Aeon
2006-01-21, 01:54
So sometimes late at night when I am channel surfing on my television. I will usually come across about 4 or so "christian" channels.
These are the 4 different types:
1) A nun on telelvision talking
2) an african-american gospel channel
3) a monk looking guy, basically a male version of the nun show
4) a white preacher. usually Church of Latter Day Saints
What I can't stand (this is in virtually EVERY show on any of these channels):
The speaker will talk about a man who owned a business, but his business was doing horrible. But the man kept praying, and then his business was no longer doing bad, but very well!. They basically try to convince the crowd it was God who helped him.
But COME ON! It's no coincidence that his hard work to make business better simply paid off, and had literally nothing to do with God.
There are many other stories that are COINCIDENCE (if you can even call it that) that they often like to tell. For example, they will use a similiar story but change it up a little.
They will say that a young teenager was failing school, but because of his constant praying he started making straight A's. And I suppose, again, that his studying, tutoring, and actually doing his homework had absolutely nothing to do with an improvement in his grades?
Holy crap, it doesn't take a genius to see there is absolutely no relation between God and these stories they tell. It's ridiculous!
I can not beleive that there are actually people sitting in the crowds at these shows listening to this crap.
There is simply no basis for his arguements, or proof.
Do any of you here actually watch these channels and buy that crap? Do you really think that praying will make your business successful? And that providing a good product, good customer service, and better prices than competitors HAVE NOTHING to do with your business being successful? ANd that it was all your praying.
I just can't see how people can be that naive. It's one thing to be a christian,but that doesn't mean you have to listen to these shitty stories and their lame attempt to further convince you that God does answer prayers.
[This message has been edited by Aeon (edited 01-21-2006).]
These are the 4 different types:
1) A nun on telelvision talking
2) an african-american gospel channel
3) a monk looking guy, basically a male version of the nun show
4) a white preacher. usually Church of Latter Day Saints
What I can't stand (this is in virtually EVERY show on any of these channels):
The speaker will talk about a man who owned a business, but his business was doing horrible. But the man kept praying, and then his business was no longer doing bad, but very well!. They basically try to convince the crowd it was God who helped him.
But COME ON! It's no coincidence that his hard work to make business better simply paid off, and had literally nothing to do with God.
There are many other stories that are COINCIDENCE (if you can even call it that) that they often like to tell. For example, they will use a similiar story but change it up a little.
They will say that a young teenager was failing school, but because of his constant praying he started making straight A's. And I suppose, again, that his studying, tutoring, and actually doing his homework had absolutely nothing to do with an improvement in his grades?
Holy crap, it doesn't take a genius to see there is absolutely no relation between God and these stories they tell. It's ridiculous!
I can not beleive that there are actually people sitting in the crowds at these shows listening to this crap.
There is simply no basis for his arguements, or proof.
Do any of you here actually watch these channels and buy that crap? Do you really think that praying will make your business successful? And that providing a good product, good customer service, and better prices than competitors HAVE NOTHING to do with your business being successful? ANd that it was all your praying.
I just can't see how people can be that naive. It's one thing to be a christian,but that doesn't mean you have to listen to these shitty stories and their lame attempt to further convince you that God does answer prayers.
[This message has been edited by Aeon (edited 01-21-2006).]