Pastor asks Jesus for help after ignoring Covid precautions at church camp.

[yellowcanine]

https://www.rawstory.com/clear-creek-community-church-outbreak/


The pastor of a Texas church publicly prayed for God to end COVID-19 after at least 125 children and adults contracted the virus at a student ministry camp, where masks reportedly were optional and most children were old enough to be vaccinated.

"Lord, we didn't want to be in the news, at least not for this, maybe for serving or some extreme generosity, but not this," Pastor Bruce Wesley of Clear Creek Community Church said in a video posted online. "So we ask for your mercy. We ask for your healing for all of those who became sick with this virus and for their families who've have been caring for them as well. We pray for complete recovery so that people don't have any lingering effects, and we pray that you would put a stop to the spread of this virus."

You pathetic loser, why should Jesus help you when you would not help yourself? And the first thing you are worried about is "being in the news?" Not just a pathetic loser but a dickhead as well.

[Aristus]

1. Jesus' reply: "I sent you several safe and effective vaccines, you fuckbrain! Get with the program!"

[Ilsa]

11. Ah, you beat me to it. nt

[lame54]

24. ...

[Caliman73]

41. Just give me a sign...

[louis-t]

47. My favorite line: "Now hop up and down on one foot, juggle these oranges

and sing the Catalena Magdalena Lieptenstein song." "Damn, your drunk tests are hard!"

[h2ebits]

49. +1000

My thoughts exactly.

[hatrack]

2. Jesus already loaded up the vaccines and drove out of town, Rev. Dumbfuck

He'd had enough of Gadarene Heights Baptist and of you and your bullshit.

[TheBlackAdder]

72. Pastor: When we die we sit by right side of Jesus! Jesus: Come join me now. Pastor: Whaaaah! 😭

[underpants]

3. generosity? He must be really generous. Where can I give money?

[Thomas Hurt]

4. Maybe he should just pray not to be so stupid in future.

There is something in the Bible about not testing God. I guess he missed that somehow.

[TheBlackAdder]

73. He's praying to grift money for more Brooks Brothers shirts.

[elleng]

5. THIS:

[Aristus]

12. One of the best scenes in television history.

[KS Toronado]

37. And one of Karl Malden's last performances

[Aristus]

38. What a wonderful performance it was...

Stern, but loving and compassionate.

[11 Bravo]

53. One of several - from one of, if not THE best show in television history.

[mrsadm]

52. I was just thinking of that scene too! Exactly!

[temporary311]

6. These people really are

living embodiments of the moron from the flood parable. God sent you idiots social distancing, masks, and finally vaccines. Do they expect Jesus to descend bodily from heaven, knock on each one of their doors, and personally tell each one what to do? What happened to not testing the lord thy god?

[Arkansas Granny]

19. If Jesus did come down and knock on doors, they wouldn't answer.

They'd be afraid he was coming for their guns and bibles.

[Whatthe_Firetruck]

51. The Nazarene...

...would be a bit too brown for them.

[Arkansas Granny]

59. Yep.

[MarcA]

28. No vaccine above the door, now a visit from the Covid Angel. n/t

[Klondike Kat]

36. That's the first thing I thought of, too

Jesus speaks to them - they just don't listen.

[SergeStorms]

58. If god is truly omnipotent.....

wasn't it he who created the virus itself? Or can that somehow be blamed on man's original sin?

Doesn't god create both good and bad things in this world?

Asking for a friend.

[Ligyron]

69. It was super nice of the sky daddy

To create all those deadly viruses, bacteria
and diseases not to mention the wide range of parasites we get to enjoy.

It’s things like this that started me seriously questioning my involvement with religion. I asked too many disturbing questions, got lame answers like, “Well, god works in mysterious ways my Son”and after a time, found myself shunned for daring to ask such things

Got into good college (go Gators!) and saw firsthand that Science left little for a god to do and no good place for him to hide. Since we haven’t seen hide nor hair of this god, He may as well not even exist at all.

[Initech]

7. Quit believing the shit on Facebook and take the damn vaccine!

[lagomorph777]

8. I think your Jesus has sent you a message, Pastor Asshole.

[A HERETIC I AM]

9. THIS!!

“Jesus spared my home from the tornado that wiped out my entire neighborhood!”

No dumbass, it looks like god was trying to kill you too and missed.

Same basic idea here.

“We don’t need anyone but god to keep us healthy!”

:::God:::: Smites them all with COVID

God: “What the fuck did I send the vaccines for, dipshit?”

[Tree-Hugger]

10. Do they ever think...

...that God guided the creation of the vaccines? He DID answer, but they didn't listen.

[Dreampuff]

27. THIS

Exactly what tree hugger said!

[Grokenstein]

33. All Pox Both Great and Small

[sanatanadharma]

13. Do they ever think...

...the corona virus is part of the natural world created by their God of which it is said God never makes mistakes.

Living objectively, reducing subjectivity is honoring the Divine.

[Duppers]

31. Bingo!

Problem is they cannot reason through their conditioning. That's the plague of humanity.

[orwell]

14. So here's how this goes down for these dumbfucks...

...if nobody dies Jebus saved 'em.

...if somebody dies it was "God's Will" which is inscrutable. HE "has a plan", and it cannot be fathomed unless you are "one of the chosen."

...if everyone dies Jebus has "delivered them" in the rapture.

The bottom line... Jebus is always right. Only the pastor has a pipeline to Jebus. Keep the collection plate filled so that the pastor can spread more of "the word."

And if he needs a private jet to do it...well that's just Jebus' prosperity gospel being realized with "the chosen."

Rinse and repeat in the great Church of Dumbfuckistan!

[marble falls]

15. Let's see what Christ had to say about that ...

9Then he brought Him to Jerusalem, set Him on the pinnacle of the temple, and said to Him, “If You are the Son of God, throw Yourself down from here. 10For it is written:

‘He shall give His angels charge over you,
To keep you,’

11and,

‘In their hands they shall bear you up,
Lest you dash your foot against a stone.’ ”

12And Jesus answered and said to him, “It has been said, ‘You shall not [g]tempt the Lord your God.’ ”



Pretty clear case of "pride preceding the fall." What makes him think that the miracle he was looking for wasn't PPE and vaccines?

[marble falls]

66. Hey bubba!

[RestoreAmerica2020]

16. Have you heard the modern parable about...a jeep, a boat and helicopter or the one

..about the drowning man, a cruise ship, helicopter and fishing boat? Perhaps some humans are just plain stupid.

Story 1. Jeep, boat helicopter
https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=https://www.michaelhartzell.com/blog/the-story-about-a-jeep-a-boat-and-a-helicopter&ved=2ahUKEwiP-5KXmuPxAhUN6Z4KHTvcArAQFnoECAMQAQ&usg=AOvVaw20fWnWjfXSNKoeWqJ64i96&cshid=1626287842501

Story 2. Drowning man a cruise ship, helicopter and fishing boat
https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=https://templebethdavid.com/message/a-message-on-helping-ourselves/&ved=2ahUKEwiP-5KXmuPxAhUN6Z4KHTvcArAQFnoECAYQAQ&usg=AOvVaw25VxGBMAB2AN2mk__7U1RH&cshid=1626288056728

[Politicub]

17. Not a believer, but if I was... I would remind the pastor that, in his tradition,

God gave him free will. And what this dumbass did, using his free will, was to create an environment where people would catch a disease and die.

Free will is a misunderstood innovation, really: Christians are culpable for their bad decisions. All of the leaders of megachurches in California who sued to cram people in enclosed buildings for services are responsible for creating an environment of sickness and disease. There was nothing divine about it.

Christians who dissuade others from taking the vaccine are leading people down a deadly path. These Christians are filled with wickedness.

I grew up in a fundamentalist household with Church three times a week; I do really well when there's a Bible category on Jeopardy. What I learned quickly after leaving the small town I'm from is that the arrogance of fundamentalists and evangelicals is breathtaking. They believe they are smarter than the unknowable force they claim to worship. At least Catholics believe in the idea of mysteries (though the ritualized, cannibalism alchemy is quite bizarre).

[GulfCoast66]

21. Same here. Grew up evangelical. Now a freethinker.

[NCjack]

18. Pastor Bruce, here is a helpful Chinese proverb for you:

Your stupidity causes your problems.

[LisaL]

20. I guess he hasn't figured out-

God helps those who help themselves.

[Mariana]

22. Thoughts and prayers. nt.

[Hugin]

23. Is it only me that sees this as a prayer he's not held personally liable?

God as a defense attorney.

[Bird Lady]

25. Jesus will not help those who will not help themselves.

You're on your own Bruce Wesley.

[GoodRaisin]

26. SMH

No words for this stupidity.

[multigraincracker]

29. Is there a lighting rod on

the steeple of his church?

[Hekate]

30. God Helps Those Who Help Themselves, my mother used to tell us. So, pastor, lead your flock...

… to the vaccine clinic.

[monkeyman1]

32. Pence try'd that stuff & don't think it worked ! republican population control ! (alleged)

[ShazzieB]

34. UGH

I really don't understand the mindset that God decides who to help or heal based on how many people pray the loudest or the longest or however it's supposed to work. I just don't get it. Is he supposed to be sitting up there keeping score or something?

I'm not an atheist, but I was always taught that God helps those who help themselves, not those who ignore all the things they could have done to help themselves and expect him to just... fix things FOR them.

[colorado_ufo]

35. There is only one thing this pastor should be praying for:

Forgiveness.

[NewHendoLib]

39. and jaysus says "FOAD, sucker"

[aggiesal]

40. Please Jesus, send my help from this flood, I'm stranded on my roof ...

Boat arrives, "Get on so we can save you"
"No thank you, I'm waiting for Jesus to save me"

Canoe arrives, "Get on so we can save you"
"No thank you, I'm waiting for Jesus to save me"

A 2nd boat arrives, "Get on so we can save you"
"No thank you, I'm waiting for Jesus to save me"

Person dies and asks Jesus, "Why didn't you save me?"
Jesus responds "What do you think the 2 boats and the canoe were?"

[onecaliberal]

42. He sent the brilliant people who made a vaccine you fucking moron.

[Grins]

43. It's "His" virus. Why aren't they thankful they got it?

“His” blessing upon them! How ungrateful!!!!

[mn9driver]

44. There seems to be a pandemic of Christians who don't know their scripture.

“It is said: ‘Do not put the Lord your God to the test.’” -Jesus

He made it about as clear as can be.

[ad121rome]

45. Dear Pastor

I sent the vaccine, why didn’t you and your flock get it? Best wishes, Jesus

[BigmanPigman]

46. Your ending statement was a perfect assessment

of his actions.

[lindysalsagal]

48. Sorry- I can't believe in any god who would to this to his own people.

It's all balderdash, and what more evidence do you need than covid???

[Crunchy Frog]

50. God already sent help. You and your followers refused it.

Hope this is a learning experience for the kids.

[keithbvadu2]

54. Pastor W must not believe in the power of God...

COVID 19 is already destroyed and gone?

That nice man blew it away in April last year with the wind of God.

Televangelist Kenneth Copeland

Feel safer/better now?

Of course he wants us to send him lots of money.

https://i.imgur.com/s7A6VaB.mp4

[KY_EnviroGuy]

56. So said the Texas preacher just before flying way in his private jet to the Bahamas.....

to have an enhanced location from which to pray......


He needs to pray for stopping of the spread of stupid.......

[NQAS]

57. Think about this, pastor

We who are not true believes often hear people like you tell us that your god brings, well, pretty much everything, good and bad, and it's up to you to respond appropriately. If he brings good stuff, then you revel in your joy. If he brings bad stuff, then you bear the pain and come through on the other side thanks to your prayers (and, of course, god's weird randomness).

I may be off on some details, but I think that's the gist of it.

So. . . god brings the Covid-19 virus (again, according to your world view). That's one of the bad things, and you bear the pain and pray.

But. . . do you think it's possible, just maybe a little bit possible, that god also brought you the wisdom of the doctors and scientists who told you to get vaccinated and wear a mask? I mean, if you're gonna buy into the god being responsible for stuff, then why this thing and not that? Maybe, and I'm just spitballing here, you're a hypocrite who chooses to follow your political leaders on life and death issues that they know nothing about, rather than your god, who delivered wisdom and guidance through real-life smart people who said, hey guys, get vaccinated and wear masks.

[whistler162]

60. reminds me of this story or a varation of it

https://www.michaelhartzell.com/blog/the-story-about-a-jeep-a-boat-and-a-helicopter

"There once was a man who lived in a two story house. The house was near a river and unfortunately the river began to flood.

As the river rose, warnings were given via radio, TV and shortwave. Large jeeps drove through the area to evacuate people. As a jeep drove by the man's house, he was told:

"You are in danger. Your life is at stake. You must evacuate. Get in the Jeep. Let us help you evacuate."
"No," the man replied from his doorstep. "I have faith. I will be ok. The flood won't get me. God will take care of me.""

[struggle4progress]

61. There is a balm in Gilead

Find a COVID-19 vaccine near you

[Blue Owl]

62. Jesus H. Crisis

[roamer65]

63. 🦠

Pray all you want.

I just keep infecting, infecting and infecting...


Delta.

[Retired Engineer Bob]

64. It's plain to see

His only concern is how it impact the collection plate.

"Lord, we didn't want to be in the news, at least not for this, maybe for serving or some extreme generosity, but not this," Pastor Bruce Wesley of Clear Creek Community Church said in a video posted online.

[Sympthsical]

67. Well, it's a herd

The immunity bit might have eluded them, though.

[Bucky]

68. "We pray for your healing, Jesus! Send us a cure, maybe a virus expert of some sort..."

What a tool

[traitorsgalore]

71. I wonder how many people this traitor has called a "baby killer"?

He's a traitor to humanity, purposely ignoring basic science and spreading deadly disease.

[GoCubsGo]

74. Jesus already helped him but he ignored him.

Now, he and the others get to live with their actions for the rest of their lives. Bed. Made. Lie. I feel bad for the kids, though.

[Buckeye_Democrat]

75. Lord, why hast thou forsaken us and...

... our messiah, Trump-Christ?!