Comments on: Living On a Prayer

By: Uncommon Sense

Uncommon Sense — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 01:16:28 +0000

It’s amazing how, almost every time “men of the cloth” open their mouths in terms of politics, they make morons and a-holes out of themselves. Consider the Rev. Jesse Jackson, the Rev. Al Sharpton, the Rev. Jeremiah Wright, Pat Robertson, Jerry Falwell, etc.

With these highly publicized antics, it’s no wonder so many people turn away from organized religion.

By: Ed Coleman, Councilor At-Large

Ed Coleman, Councilor At-Large — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 03:10:48 +0000

I never respond to blogs but this one caught my eye and I thought I should explain my actions at the meeting.

It pains me to say this. However, I was offended by the prayer given. It was exactly how you put it. It was a get out of jail plea. After all of Doris’s shouting of Amen and Hallelujah, almost like it was Christ’s last sermon or something, I stood up straight and put my hands behind my back to acknowledge my disgust. I consider myself a faithful christian, but that was not a prayer. It did not deserve the respect of one and I could not support it. It was shameful. I hope the voters of her district see it.

By: Robert-NW Side

Robert-NW Side — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 05:05:10 +0000

Pity that ‘justice’ didn’t ‘rain down’ from the butt-end of a 4-cell Maglite !!

By: Tom

Tom — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 23:00:36 +0000

God help us….

By: Buzzy Whitlow

Buzzy Whitlow — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 22:43:18 +0000

The Bible says we don’t get what we pary for when we “pray amiss”. I think most of that “prayer” was amiss, except the part about raining down justice. I can’t stomach cop haters, so I hope justice does rain down. And I hope it pours!

By: laura

laura — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 22:10:15 +0000

Aha! Minton has taken a page from the “Ron Gibson Playbook”!

Whilst attending a CCC meeting last Fall after Gibson was involved in a drunken brawl with a cop, a minister led the opening prayer and made a long-winded, Gibson-centric supplication to God. It took much restraint for me to refrain from hurling…it was surreal to witness such self-serving theatrics on the taxpayers’ clock.

Thankfully Gibson went down in the Fall election. Perhaps God was listening after all???

By: Think Again

Think Again — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 21:05:04 +0000

I think we all got the reign/rain thing. It really makes no difference.

Stupid prayer.

But I’m pretty sure my God knows that.

By: Melyssa

Melyssa — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 14:28:16 +0000

OMG! I heard you on the radio this morning telling this story. If it wasn’t Marion County center township democrats, I wouldn’t believe it.
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Is it church or a public business meeting?
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Go check out BartLies.com There is a hilarious graphic of Good Doris/Bad Doris

By: veritas

veritas — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 13:23:04 +0000

One question-did the maintenance staff have to wipe up the floor after all the “ecstasy” poured out from the prayer leaders? There seems to be a propensity to “lose it”.

By: Jerry

Jerry — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 12:55:48 +0000

That makes everything OK then, Wilson. wow.