BobJones U new prez: "LIBERALS DESPISE CHRIST!"

[Bluebear]

http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20050120/ap_on_re_us/bob_jones_retires_3

Bob Jones III said Thursday he will retire as president of the fundamentalist Christian university that bears his name and his son will take over...

"The opportunity to step into the role occupied by my father, grandfather and great-grandfather is overwhelming," Stephen Jones, 35, said. "I am eager for the days that lie ahead for Bob Jones University and believe that the Lord has wonderful things in store for us as we remain faithful to his word."

In a congratulatory letter after Bush won re-election in November, Jones III wrote: "In your re-election, God has graciously granted America — though she doesn't deserve it — a reprieve from the agenda of paganism."

"You have been given a mandate. ... Put your agenda on the front burner and let it boil. You owe the liberals nothing. They despise you because they despise your Christ," said the letter.

[tjdee]

1. "Hi, I'm a psycho."

Should be the standard disclaimer for any one of that lot.

[ckramer]

2. "Put your agenda on the front burner and let it boil"

[Gman]

3. No, we despise him because

we despise facsism, as does the rest of the world. NOte that Hitler cloaked his fascism in God also.

[durablend]

4. Fuck you Bob Jones

Back to hell where you belong!

[GreenPartyVoter]

5. Key word.. YOUR Christ... Here's mine, which THEY reject

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Would Jesus love a liberal? You bet!
http://timeforachange.bluelemur.com/

[progressiveBadger]

6. People despised Hitler's Christ too

Turned out, they were right!

[Zookeeper]

7. Sorry, Bob. It has nothing to do with Christ....

We really just despise YOU.

[Az]

8. Just to refute his statement

I am a liberal. I am an atheist. I do not believe Jesus was the son of God or in any way divine. I even question whether a person named Jesus existed. And despite all this I do not despise the ideas or teaching attributed to Jesus or even the idea of Jesus himself.

[booksenkatz]

9. As a matter of fact, I *DO* despise their Christ

Their version of Christ... the one that they've created for themselves to give them cover for their evil deeds. The one that has absolutely nothing to do with the Christ found in the Christian Bible. The one that said BLESSED ARE THE PEACEMAKERS. The one that said that it's easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle than a rich man to entire God's kingdom. The one that said love your neighbor as yourself. The one that said "inasmuch as you did it to one of the least of these my brothers, you did it to me."

These beings (human?) on the right that call themselves Christian have absolutely nothing whatsoever to do with the Christ in the Bible. So yeah, he's right, I do despise their Christ!

[BurtWorm]

10. Bush's Christ

Yeah, I despise his Christ.

[Sandpiper]

11. Bob Jones University opposes the liberal practice of inter-racial dating

One of the most embarrasing things when I lived in the south was to see how many people took these clowns seriously.

[DinahMoeHum]

12. Hey Bob Jones: Piss on your phony fake god of self-entitlement.

(hey DU, please bring back the fuck-you smilie!)

:evilgrin:

[Az]

15. You mean this?

[JHB]

13. Bob Jones III wouldn't know Jesus if Jesus walked up to him...

...and offered his dark-skinned hand to shake.


(and that's only if it's not HER hand...)

[indepat]

14. I despise those, who in the name of Jesus, spout partisan politics,

support policies anathema to Christian doctrine, and shill for war.

[MisterP]

16. "They despise you because they despise your Christ"

Jones 3 or 4: Bush = Christ
Revelations: Bush = Antichrist

[NuttyFluffers]

17. Christ despises the hypocrisy of conservative elites.

so what's his point? that he's remarkably ignorant of the teachings of christ? whatever. just saying Bob Jones University is just like saying the Moonies University. insane is insane is insane. who cares what they think?

[MsTryska]

18. despise his particular brand of "god" maybe....nt

nt

[ourbluenation]

19. I almost spewed my coffee all over my screen!

Laughing right out loud at work! You guys are too funny. Jones is just a knob who has a hot place in hell waiting for him. What a freakshow he is...Carry on...

[lapislzi]

20. What a sanctimonious sack of shit

How dare he presume to know the content of my character.

And what of this "agenda of paganism" nonsense? I'd like to see him butt heads with the retailers over Santa Claus and Halloween. Right, like that's going to happen.

Nice to see he's moving ahead into the 17th century, tho.

edited for spelling. Don't try to type when you're incensed.

[Vidar]

21. This is what is meant by "taking the Lord's name in vain."

It has nothing to do with the phras "g*d damn". Falwell, Robertson & their ilk break this commandment consistently in their hate-filled preaching.

[OnionPatch]

22. He despises Christ

or he would not teach such lies and hatred.

[Beaverhausen]

23. Christ to Bob Jones: "I despise you"

If Jesus did come back this guy would be toast.

[Cha]

24. CHRIST IS A LIBERAL!

http://www.liberalslikeChrist.org

[Hatalles]

26. First thing that popped into my head too.

nt

[Piperay]

25. I have nothing to

say to such hateful stupidity, sigh. :-(

[Taxloss]

27. It's that vast atheist conspiracy again!

Amazing how the damn atheists have taken hold of every branch of government and only a tiny minority can stop them from achieveing their dream of ... er ... something bad.

[0rganism]

28. and going by some of the posts at DU, he'd be justified in thinking so

It's easy for us to call bullshit on the stereotype, but could we actually take five minutes to figure out why it's a compelling one? Despite what us liberals might wish to believe, about half the country would be inclined to agree with him. Having posts from DU taken out of context on other websites and discussed on various reactionary talk radio shows doesn't help either.

[girl gone mad]

29. I'm not even a Christian, but I like Christ.

At least, I like his teachings and what he stood for.

It seems to me that it is the fundamentalists like Bob Jones who despise Christ. They probably wish the New Testament and all that "love your neighbors" and "turn the other cheek" stuff didn't exist.

[meppie-meppie not]

30. So tell me Bob Jones, what kind of torture would Jesus use? n/t