We believe George W. Bush is a merciful gift from the Lord to an undeservi

[bluefire2000]

We believe George W. Bush is a merciful gift from the Lord to an undeserving people. We ask you to join us in constant prayer for our President, his family, his administration, and his country.

http://www.pray4bush.com/

This makes my skin crawl. I just had to post it and share my pain. I'm not against prayer per se, but this is so, bleaaaah! Creepy!!!

[Andy_Stephenson]

1. I'll pray for him alright!

Lord, please send a massive heart attack to GW...in jesus name. Amen

[DBoon]

26. No NO!!!

You know who that would make president, don't you?

[aquart]

55. Right. How about them boils? And piles. And kidney stones.

There is the heartbreak of psoriasis. Hives. Ringworm. Athlete's foot. Persistant post nasal drip. Shingles. Back pain. Sciatica. Body odor.

[WhoCountsTheVotes]

27. I just pray there is an afterlife

and Bush gets the reward he deserves. If there is a just and merciful God ...

[drdigi420]

42. if there was a god

thered be no bush

[drfemoe]

2. Chilling

...The enemy's stronghold is now with the media. Pray fervently for them, for if they repent and return to Me, the nation shall soon follow and revival shall sweep the land. That is My plan. The enemy's hold there is firm and longstanding. It shall be broken only through much prayer and fasting, but if you persist with diligence it shall be broken. Then shall the laws that allow unborn children to be murdered be overturned. Then shall prayer be returned to the schools. Then shall homosexuality be called "sin" by the nation, and then shall My plans for this nation be fulfilled, for she shall shine as My light in the world...

How about a little prayer for unity and love for our enemies??
What does it tell you when their 'god' functions as one with gw?

[bluefire2000]

3. yes, chilling n/t

[NeonLX]

5. What a bunch of crackers.

Can you imagine how much it must suck to be a fundie?

[wtmusic]

8. I know a fundie who is a nice guy

and doesn't get the 'liberal thing'. I actually feel sorry for him.

[Clark Can WIN]

19. Does this "nice" guy discriminate against minorities, gays

and think everyone should live under Christian rule?

[tom_paine]

14. Yeah, right up until the time they start "Night Riding" again

They will have plenty of old-timey fun then, eh?

Sometime during the reign of Emperor Jeb, I believe, this will begin (slowly and more subtly than originally).

A couple more Bushevik purges of law-enforcement and the WWII Generation dying off (the last people who lived their lives primarily under the Old Republic -- the Baby Boomers don't count -- it is clear that, collectively, there is much support for Empire and an end to this voting nonsense -- as well as incapability of dscerning between propaganda and reality) should be all it takes.

That is: If these trends remain unaltered by the future! NEVER GIVE UP!

[elfwitch]

15. suck and blow

I don't think that they think it sucks. They are "in charge". They have the whole tamale right now. I'd imagine they are all feeling pretty superior and smug.

[greekspeak]

20. Yes and no

The most self righteous hatemongers among the fundamentalists thrive as victims-i.e. when they are not winning. When they get what they want, they want more, or else they are being "persecuted." Right now, as the nation moves ever closer to fascism, many of these hateful fundamentalists are still playing this vicitm role. They are not going to rest until every homo is back in the closet or hanged, every public school PA system is used for coerced prayer, every woman of childbearing age is barefoot and pregnant, and every history textbook is a lying propeganda piece for manifest destiny. Anything short of this is "persecution."

It truly is a weight on my soul how Christians who truly try to follow Christ's teachings are forced to tolerate these people as bearers of the Christian message.

[bluefire2000]

25. it does seem contradictory

I have not studied the bible, but what I have read regarding the teachings of Christ, his sayings, seem to contradict the spirit of these prayers.

[leesa]

54. Why are you tolerating them? I can't understand why those of you who are

Christians are not throwing these people out of Christianity. Why are you not raging against their hate and unChrist-like behavior. Why are your preachers and leaders mute? Why are you letting these hate-filled, ignorant people hi-jack Christianity? These are the Pharisees Jesus railed against. Expose them over and over again for the hatemongers and bigots they are.

[gratuitous]

4. If we're undeserving and got this gift from God . . .

Shouldn't we act to be even more undeserving, and get an even better gift?

The illogic of the God-as-vending-machine crowd always ceases to amaze me.

[Paranoid_Portlander]

28. Impeachment would be a nice gift.

We didn't do anything do deserve Bush. Therefore, it logically follows that we really are undeserving and the Lord should anoint someone else to be President. But not Cheney, please.

[wtmusic]

6. I pray that GW Bush will develop an ounce of compassion

before he leaves office. So he can suffer the fires of hell with that comfort in mind.

[SpaceCatMeetsMars]

7. Read the "Prophecy on the Nation" - literally demonizing the Clintons

" There shall be victories followed by what seem to be setbacks (attacks and counterattacks). Celebrate the victories, but after them increase your prayer efforts, for the enemy's counterattack shall attempt to steal away the victory. He shall use the voice of deception in an attempt to tarnish the image of the president and discredit him. He shall continue to speak through the voice of the former president, who shall remain in the forefront. Cry out that the lies be exposed and that the eyes of the American people be opened to see the truth.  The former first lady shall be a key player, for her desire is to rise to power.  They have been given a foothold and would surely lead the nation to ruin were this election not wrested from their clan.  Pray for them.  There is yet time for them to repent and turn to Me, but their hearts have been gripped by greed and lust and power. Many are those who worship the former first family and have allowed themselves to be deceived by them.  Pray that the lies be exposed.  Surely shall their fall be great, as is that of each who ascends to power through the works of the evil one.  When it occurs do not rejoice, but weep for them as do I over each lost child who strays from Me, for it pains Me to see the suffering they bring upon themselves because of their hardened hearts.  Do not cry out for judgment, but rather for mercy, for surely were you, too, once lost and dead in sin. "

I worry that some nut is going to try to harm them the way that the religious fanatics always connect them to evil and Satan and so on.

[bluefire2000]

13. the author is speaking for God?

The author is writing from the point of view of God. Is that not a bit presumptious? And, yes, it is frightening the way they literally make the devil out of non-right-wing fundies.

[Clark Can WIN]

22. It's not presumptious

It's

BLASPHEMY.

[bluefire2000]

31. that's what I thought! n/t

[billyskank]

34. Damn right n/t

[Bandit]

23. "Pray that the lies be exposed."

I am in total agreement.

[nothingshocksmeanymore]

9. I think he is a gift too

Without George Bush in office, we would NEVER have realized the real destructive path of selfishness, greed, pride, blindness to the rest of the world and the like.

Sometimes God really DOES work in mysterious ways.

[Clete]

10. Oh didn't you hear?

Bush was appointed by God to be President. So, even if he screws up badly, it's God's will and we shouldn't question him.

You know I am almost starting to believe in the anti-Christ.

[elfwitch]

16. I'm Jewish

I'm expected to question God.

[rucky]

33. I'm Jewish, Too

and I say he's the antichrist

[Clete]

39. Jesus was also Jewish and I doubt he

would agree with this.

[Scairp]

11. Here's my prayer

Think they'll post it?

"Pray that this false president be rejected in the next election and that the American people see this corrupt adminstration for what it is-a shill for Godless corporations that worship only profits".

[Old and In the Way]

12. Looks like their prayers for an end to peace and prosperity

were answered. God works in mysterious ways, I guess.

Really, they are getting very desperate in their prayers....they are really beginning to have a hard time seeing the difference between religion and politics. To everyone's detriment.

[Neecy]

17. a real barf-fest

"We ask you to join us in constant prayer for our President, his family, his administration, and his country."

Oh, it's his country now? I don't think so. It's OUR country, and we're going to take it back in November 2004.

[RobertSeattle]

18. Always remind them what Jesus said

"And when thou prayest, thou shalt not be as the hypocrites are: for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and in the corners of the streets (aka WEBSITES), that they may be seen of men. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward. But thou, when thou prayest, enter into thy closet, and when thou hast shut thy door, pray to thy Father which is in secret; and thy Father which seeth in secret shall reward thee openly. "

[Clark Can WIN]

24. Excellent Robert

That is exactly the passage called for here.

[Selwynn]

21. These people make me so furious!!

As a person with perosnal spiritual beliefs, sometimes I just want to throw my monitor across the room when I see stuff like this.

I loved/hated this part: Like King David, he is not perfect, but he is repentant, humble, and full of the mighty courage that results from trusting the Lord

Wow. Just wow. Humble? When has Bush ever demonstrated even the tiniest shred of humility? Repentant? I guess if you define repentant as fanatically holding to lies even after they are proven to be lies, then ok. Courage? Wow...

[elfwitch]

29. I am right there with you...

It is the holier than thou attitude that really cheeses me off. They are so much more moral than everyone else that they can pontificate on your foibles all day and then turn around and save you through prayer. Of course the second that you point out their flaws they respond with that "Not perfect, just saved" bullshit. They can be the biggest A-holes 24 hours a day because they know they are going to heaven because they are "SAVED". It never ceases to royally piss me off.

[billyskank]

35. Don't worry

they may believe it, but it isn't true. My guru says that a godly person is more tolerant than a tree and more humble than the grass. And that's pretty humble. A truly saved person is perfect. If they're not perfect, then they're a regular, un-saved person, just stumbling their way through life, like the rest of us.

[Selwynn]

36. YES - we can be pissed off together, then :)

Grrr. Arrg.

[Selwynn]

38. (Fundie) Christians: can't live with 'em.....

...can't throw em to the lions anymore! :D

[elfwitch]

46. I don't know how many times....

I feel that way quite often. Of course, if I were to say something like that out loud I would get accused of being another world-controlling Jew trying to bring the Christians down. So I mainly just keep those kind of snarky thoughts to myself.

[Selwynn]

51. Well I am a christian, so I can say it. :)

It's funny, and I'm not particularly over-sensitive. :D

[SammyWinstonJack]

30. Unless "humble" has taken on the meaning of complete arrogance?

Whistle Ass wouldn't know from "humble". As for "courage"........er.....well, I won't even go there, with regards to Bush*. Here's my prayer, I pray Bush* and the repugs won't steal the '04 election, resulting in Bush* being SELECTED again.

[RebelOne]

32. I posted a prayer there

I said that I prayed that George W. Bush is not reselected. That I was an atheist, but if a Democrat wins, I may just start praying since that prayer was answered. I had to give an e-mail address. Good thing I have one that's just for junk mail and spam, cause they put you on the e-mail prayer list.

[bluefire2000]

40. make sure your prayer has that pseudo-

biblical-sounding language, and use the word 'shall' a lot, "May Your might smote the imposter in the White House and bringeth strength to those who stand against GW; So that Your will shall cleanse our Nation of he who bring hate upon it."

Cuz, you know, translations into 16C. English carry more weight.

[NicoleM]

37. I was going to post a prayer there

but I just couldn't do it. They're fundie nutballs, but they are entitled to their own opinions and their own space to express them.

But if I had posted a prayer, this would have been it:
Dear God,
Please deliver us from George W. Bush and his evil, lying, neo-conservative cabal as soon as possible.
Thanks.

[Cat Atomic]

41. I'll believe Bush is the Anti-Christ when he gets a

mortal headwound and miraculously recovers from it. Until then, the word "Anti-Christ" will remain firmly planted in the "mythology" section of my brain.

Oh- and I think he needs a blue turban or something, doesn't he? I mean- that's the traditional line on the Anti-Christ, isn't it?

[ninkasi]

43. There is only one explanation...

these people are seriously deranged. Drooling at the mouth, hearing voices, brain dead fruitcakes. Either that, or they're doing some really, really nasty drugs.

[ComerPerro]

44. Pray for Bush, Ask God to help Bush

Becuase, God knows Bush is too fucking dumb to help himself!!!!!!!!

[ComerPerro]

45. It is a sure sign that your guy is a loser

When people will do anything to build him up. The more I see this stupid worship, the more I start to think that maybe the FReepers and fundies out there actually realize what a horrible joke Bush is. I think this is why they work so hard to worship him.

Either that, or they are just massive idiots for worshipping a stupid, alcoholic, desserting cokehead.

[ibegurpard]

47. I definitely agree with the undeserving part

but probably not for the same reasons as these loons.

[DemBones DemBones]

49. My thoughts exactly!

I was surprised forty-six people posted before you without pointing out the obvious. We don't deserve him -- HE'S not worthy of us.

[FlemingsGhost]

48. "[e-mail]" just joined the prayer group!

:evilgrin:

[Liberator_Rev]

50. Here's what "Liberals Like Christ" posted to their site!

"When the great majority of church leaders declared Bush's war IMMORAL, he IGNORED them and proceeded anyway. This man is the most fraudulent "Christian" to ever sully our White House. See http://www.LiberalsLikeChrist.Org/BushRecord and http://www.LiberalsLikeChrist.Org/BushLies to see what a disciple of Satan that he is! "
Rev. Ray Dubuque
[e-mail]

[Nobody]

52. We are an undeserving people

We deserve so much better.

[Robin Hood]

53. All that constant praying and yet everything Bush touches turns to shit.

So much for the power of prayer. Right there is proof that it does not work.

[leftofthedial]

56. I pray he'll go away and right now would not be nearly soon enough

what do you expect?

These people also worship invisible, imaginary beings. They clearly are delusional, perhaps psychotic. What better natural constituency for Shitforbrains.