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March 4th, 2012
04:32 PM ET
Pastor explains what facing death did to his faith(CNN)–CNN's Gary Tuchman spoke with Pastor Ed Dobson who was diagnosed with ALS in 2001 and is living with Lou Gehrig's Disease. Dobson has made a series of short films about living with the disease, the latest was featured here on CNN's Belief Blog. Facing death, a top pastor rethinks what it means to be Christian
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Prayer changes things .
The statistical studies from the nineteenth century and the three CCU studies on prayer are quite consistent with the fact that humanity is wasting a huge amount of time on a procedure that simply doesn’t work. Nonetheless, faith in prayer is so pervasive and deeply rooted, you can be sure believers will continue to devise future studies in a desperate effort to confirm their beliefs.~~~~~~
I may be cruel, but you shall love me as God. In the word of God. Praise be to God. And all that mumbo jumbo. Thanks be to me for reminding you that even God hates you. So smile and remember, under his tyranny you will never be free! Quote any part of the Bible you like, it will make no difference. If you believe in God then the history of God is your basis for belief. How can one make claims to without full knowledge of? With full knowledge how is it that any believe unless they already harbor hatred for a great many? Answer – most have never read the Bible. Those who have made one of two choices – ratiionalize it and believe based on interpretations or deny it and not believe. What do you get from this?
Christianity takes people away from actually working on real solutions to their problems.
Christian prayer has been shown to have no discernible effect towards what was prayed for.
Christianity prevents you from getting badly needed exercise.
Christianity makes you fat.
Christianity wears out your clothes prematurely.
Christianity contributes to global warming through excess CO2 emissions.
Christianity fucks up your knees and your neck and your back.
Christianity can cause heart attacks, especially among the elderly.
Christianity reveals how stupid you are to the world.
Christianity exposes your backside to pervert priests.
Christianity makes you think doilies are exciting.
Christianity makes you secretively flatulent and embarrassed about it.
Christianity makes your kids avoid spending time with you.
Christianity gives you knobbly knees.
Christianity makes you frothy like Rick Santorum. Just google him to find out.
Christianity dulls your senses.
Christianity makes you post really stupid shit.
Christianity makes you hoard cats.
Christianity makes you smell like shitty kitty litter and leads you on to harder drugs.
Christianity wastes time.
And your excuse is?
President George H W Bush has said an atheist is not a patriot and should not be a citizen of our country. When you hear from the White House that you are useless, perhaps it is time to rethink your stupidity.
Oh yeah. It's real important when an idiot from texas tells you you're useless. It means something. No. Really. It does. It means even more when a piece of shit follower regurgitates the rantings of an idiot. For real. It's REALLY important. Those words of yours.
He matters big, he's a former American Presidents and belongs to the elite. NOT a nobody from vast minority of the second/third class like you and your kind.
*President
The problem with this piece was not about this mans beliefs, it was the how ALS was shown. ALS is most often not a disease you live over 10 years with and are that highly functioning. It is also not a disease of old men! ALS is a disease that most often kills in 3-7 years, age of DX can be as early as teens, people loose the ability to walk, talk and care for themselves much faster than this man. Shame on CNN for not pointing this out!
Good riddance to this pig.
No Jesus to save you, you shall face death only with the contempt of those whom you judged,
I hope he suffers greatly
William,
It's unfortunate that you are so filled with hatred. My prayer for you would be that you will be able to open your heart to others even in their failures and accept them as they are. That is something that we all should strive for and we will all fall short of achieving fully. Please know that there are people out there, people you do not know, that love you.
I wish you peace and happiness, William.
It's unfortunate that you are so filled with hatred. My prayer for you would be that you will be able to open your heart to others even in their failures and accept them as they are. That is something that we all should strive for and we will all fall short of achieving fully. Please know that there are people out there, people you do not know, that love you.
I wish you peace and happiness, William.
My apologies for the double post. CNN issues.
You have to forgive William. His mind has been corrupted by the Jews.
Hey padre, kinda makes you wish Dr. Kevorkian was still alive and advocating legal euthanasia.
Just some stuff to read that you base your life on. Thought it was important because it's from the Bible.
" Your male and female slaves are to come from the nations around you; from them you may buy slaves. You may also buy some of the temporary residents living among you and members of their clans born in your country, and they will become your property." (Leviticus 25:44-45)
I think i will make all of you my slaves. Oh and for any idea on how i will be treating you, refer to the book of Judges. I may be cruel, but you shall love me as God. In the word of God. Praise be to God. And all that mumbo jumbo. Thanks be to me for reminding you that even God hates you. So smile and remember, under his tyranny you will never be free! Quote any part of the Bible you like, it will make no difference. If you believe in God then the history of God is your basis for belief. How can one make claims to without full knowledge of? With full knowledge how is it that any believe unless they already harbor hatred for a great many? Answer – most have never read the Bible. Those who have made one of two choices – ratiionalize it and believe based on interpretations or deny it and not believe. What do you get from this?
People were offered the option of slave so they could pay off their debt by working. Once the debt was paid, they were free again.
Amen.
Hey Master, when do we get paid around here?
I know what i get from your post 'stupid people' – it's that you haven't a clue....
Actually, HS, that was only for Israelite slaves. Everyone else was property that could be inherited. The bible was okay with that.
b4: and pompous folks like you think that you DO have a clue
Like father like son:
"For seven and a half years I've worked alongside President Reagan. We've had triumphs. Made some mistakes. We've had some s.e.x...uh...setbacks." —in 1988
The genious, Bush uno:
"Ozone Man, Ozone. He's crazy, way out, far out, man." —speaking about Al Gore during the 1992 presidential campaign
Ungodly Discipline, you must know that "genious" is not a dictionary word . Allow me to recommend a word for you, it is GENIUS, you DIMBULB!
Ah, sorry...I should have been easy on you because aside from we're in the same band, it seems that the word (genius) is foreign to you.
Oh, herbie, you are a card.
Poor use of apostrophes on herbie's part. Off with his p e n is.
There is no herbie
Sure there is. He's a little d ic k head.
Nope, no herbie just another of your many delusions
Nah, you're busted, captain just herbie.
There is no "herbie"
There is. I know him. He's ugly as a donkey's balls.
President George H W Bush, is reported as saying an atheist is not a patriot and should not be considered a citizen.
And W is the worst president in the history of the United States and one of it's very worst citizens. So what he says is important because why?
George H W Bush is President 41, George W Bush is 43. History has not yet made a determination on W. History may go on to show W as one of our best leaders. George H W Bush, WW 2 hero and lifetime public servant. A man of faith who knew how useless atheism was to a productive and progressive America. I agree with him , atheists are no patriots and should not even be citizens.
Like father like son:
"For seven and a half years I've worked alongside President Reagan. We've had triumphs. Made some mistakes. We've had some s.e.x...uh...setbacks." —in 1988
Little trouble with the reply function? I can see i'm not dealing with a rocket scientist here. Atheist? Totally useless by American standards, confirmed by the White House, end of story.
What story?
As far as America is concerned, atheists are useless.
just sayin', anyone who is so stupid as to think such a quote would do anything to support you and your idiocy is a detriment to this world.
You are such a disgusting little gnat. If anyone could make people turn away from belief in a god, it would be you. Who in the world would want to have anything in common with such a bitter, ignorant dolt?
Yes, we all rely upon the White House to tell us what to believe and who to trust. Riiiiiiight.
"Just Sayin" is just lyin. Apparently he/she thinks it's okay for christians to defy their god and bear false witness when they're insulting non-christians. Either that, or "Just Sayin" is just a troll who lies because it makes him/her feel important.
Tallulah proves the point once again. Must have left a mark on the poor simpleton to have it be so bitter in response. The Truth often hurts.
You wouldn't know the truth if it came up an smacked you in your hideous puss.
just sayin, you screwed up. You used this same post but forgot to switch back to this handle–you posted as your little alter-ego, captain america.
Ahahhhhahhha!
Truth is Truth, no matter who says it. How is your conspiracy theory working out for you, you look good in tinfoil.
No 'theory' needed. You used the same phrasing and forgot to change handles. You're one and the same troll.
Issues are what's important, dear, not troll hunting. We have such high hopes for you.
You and the que er captain are the same poster.
nope
Yep. You screwed up and posted under your captain handle and now you're busted. Little loser troll.
Christian my white azz.
nope .
Yeah. You're just a troll. No 'Christian'.
As suspected and proven atheists are useless dregs on society.
Useless christians held back technological advancement for centuries. No more healthcare for believers. Let 'em pray away their cancer and aids. Go on, pray it away little one. You are no longer allowed to go to the hospital for anything : )
I bet your southern accent is thicker than a POW's manchowder after 5 years in the hole with broken hands.
captain justsayin is drunk or stoned. It can't even figure out how to use the word 'dregs' and is unable to see its keyboard clearly enough to find the 'L'.
Lame little kid.
My Goodnes, didin't CNN just post this two or three weeks ago. My Take: fuk him and the moral majority. People like this are no different the war criminals and good riddence. And may you suffer greatly you a.s.s hole.
Wow, you need a hug.
Why?
Actually, UnGodly, you need a bar of soap.
It made him strong and with great courage.
May God Bless him.
You are nuts. May God bless him? May God curse him.
He is surely cursed before men and God. He will die a horrible death thereby. His lies angered God and now he's going to pay!
Prayer changes things
It's Groundhog Day!
Stand with President Bush 41, an atheist is not a patriot and should not be an American citizen.
1. You are just a troll and are just giggling like a little girl.
2. You really are the dumbest person on earth.
I think troll. No one can be that stupid.
Prayer changes things
Proven
@ UD
Troll trolls around this blog responding all posters that don't belong on its side of point of view.
You should not post/responds while facing at the mirror, buddy!
Loved the groundhog day comment.
Actually, I think the root poster is simply a program that randomly posts the same inane lie at random intervals, and that "Just Sayin" is a troll who spews lies because he/she has no friends and wants someone to pay attention to him/her. Neither one of them does anything positive for christianity.
Prayer changes things
Proven
Powerful
The statistical studies from the nineteenth century and the three CCU studies on prayer are quite consistent with the fact that humanity is wasting a huge amount of time on a procedure that simply doesn’t work. Nonetheless, faith in prayer is so pervasive and deeply rooted, you can be sure believers will continue to devise future studies in a desperate effort to confirm their beliefs.
The studies quoted have been proven false, study God
"The studies quoted have been proven false, study God"
Lying is a sin and nothing was proven wrong. Nice try idiot.
You've been proven a liar, just sayin. Over and over again.
just sayin and captain america are the same poster.
Prayer changes things
Proven
Powerful
Productive
"Prayer changes things
Proven
Powerful
Productive"
Lying is a sin especially since you've been proven a liar over and over again.
Christianity takes people away from actually working on real solutions to their problems.
Christian prayer has been shown to have no discernible effect towards what was prayed for.
Christianity makes you anally frothy like Rick Santorum. Just google him to find out.
Christianity prevents you from getting badly needed exercise.
Christianity makes you fat.
Christianity wears out your clothes prematurely.
Christianity contributes to global warming through excess CO2 emissions.
Christianity fucks up your knees and your neck and your back.
Christianity can cause heart attacks, especially among the elderly.
Christianity reveals how stupid you are to the world.
Christianity exposes your backside to pervert priests.
Christianity makes you think doilies are exciting.
Christianity makes you secretively flatulent and embarrassed about it.
Christianity makes your kids avoid spending time with you.
Christianity gives you knobbly knees.
Christianity dulls your senses.
Christianity makes you post really stupid shit.
Christianity makes you hoard cats.
Christianity makes you smell like shitty kitty litter and leads you on to harder drugs.
Christianity wastes time.