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Gore1FL

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12. Technically, Christians should pray in public. Jesus said not to.

Mon Sep 29, 2014, 07:20 PM

Sep 2014

Matthew 6:5-8

5 “And when you pray, do not be like the hypocrites, for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the street corners to be seen by others. Truly I tell you, they have received their reward in full. 6 But when you pray, go into your room, close the door and pray to your Father, who is unseen. Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you. 7 And when you pray, do not keep on babbling like pagans, for they think they will be heard because of their many words. 8 Do not be like them, for your Father knows what you need before you ask him.

Don't get me wrong. I don't buy any of it. It's still a fun verse to quote in reponse to such pictures.

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Now that I read closer, that was essentially your point 3

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American �Christians�, you are NOT being oppressed. Repeat, NOT BEING OPPRESSED. [View all] riqster Sep 2014 OP

You never know when Christians might be persecuted Mariana Sep 2014 #1

Why you're right: I am oppressing them by writing this! riqster Sep 2014 #2

Soooo funny... peace13 Sep 2014 #3

That's exactly how the atheist firefighter in this photograph feels. Purrfessor Sep 2014 #11

Yep. That's my thought. nt alphafemale Sep 2014 #17

Excellent. bvf Sep 2014 #4

Yep. Been used since time immemorial, it has. riqster Sep 2014 #49

They talk about persecution a whole lot but, Kalidurga Sep 2014 #5

S'truth. My people were Huguenots. I have no stomach for oppressors. riqster Sep 2014 #30

Well then we might be distant cousins Kalidurga Sep 2014 #39

Heard that. riqster Sep 2014 #41

Yay Kalidurga Sep 2014 #70

1774 is as far back as I have gotten on this side of the pond. riqster Sep 2014 #71

Lucky you Kalidurga Sep 2014 #72

Well, after what happened in the Old Countries, we needed some ignoring. riqster Sep 2014 #73

Indeed! +1 Gemini Cat Sep 2014 #58

I wonder if the meme-makers & forwarders... DeadLetterOffice Sep 2014 #6

I can see it now.... ChazInAz Sep 2014 #16

"This shot is for you, Yahweh!" riqster Sep 2014 #19

Kicked and recommended. Uncle Joe Sep 2014 #7

Thanks, Unc'. riqster Sep 2014 #48

Given that "Christianity" is getting smaller in USA due to.... Xolodno Sep 2014 #8

Fear makes people easily malleable. riqster Sep 2014 #47

And yet wholesale vicious hate rhetoric against gay people is a common trait of all those groups Bluenorthwest Sep 2014 #55

Disagree. EEO Sep 2014 #9

Funny! n/t. bvf Sep 2014 #13

Best. Pie. Chart. Ever. riqster Sep 2014 #20

Brilliant! truebrit71 Sep 2014 #27

If anything, they're oppressing US! padfun Sep 2014 #10

From your lips to God's ear. riqster Sep 2014 #28

Technically, Christians should pray in public. Jesus said not to. Gore1FL Sep 2014 #12

Yep, same with charity. riqster Sep 2014 #21

I don't now feel and never have felt oppressed. ColesCountyDem Sep 2014 #14

Not I. But then, I am not using a holy book for propaganda purposes. riqster Sep 2014 #22

Correct, riqster. ColesCountyDem Sep 2014 #23

Keep the faith, my friend. riqster Sep 2014 #25

You do the same, my friend. ColesCountyDem Sep 2014 #26

Post removed Post removed Sep 2014 #15

+1, n/t RKP5637 Sep 2014 #34

I say +1, too. There was no need to hide that comment. And I am christian. marble falls Sep 2014 #62

I was expecting some really foul post from the hidden post yeoman6987 Sep 2014 #67

Very surprised. Specially with the nasty things said about Christians in all sorts of other ops. marble falls Sep 2014 #78

True! yeoman6987 Sep 2014 #79

A catholic priest from the island of Dominica officiated at yesterday's mass with lies SleeplessinSoCal Sep 2014 #18

"Reading now, from the First Book of Godwin"... riqster Sep 2014 #24

I'm not trying to be a smart ass, LibertyLover Sep 2014 #94

I may never find out why he was left to officiate on his own SleeplessinSoCal Sep 2014 #109

wait a minute, Phlem Sep 2014 #29

Nononono, they are the victims! Just ask Rush Hannity! riqster Sep 2014 #31

They are the oppressors. onecaliberal Sep 2014 #32

Fundagelicals are, absolutely. riqster Sep 2014 #46

Whenever I hear anything, most of the time, about christians they are out RKP5637 Sep 2014 #33

Yep. Much like Moslems and their "evangelical" wings that are chopping off heads. riqster Sep 2014 #50

Some have maligned Christianity into diabolical teachings, not seeing that taking away RKP5637 Sep 2014 #51

As Shakespeare said, "The devil can cite scripture for his own purpose". riqster Sep 2014 #53

Going way back in my youth, they used to say, "beware of the devil in sheep's clothing," RKP5637 Sep 2014 #59

Remember the SF short story "To Serve Man"? riqster Sep 2014 #61

Yes, it is! Twilightzone also did an episode on this. RKP5637 Sep 2014 #87

did you mean hateful christians underthematrix Sep 2014 #35

I'm guessing that's Jamaal510 Sep 2014 #40

Correct. Calling one's self one doesn't make it so. riqster Sep 2014 #42

There are places Christians are persecuted but the USA is not one of them. hrmjustin Sep 2014 #36

Oh yeah. I have friends who are of middle- and near-east ancestry. riqster Sep 2014 #45

My favorite cartoonist... Bigmack Sep 2014 #37

I wasn't in the Corps, but it still fits lots of civilians. riqster Sep 2014 #44

god, yortsed snacilbuper Sep 2014 #38

A prayer worth reciting; in any culture full of zealots. riqster Sep 2014 #43

As a member of a minority religion, I do not believe that the minority is oppressing the majority Gothmog Sep 2014 #52

Well said. riqster Sep 2014 #54

And then there are those of us who are oppressed by the bulk of the religious. Bluenorthwest Sep 2014 #56

The Reformed Movement of Judaism has been very supportive of LGBT rights for a while Gothmog Sep 2014 #64

The maker of this meme is a self serving attention seeking moron. Gemini Cat Sep 2014 #57

I suspect a more sinister motive. riqster Sep 2014 #60

But someone might be looking on thinking what they're doing is silly. Silent3 Sep 2014 #63

We must outlaw all thought that doesn't meet their standards, clearly. riqster Sep 2014 #65

To be fair, people are fired for just sharing their thought and not acting (i.e. Juan Williams). joeglow3 Sep 2014 #69

Williams violated his contract. It wasn't a free speech issue. riqster Sep 2014 #89

We're oppressing their ability to be bigots against the GLBT community Yavin4 Sep 2014 #66

I doubt they are that honest about it. riqster Sep 2014 #68

are you a christian? repeat are you a christian? strawberries Sep 2014 #74

So give us some examples of Christians being oppressed in the US Retrograde Sep 2014 #75

you mean in this country strawberries Sep 2014 #85

Feelings are not facts. riqster Sep 2014 #90

but strawberries Sep 2014 #96

Hogwash. Karl Rove said the same thing, and remember Election Night 2012? riqster Sep 2014 #97

LOL strawberries Sep 2014 #99

I might have one, and you do the same. riqster Sep 2014 #100

dry merlot here strawberries Sep 2014 #102

Done. As long as it's not a Chilean Merlot. riqster Sep 2014 #103

thanks strawberries Sep 2014 #105

I'd like to claim the title, but I doubt I truly deserve it. riqster Sep 2014 #76

I am Jewish JoDog Sep 2014 #80

you are kind of wrong strawberries Sep 2014 #83

I work in IT too, and have for over 40 years. You are more than kinda wrong. riqster Sep 2014 #86

maybe we know each other strawberries Sep 2014 #95

And when you're NOT on call... tkmorris Sep 2014 #88

for those who have a monday thru friday 9-5 job strawberries Sep 2014 #93

Well said. riqster Sep 2014 #84

2 out of 3 Retrograde Sep 2014 #91

As a white Christian Male I know that I am by far the most persecuted person who has every lived. el_bryanto Sep 2014 #81

That's a picture of them being allowed to pray gollygee Sep 2014 #101

Yer gonna need some Tuck's medicated pads after posting this on DU. Jamastiene Sep 2014 #77

I put on my asbestos Underoos before posting. riqster Sep 2014 #82

Jesus spoke against hypocrites who tried to Zorra Sep 2014 #92

Ya know, I was seated next to a couple last night, riqster Sep 2014 #98

You then believe in Biblical Literalism, the passage may not be validly interpreted any other way? LanternWaste Sep 2014 #104

Here is what I notice from The Bible (all the translations I have read), riqster Sep 2014 #108

What's the difference between prayer in church and prayer in a casino? yortsed snacilbuper Sep 2014 #106

I heard it as "when the cop pulls you over". riqster Sep 2014 #107