Glenn Beck going blind. God's Will or Obama Medical Care Fiasco?

[Rev. Jim Osborne]

FOX News superstar Glenn Beck has announced he is going blind. But the question is: Who is at fault? Surely we can pinpoint the blame on the genocidal methods of Obamacare. Socialized medicine has resulted in one of the leading conservative pundits in the nation to go blind. Yet, while we all here cheer on Glenn whenever he launches a tirade against Godless liberalism in the country, we do know he is not perfect. He is also a Mormon. Is this God's way of punishing him for following a false church?

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?

So, who is really behind Glenn Beck's impending blindness?

In true Glenn Beck form, sarcasm shone through his tears as he announced he was suffering from a condition that could eventually make him blind to an audience of 6,000 attending his “American Revival” tour in Salt Lake City Saturday.

Following the initial announcement, Beck joked that he was “too darn lazy to learn Braille.” His loyal fans wouldn’t expect anything less.
The Fox News host showed a [COLOR=blue ! important][COLOR=blue ! important]clip[/COLOR][/COLOR] of the announcement Monday night on his show, Glenn Beck.


"Yes, I have a problem with my eyes," Beck said in his announcement. "A couple of weeks ago, I went to the [COLOR=blue ! important][COLOR=blue ! important]doctor[/COLOR][/COLOR] because I can’t focus my eyes ... So I went to the best doctor I could find … he did all kinds of tests, and he said I have [COLOR=blue ! important][COLOR=blue ! important]macular[/COLOR][/COLOR] dystrophy."


Click here to watch Glenn Beck make his announcement.


Beck, 46, jokingly admitted to viewers that when he got the news from his doctor, he had confused the term macular dystrophy with muscular dystrophy saying, “Is that the Jerry Lewis thing? That telethon that he does? Cause I should have given more.”


Macular dystrophy affects a tiny portion of the retina called the macula — the part of the eye responsible for seeing sharp details and recognizing faces.


Symptoms of macular dystrophy include:


— Difficulty with reading print and identifying faces;
— Blurred [COLOR=blue ! important][COLOR=blue ! important]vision[/COLOR][/COLOR];
—And trouble focusing.


Dr. Douglas R. Lazzaro, chairman of the department of ophthalmology at Long Island College Hospital, told FoxNews.com that macular dystrophy does have the potential to cause blindness in Beck.


Macular dystrophy usually affects more than one family member, however, Beck did not say if anyone else in his family had the condition, or identify what type of the rare disease he is suffering from.


Lazzarro, who has not treated Beck, said that there are several different types of macular dystrophy that effect vision during different periods of a patient’s life. Macular dystrophy is very different from macular degeneration, which is the leading cause of blindness over the age of 60 in America.


“One of the more severe forms of the disease is known as cone dystrophy, and this usually affects your vision soon after birth,” Lazzaro said. Stargardt’s dystrophy begins to affect vision before the age of 20 at a very gradual rate, however the patient can still become legally blind.
Another type of macular dystrophy is Best’s disease, but more than likely Beck is not suffering from this type, because [COLOR=blue ! important][COLOR=blue ! important]symptoms[/COLOR][/COLOR] usually appear in childhood, and go through a number of stages, Lazzaro added. With Best’s disease, severe vision loss usually develops after the age of 45.


With some macular dystrophies, doctors can see yellow spots in the retina or changes in the pigment layer of the retina. But no matter which form of the disease Beck may be suffering from, the bottom line is his retinas are degenerating.


"He said things were blurry, so he could have any of these dystrophies, or even pattern dystrophy," Lazzaro said.


For Beck, the severity of the disease determines whether or not he will lose his vision, and if so, how long it will take. There is no cure or treatment for macular dystrophy.


"He may become legally blind, which is 20/200 or worse," Lazzaro said. "Put it this way, (when you are legally blind) you can’t drive, and it may be difficult to read without magnification [COLOR=blue ! important][COLOR=blue ! important]tools[/COLOR][/COLOR]. It impacts your life, but usually patients retain some vision with these diseases."


Beck seemed to take the news in stride, adding his own brand of humor to a very personal medical issue.


“I plan on dealing with it with a smile and dignity, and quite honestly, at least I’ll be able to get away with a blind joke from time to time,” Beck said.

[Nobar King]

Re: Glenn Beck going blind. God's Will or Obama Medical Care Fias

I didn't see an option for M'ing so I didn't bother to vote.

[Sidiovak]

Re: Glenn Beck going blind. God's Will or Obama Medical Care Fias

Glenn beck is crazy.

[Billy Bob Jenkins]

Re: Glenn Beck going blind. God's Will or Obama Medical Care Fias

Other: Glenn Beck's blindness is being caused by the fumes released from hybrid cars.

[Bobby-Joe]

Re: Glenn Beck going blind. God's Will or Obama Medical Care Fias

Reverend, I think you missed a detail; Macular dystrophy is an inherited condition. This means Becks pre-blindess is punishment from God upon Beck's parents for their sins. Since Beck's parents were Mary worshiping Catholics I think the reason for God's curse is clear.

Beck is guilt free one this one.

[Professor Tyeisha X]

Re: Glenn Beck going blind. God's Will or Obama Medical Care Fias

Considering how ignorant Glenn Beck is to the world already, hasn't he already been blind for quite some time now?

[Pastor Isaac Peters]

Re: Glenn Beck going blind. God's Will or Obama Medical Care Fias

Considering how ignorant Glenn Beck is to the world already, hasn't he already been blind for quite some time now?

If you mean that he hasn't seen the self-evident truth of True Christianity™ and renounced his magie-undie-wearing ways, then for once I agree with you.

Back to the OP: We know that God can use the hellbound for His purposes, so He can, if He chooses, use even Obaminationalized health care to achieve His smiting.

[John Creeser]

Re: Glenn Beck going blind. God's Will or Obama Medical Care Fias

I'm with Nobar - He's been whacking it. The man is so uptight I think it's probably the only way he can calm down. I suspect his whackings are rather violent too (fantasies of hate humping Hillary) which increases the probability of going blind considering her face looks like an old sock.

[Oakland "Reb" Griner]

Re: Glenn Beck going blind. God's Will or Obama Medical Care Fias

How many times has God offered Glenn True Salvation ™ and Glenn has refused?

As much as I admire him and all that he does, Glenn simply has to get the Mormon out of his colon!

Mormonism tears apart families, leads to depravities, disrupts American traditional values, and mightily offends the Lord God Almighty!!

Glenn, we want you to be SAVED! (Hallelujah!) repudiate the Mormon heresies and live in His Righteous Light !!!

[Rev. M. Rodimer]

Re: Glenn Beck going blind. God's Will or Obama Medical Care Fias

How many times has God offered Glenn True Salvation ™ and Glenn has refused?

As much as I admire him and all that he does, Glenn simply has to get the Mormon out of his colon!

Mormonism tears apart families, leads to depravities, disrupts American traditional values, and mightily offends the Lord God Almighty!!

Glenn, we want you to be SAVED! (Hallelujah!) repudiate the Mormon heresies and live in His Righteous Light !!!

Yes, Glenn Beck's blindness to Jesus (trying to see Him through a veil of magic underwear) has led to God manifesting that blindness in physical form. Praise the Lord for His Mercy!

[Mrs. Mary Whitford]

Re: Glenn Beck going blind. God's Will or Obama Medical Care Fias

I've asked my husband, Mr. Whitford, if we can buy Mr. Beck a braille chalkboard so he can get used to it and still keep broadcasting once God removes the rest of his sight.

[Mrs. Rogers]

Re: Glenn Beck going blind. God's Will or Obama Medical Care Fias

Originally Posted by FOX News
"He said things were blurry, so he could have any of these dystrophies, or even pattern dystrophy," Lazzaro said.

Well, things would appear to be blurry, if one were looking through tears. Could it be that this Beck chap needs to stop snivelling for an hour or two, for his 'blindness' to be cured?

[Father Maurice Lester]

Re: Glenn Beck going blind. God's Will or Obama Medical Care Fias

It is not in the image of Christ to make light of this man's affliction even if he is a Mormon.

The Lord's work makes itself known in the most wondrous of ways and for all we know Mr. Beck will soon find his very own seer stones just like his 'Prophet' Joseph Smith! He can then duct-tape the stones over some sun-glasses and carry on as if everything is normal, his quest for his own 'exalted status in the celestial kingdom' perfectly intact.


Mind you, the statistical possibilities of that are about the same as a Landover Baptist working for NASA without a belt full of washroom stall keys.


Just more proof that the only religion of Christ is His Holy Roman Church.


Two thousand years and going strong.





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Bless you, my rose on velvet vaccimulgents
Father Mo



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[Oakland "Reb" Griner]

Re: Glenn Beck going blind. God's Will or Obama Medical Care Fias

It is always a wonder Father Lester can manage to move his hands away from children's genitals long enough to make a post here.

[Pastor Isaac Peters]

Re: Glenn Beck going blind. God's Will or Obama Medical Care Fias

Oh, look. A priest of one false Christian polytheist cult is jumping to the defense of a member of another such cult. And isn't it interesting that Caravaggio should be Fr. Mo's favorite painter.