What's the most face-palm-worthy statement you have ever heard from a priest/preacher
August 19, 2015 at 11:44 am
I'm talking about the "is he living on the same planet?" or "did this guy pass 2nd grade?" statements.
And just so this doesn't turn into an attack on our AF Xtians (even though they do preach) I would like to request that you use something you heard in a church, on the TV, on the radio, etc.
I'll start:
I was sitting in a TX church many years ago, listening to the pastor pray using "thee" and "thou" and "thy" at every opportunity. After the service, a young man asked him why he used "thee" and "thy" instead of "you" and "your", and the preacher responded "You need to read GOD'S WORD, young man! This is the way THE LORD talked and wrote. We follow HIS example!"
Now, remember, there is a long-standing American tradition that preachers don't need to be literate -- they just need to be "called by God". I really wanted to tell him why Jesus of Nazareth could not possibly have spoken King James' English, but I wouldn't have gotten out of there in one piece. (And I was with my parents - who agreed with the preacher.)
And just so this doesn't turn into an attack on our AF Xtians (even though they do preach) I would like to request that you use something you heard in a church, on the TV, on the radio, etc.
I'll start:
I was sitting in a TX church many years ago, listening to the pastor pray using "thee" and "thou" and "thy" at every opportunity. After the service, a young man asked him why he used "thee" and "thy" instead of "you" and "your", and the preacher responded "You need to read GOD'S WORD, young man! This is the way THE LORD talked and wrote. We follow HIS example!"
Now, remember, there is a long-standing American tradition that preachers don't need to be literate -- they just need to be "called by God". I really wanted to tell him why Jesus of Nazareth could not possibly have spoken King James' English, but I wouldn't have gotten out of there in one piece. (And I was with my parents - who agreed with the preacher.)
"The family that prays together...is brainwashing their children."- Albert Einstein
