I believe that should be "duly" noted... :-)
On Sep 9, 1:44 pm, plainolamerican <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > the Republican idea of Christianity is "Me first" not "Shoot me > first." > --- > your delusion has been noted > > On Sep 9, 11:02 am, RW <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > In 2006 a killer who said he hated God entered an Amish school, > > probably prepared to rape and kill the little Amish schoolgirls. 13 > > year old Marian Fisher, in an effort to save some of the other girls, > > stepped forward and told him "Shoot me first." And he did and killed > > her. Then her 11 year old sister Barbie stepped up and said "Shoot me > > second." And he did, but she survived. He killed a total of five > > girls, but several survived and he didn't rape any of them. And he > > reportedly told the remaining girls "Pray for me" before killing > > himself. Even this God hating killer could see real Christianity in > > these heroic girls. This is what real Christianity is. Jesus Christ > > had led the way and then told us to "Deny yourself, take up your cross > > daily, and follow me." We're supposed to be living lives of self > > denial - fasting, praying, and giving alms to the poor. > > > But the Republican idea of Christianity is "Me first" not "Shoot me > > first." I understand the average net worth of the delegates at the > > Republican National Convention was $500,000. Elisabeth Hasselbeck > > would be a good example. Married to a pro football player, and with a > > big salary herself, she is working hard to elect John McCain > > president. And McCain doesn't want to raise minimum wages for the > > working poor. He wants to preserve three huge tax cuts that primarily > > benefited wealthy folks like McCain and Hasselbeck. He wants to keep > > military spending where it is, which is more than all the other > > countries of the world spend combined. Then when it comes to balancing > > the budget he wants to make the "tough choices" regarding Social > > Security, Medicare, Medicaid and other programs for our poor and needy > > people, just as Bush has done already for almost eight years with > > disastrous effects on our poor and working class. Keep outsourcing > > million of jobs overseas. Keep allowing millions of illegal aliens in > > to drive wages down and take jobs from American citizens. No plan for > > our estimated 700,000 homeless people, half of which are veterans. > > Just let them stay homeless. "Me first." But real Christianity is > > "Shoot me first." > > Seehttp://www.johnmccain.com/informing/issues/4a3ab6fe-b025-42b1-815b-13...- > > Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. * Read the latest breaking news, and more. -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
