Posted By: Robert on Tuesday, November 25, 2008
God is dead. Pass the cranberry sauce.
Posted By: Good Life on Tuesday, November 25, 2008
Rom 14:5 One man esteems one day as better than another, while another man esteems all days alike. Let every one be fully convinced in his own mind.Can't seem to find Thanksgiving Day in any of the scriptures.
Posted By: John Handforth on Tuesday, November 25, 2008
I'll give thanks this year.Even if I go to jail next year, I'll still have a roof over my head.Seriously though, while my wife and I disagree about worship, we still believe in God and bless our meals.Thanksgiving was first observed, so they tell me, by the Puritans when they celebrated their survival and beginning in the New World. The rest of the Country has carried on the tradition and it has spread to other parts of the world.God is great. Please pass the cranberry sauce to Robert the turkey.
Posted By: Middle Aged White Guy on Wednesday, November 26, 2008
Thanks Phil for your thoughts - very refreshing. I'll pray that God will comfort you and bear you up in your battle with cancer. May God be glorified as His will is accomplished in your life.Robert, God is not dead, but your spirit is. That is why Jesus said "you must be born again". Please don't wait until it's too late for you to find out that God is very much alive.Good Life - The bible says "Acknowledge the Lord in all of your ways, and He will make your paths straight". This, as Phil noted is an everyday thing for those who know the Lord. A national exercise in the biblical admonition to "Give thanks unto the Lord, for He is good" is about the only corporate expression of this that the retailers haven't completely prostituted for their own gain (ie. Santa Claus and the Easter Bunny)
Posted By: jack sprat on Wednesday, November 26, 2008
Gee, like the famous quip by "Mark Twain", "the news of my demise is much exaggerated", sorry that someone’s little "g" god died, apparently he didn't pick a very good one."Thanksgiving Day", a day to give thanks, odd that there should be so much trouble with the concept, like Flag Day, Memorial day, or Groundhog Day, can't it be just celebrated without the loon bins being let loose from the keepers?Since I have a brother named Robert, I think I'll just call our turkey, Dinner and be grateful to have one.
Posted By: Jonathan Colb on Friday, November 28, 2008
His opening line suggests that atheism is akin to dementia. In his next column, he'll probably be whining about the "anti-religious bigotry" of the Left, or some dishonest silliness about how Christians like himself are being fed to the lions in America (so to speak).I don't believe in God myself, but I try to live as if I did. I enjoy both Thanksgiving and Christmas regardless. And I don't give a "doodly damn" if that offends people like Phil Brennan or not.But don't get the wrong idea; religious practice can be positive and beautiful for a lot of people, just not Mr. Brennan's brand of vicious, chauvinistic religion.
Posted By: geoff on Saturday, December 06, 2008
How does Phil know God is a "He"? How can Phil prove any of the other statements about what God is like, His likes/dislikes, etc.?Didn't he read where God warned Job against taking Him for granted...?And then, to turn around from making unproveable statements about the nature of his divinity (Phil made God in his own image) to his recurrent bout of silliness regarding something as well-documented as global warming (which even Bush had to admit he'd only ignored after forcing the real scientists to doctor their evidence)...It really doesn't get much more surreal than this (other than the suggestion that Sarah Palin was a good candidate for VP).
