[Capt. Aaron Portway]

Re: God Hates Cripples

Funny how they mean the same thing but just worded differently! I am a Roman Catholic just so you know!

That explains why God smited you! You should have told me you were a ring-kisser and I would have understood immediately!

Say, while you're here, I've always wondered if those pedo "priests" of yours like to molest gimps as well as regular kids. Did you get raped like all the other Catholic kids?

[branch]

Re: God Hates Cripples

Oh a man who loves to try and conform to a stereotype. lets look at the situation shall we, if a priest ever sexually assaults a child, its the fault of the individual and not the faith, and no I am not a ring kisser, nor has the priest ever fondled any children, and with all these insults your throwing at me, wont that put you into a state of loneliness without your beloved "God"? If anyone deserves to burn its you "Friend" I dont wish it upon you, but when I am in heaven and I see your judgement I shall be glad of the result

[Professor Bessemer]

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That is rich! A border-line illiterate, crippled Catholic telling a True Christian™ he is bound for Hell! Thank you sir, I have not had a good belly laugh like that for quite some time!

So I take it you are answering Brother Portway's query in the negative my disabled friend? Perhaps the priest in your particular diocese had an aversion to buggering the hadicapped?

At least you were spared that indignity. Well, Jesus brought you to our Godly forum for a reason sir. This may be your only chance to convert to the One True Faith and avoid the fires of Hell. Will you join us friend?

[James Hutchins]

Re: God Hates Cripples

No wonder you are a worthless cripple. A lying papist!

This just goes to show, all cripples are bad. God has struck them for good reason. I plan to continue to make mockery of their infirmities, take advantage of their shortcomings. I know it is what God wants.

[Meek and Humble]

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Oh so you wish to call me "It" rather than a man, how very Christian of you, you know Jesus who preached love would actually hate this right? I mean really, where did all this anger come from? Love one another as you expect to be loved. That's from the Bible in case you didn't know, one of the Ten commandments you may be a bit slow on that one!

The Ten Commandments
1 “I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage. You shall have no other gods before Me.
2 “You shall not make for yourself a carved image, or any likeness of anything that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth; you shall not bow down to them nor serve them. For I, the Lord your God, am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on the children to the third and fourth generations of those who hate Me, but showing mercy to thousands, to those who love Me and keep My Commandments.
3 “You shall not take the name of the Lord your God in vain, for the Lord will not hold him guiltless who takes His name in vain.
4 “Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy. Six days you shall labor and do all your work, but the seventh day is the Sabbath of the Lord your God. In it you shall do no work: you, nor your son, nor your daughter, nor your male servant, nor your female servant, nor your cattle, nor your stranger who is within your gates. For in six days the Lord made the heavens and the earth, the sea, and all that is in them, and rested the seventh day. Therefore the Lord blessed the Sabbath day and hallowed it.
5 “Honor your father and your mother, that your days may be long upon the land which the Lord your God is giving you.
6 “You shall not murder.
7 “You shall not commit adultery.
8 “You shall not steal.
9 “You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor.
10 “You shall not covet your neighbor's house; you shall not covet your neighbor's wife, nor his male servant, nor his female servant, nor his ox, nor his donkey, nor anything that is your neighbor's.”

I don't see anything about loving your neighbor here.

[branch]

Re: God Hates Cripples

"Neither shall you bear false witness against your neighbor."
The Catechism explains that bearing false witness or "speaking a falsehood with the intention of deceiving" encompasses all violations of truth These violations have degrees of gravity depending on the "intentions of the one who lies and the harms suffered by its victims." Listed as follows, these are:
False witness and perjury: statements made publicly in court which obstruct justice by condemning the innocent or exonerating the guilty, or which may increase the punishment of the accused.
Rash judgement: believing, without sufficient evidence, statements that accuse another of moral faults.
Detraction: the disclosure of another's faults without a valid reason.
Calumny: lying to harm a person's reputation and providing opportunity to others to make false judgements concerning them.
Flattery: "speech to deceive others for our benefit."
Bragging, boasting, or mocking: speech which either only honors oneself or dishonors others

[angels]

Re: God Hates Cripples

Branch, my own father is very ill, can't walk, relies on my mother.Now I've always felt sorry for him, tried to help make things better.
But like Brother Hutchins explained to me, in this very thread. Dad does not need pity, or coddling. I must be happy for him in his illness. Because God has made him the way he is. It was God's way of punishing him for something he did .

Do you seek pity Branch?. As I said before I will pray for you.

[branch]

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Angels,

Thankyou for your reply. I was disabled from Birth, does this mean God Hated me from the start? I think not! I do not desire pity in this life, I have been through many hardships, yet with The Lord by me every day I have managed to overcome many obstacles in this life, and I know it was God who gave me this strength. It is his everlasting love which helps me. I know for a fact that if the Lord truly wanted me to die and burn I would have died at infancy as I was close to doing so, However the Lord has Blessed and saved me

PRAISE TO YOU ALL MIGHTY GOD FOR LETTING ME LIVE WITH EYES UNCLOUDED AND LIVE AND LOVE WITH A HAPPY AND HARMONIOUS HEART!

[branch]

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Did am Angel come before you in a dream and tell you that was your purpose? or did you heed the call in a prayer with the Lord?

[James Hutchins]

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Angels,

Thankyou for your reply. I was disabled from Birth, does this mean God Hated me from the start? I think not! I do not desire pity in this life, I have been through many hardships, yet with The Lord by me every day I have managed to overcome many obstacles in this life, and I know it was God who gave me this strength. It is his everlasting love which helps me. I know for a fact that if the Lord truly wanted me to die and burn I would have died at infancy as I was close to doing so, However the Lord has Blessed and saved me

PRAISE TO YOU ALL MIGHTY GOD FOR LETTING ME LIVE WITH EYES UNCLOUDED AND LIVE AND LOVE WITH A HAPPY AND HARMONIOUS HEART!

Being disabled from birth is a form of punishment for a deed of your parents. If they did not repent the evil deed, you are forced to be disabled for life. The Lords goal was to burden your parents and make you pay for their sins which in turn was supposed to of made your parents (if they had a glimmer of decency in them) repent. But apparently, they felt no guilt and here you are.

[branch]

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But the thing is, I am happy the way that I am, If anything I wouldn't change it, as through my burdens I have come to view life in a better way, knowing that I can actually achieve something with my life is actually very fulfilling, I hold down a Job, I acknowledge God, and I have compassion for my fellow Brothers and Sisters who walk on this good earth. I received a healthy education in a mainstream school. And if by any chance the disability was caused by the sin of my parents. I would in full forgive them, for the love they have given me is truly a beautiful thing.

If God has indeed as the Landover church put it "Smitten" me with this disability, why am I happy with my life and instead of repenting God why do I worship him. I indeed am a Testament of his will!

[justin_dadoor]

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The ex-manager of England football team once expressed his opinion that disabled folks were so afflicted due to them being bad Christians in a previous life.

This is a belief that has been instilled in me since childhood.

I will also pray for you

[branch]

Re: God Hates Cripples

That is a fair enough belief I suppose, Who knows we shall all find out what happens when we die. Should be interesting! And I can presume your an English bloke as well?

[Ezekiel Bathfire]

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[...]If God has indeed as the Landover church put it "Smitten" me with this disability, why am I happy with my life and instead of repenting God why do I worship him. I indeed am a Testament of his will!

Landover does not "put it", God "puts it"

Exodus 4:11 And the LORD said unto him, Who hath made man's mouth? or who maketh the dumb, or deaf, or the seeing, or the blind? have not I the LORD?

Who else than God is responsible for everything?

And something a bit off topic can any of you guys clarify this article on Wikipedia for me please? Many thanks and God Bless

I look forward to your reply!

http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Landover_Baptist_Church&oldid=173411728

You may need to copy and paste that into your browser address bar.

What's wrong with that?

[James Hutchins]

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But the thing is, I am happy the way that I am, If anything I wouldn't change it, as through my burdens I have come to view life in a better way, knowing that I can actually achieve something with my life is actually very fulfilling, I hold down a Job, I acknowledge God, and I have compassion for my fellow Brothers and Sisters who walk on this good earth. I received a healthy education in a mainstream school. And if by any chance the disability was caused by the sin of my parents. I would in full forgive them, for the love they have given me is truly a beautiful thing.

If God has indeed as the Landover church put it "Smitten" me with this disability, why am I happy with my life and instead of repenting God why do I worship him. I indeed am a Testament of his will!

Ever seen a mental defective who was not happy? The ability to see reality is always removed forst with any person whos 'mind is not right'. Apparently, you have both a mental and physical handicap.