween me off of my musical tastes....



Good thing they believe in God. They'll need him. :evilgrin:

[bullwinkle428]

12. "...the 'radically liberal' age of Obama"?

The computer says NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

[spanone]

13. don't waste your fucking prayers on me...i'll put a curse on you...works both ways

[Taverner]

14. If that's not the slimiest passive aggressive shit I've heard all day

Fuck them

[joeybee12]

15. If they pay my rent, then can adopt and pray for me...n/t

[Sebastian Doyle]

16. Maybe the little Jerrybots should try actually READING the Gospels?

Jesus Christ is a Liberal, you morans!