Religions > Atheism > Comments by House Majority Leader Tom DeLay (R-Texas) on Asian tsunami
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07 Jan 2005 05:44:18 AM |
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Comments by House Majority Leader Tom DeLay (R-Texas) on Asian tsunami |
http://amcop.blogspot.com/2005/01/choice-words.html
Tuesday, January 04, 2005
This (Tuesday) morning at 9am, C-SPAN had a live telecast of the 109th
Congressional Prayer Service from a church on Capitol Hill. There were
some sentiments shared about the recently-passed Bob Matsui and Shirley
Chisholm, and, amidst the scripture readings, reminders from a few
Congressmen about the Christian foundation of our government. Others
spoke of the Asian tsunami tragedy.
Then Tom DeLay gets up to the pulpit, and -- striking a beautiful note
in light of the 150,000 dead from the floods referenced by his
colleagues -- lets loose with some Matthew 7, beginning at verse 21.
(Many thanks to ben for the heads up on the exact wording, and to
DemWatch for directing us to this transcription of the reading and
MP3.)
Saith DeLay:
"A reading of the Gospel, in Matthew 7:21 through 27.
Not every one who says to me, "Lord, Lord," will enter the kingdom of
heaven; but only the one who does the will of my Father in heaven.
Many will say to me on that day, "Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in
your name? Did we not drive out demons in your name? Did we not do
mighty deeds in your name?
"Then I will declare to them solemnly, 'I never knew you: depart from
me, you evil doers.'"
Everyone who listens to these words of mine, and acts on them, will be
like a wise man, who built his house on a rock:
The rain fell, the floods came, and the winds blew, and buffeted the
house, but it did not collapse; it has been set solidly on rock.
And everyone who listens to these words of mine, but does not act on
them, will be like a fool who built his house on sand:
The rain fell, the floods came, and the winds blew, and buffeted the
house, and it collapsed and was completely ruined."
He finishes reading, says nothing more, and sits back down.
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| User: "Elf M. Sternberg" |
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| Title: Re: Comments by House Majority Leader Tom DeLay (R-Texas) on Asian tsunami |
07 Jan 2005 05:37:07 PM |
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"MrPepper11" <MrPepper11@go.com> writes:
Saith DeLay:
And everyone who listens to these words of mine, but does not act on
them, will be like a fool who built his house on sand: The rain fell,
the floods came, and the winds blew, and buffeted the house, and it
collapsed and was completely ruined
Matthew 7:26 and 27.
Yeah, I read that. Just how whacked is Tom Delay, that his
chosen Bible reading is "You aren't Christians, that's why God sent the
tsunami"?
Elf
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| User: "stoney" |
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| Title: Re: Comments by House Majority Leader Tom DeLay (R-Texas) on Asian tsunami |
10 Jan 2005 05:23:12 AM |
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On 07 Jan 2005 09:37:07 -0800, "Elf M. Sternberg" <elf@drizzle.com>
wrote:
"MrPepper11" <MrPepper11@go.com> writes:
Saith DeLay:
And everyone who listens to these words of mine, but does not act on
them, will be like a fool who built his house on sand: The rain fell,
the floods came, and the winds blew, and buffeted the house, and it
collapsed and was completely ruined
Matthew 7:26 and 27.
Yeah, I read that. Just how whacked is Tom Delay, that his
chosen Bible reading is "You aren't Christians, that's why God sent the
tsunami"?
/cue Herman Munsters scale reading-three spins.
or
He's got a double doctorate in insanity.
Elf
--
Contempt of Congress meter reading-offscale.
Hello, theocracy with a fundamentalist US Supreme
Court who will ensure church and state are joined
at the hip like clergy and altar boys.
America 1776-Jan 2001 RIP
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| User: "Gregory Gadow" |
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| Title: Re: Comments by House Majority Leader Tom DeLay (R-Texas) on Asiantsunami |
07 Jan 2005 03:56:37 PM |
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MrPepper11 wrote:
http://amcop.blogspot.com/2005/01/choice-words.html
Tuesday, January 04, 2005
This (Tuesday) morning at 9am, C-SPAN had a live telecast of the 109th
Congressional Prayer Service from a church on Capitol Hill. There were
some sentiments shared about the recently-passed Bob Matsui and Shirley
Chisholm, and, amidst the scripture readings, reminders from a few
Congressmen about the Christian foundation of our government. Others
spoke of the Asian tsunami tragedy.
Then Tom DeLay gets up to the pulpit, and -- striking a beautiful note
in light of the 150,000 dead from the floods referenced by his
colleagues -- lets loose with some Matthew 7, beginning at verse 21.
(Many thanks to ben for the heads up on the exact wording, and to
DemWatch for directing us to this transcription of the reading and
MP3.)
Saith DeLay:
"A reading of the Gospel, in Matthew 7:21 through 27.
Not every one who says to me, "Lord, Lord," will enter the kingdom of
heaven; but only the one who does the will of my Father in heaven.
Many will say to me on that day, "Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in
your name? Did we not drive out demons in your name? Did we not do
mighty deeds in your name?
"Then I will declare to them solemnly, 'I never knew you: depart from
me, you evil doers.'"
Everyone who listens to these words of mine, and acts on them, will be
like a wise man, who built his house on a rock:
The rain fell, the floods came, and the winds blew, and buffeted the
house, but it did not collapse; it has been set solidly on rock.
And everyone who listens to these words of mine, but does not act on
them, will be like a fool who built his house on sand:
The rain fell, the floods came, and the winds blew, and buffeted the
house, and it collapsed and was completely ruined."
He finishes reading, says nothing more, and sits back down.
Typical Christian bigotry.
--
Gregory Gadow
techbear@serv.net
http://www.serv.net/~techbear
"The President is merely the most important among a large number
of public servants. He should be supported or opposed exactly to
the degree which is warranted by his good conduct or bad conduct,
his efficiency or inefficiency in rendering loyal, able, and
disinterested service to the Nation as a whole. Therefore it is
absolutely necessary that there should be full liberty to tell
the truth about his acts, and this means that it is exactly
necessary to blame him when he does wrong as to praise him when
he does right. Any other attitude in an American citizen is both
base and servile. To announce that there must be no criticism of
the President, or that we are to stand by the President, right or
wrong, is not only unpatriotic and servile, but is morally treasonable
to the American public. Nothing but the truth should be spoken about
him or any one else. But it is even more important to tell the truth,
pleasant or unpleasant, about him than about any one else."
President Theodore Roosevelt, editorial to the Kansas City Star
May 7, 1918
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