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July 27th, 2011
12:40 PM ET
Reaction to pastor giving thanks for 'smokin' hot wife'By Dan Gilgoff, CNN.com Religion Editor A Baptist preacher giving thanks to God for a "smokin' hot wife" in a prayer that opened a NASCAR race last weekend has generated reams of online commentary, with one religion blogger summing up some Christian reaction: "Shocking, I tell you, that a pastor might have a little fun." The prayer came from Tennessee Pastor Joe Nelms, who told CNN he was taking a line from the Will Ferrell movie "Talladega Nights." In addition to the way it gave thanks for his spouse, Nelms' prayer was noteworthy for invoking NASCAR sponsors:
Nelms told CNN that the prayer wasn't officially sponsored. "There were no endorsement deals," he said. "But I’m not against them." The pastor ended his prayer by quoting NASCAR Hall of Famer and Tennessean Darrell Waltrip: "In Jesus’ name, boogity, boogity, boogity, amen." "It means 'Go get after it, boys," Nelms told CNN. "It's Southern for 'Get to it.'" Reaction to the prayer has been mixed. From the twitterverse:
"We should definitely pray for the safety of our soldiers and public officials,” Nelms told The Christian Post, explaining his prayer. “But nobody seems very interested in it. We wanted to do something to get their attention.” What do you think? Hilarious/innovative or blasphemous/offensive? soundoff (1,644 Responses)« Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47
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that Jesus (peace be upon him) is a man and a prophet not a God. (( And when Allah saith: O Jesus, son of Mary! Didst thou say unto mnanikd: Take me and my mother for two gods beside Allah? he saith: Be glorified! It was not mine to utter that to which I had no right. If I had ever said it, then Thou wouldst have known it. Thou knowest what is in my mind, and I know not what is in Thy Mind. Lo! Thou, only Thou, art the Knower of Things Hidden? (116))) (05: 155)and also in Quran in surat Mariam (Mary)Allah says ((Then she brought him to her own folk, carrying him. They said: O Mary! Thou hast come with an amazing thing. (27) O sister of Aaron! Thy father was not a wicked man nor was thy mother a harlot. (28) Then she pointed to him. They said: How can we talk to one who is in the cradle, a young boy? (29) He spake: Lo! I am the slave of Allah. He hath given me the Scripture and hath appointed me a Prophet, (30) And hath made me blessed wheresoever I may be, and hath enjoined upon me prayer and almsgiving so long as I remain alive, (31))) (19 : 27 31)and if you're talking that he should be God because his birth was a miracle i'd say then even Adam and Eve would be Gods as well btw.. Jesus (peace be upon him) was God because of a VOTE !!!please for more info read those two surahs from the source link i posted surah number 5 and 19 . u might find ur answerpeace !
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Gotta love the south. It leads the nation in teenage pregnancy, drug and alcohol abuse, divorce, domestic violence, unemployment, obesity and general stupidity.
Tom – but apparently not in prejudice.
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