Latest Breaking News

paleotn

(22,747 posts)

34. Well, the sky didn't fall....

Sat Jun 27, 2015, 02:01 PM

Jun 2015

...fire and brimstone didn't rain down. There were no plagues of frogs, flies or blood. No earthquakes. No cyclones. No meteors crashing into the planet. Many dogs still don't like cats and visa versa as well as I can figure. I guess his god doesn't have a problem with same sex marriage. But one thing is certain, like the vast majority of US Christian Fundigelicals, this pastor (read grifter) is a coward and his words are meaningless.

Edit history

Please sign in to view edit histories.

Recommendations

0 members have recommended this reply (displayed in chronological order):

79 replies

= new reply since forum marked as read

Highlight:

Texas Pastor Now Says He Didn't Mean He'd Really Set Himself Aflame [View all] DonViejo Jun 2015 OP

Did he ask for help from the audience? TheCowsCameHome Jun 2015 #1

damn Angry Dragon Jun 2015 #2

perzactly! Plucketeer Jun 2015 #41

Oh, darn! VA_Jill Jun 2015 #3

I know, right? christx30 Jun 2015 #11

Another broken promise... CTyankee Jun 2015 #4

Maybe he meant to say his head would explode? George II Jun 2015 #5

i heard yesterday collinsrent Jun 2015 #6

welcome to du. niyad Jun 2015 #42

thank you collinsrent Jun 2015 #45

And here I had the marshmallows out and everything... Bagsgroove Jun 2015 #7

The end of days is coming IronLionZion Jun 2015 #8

Not to drag this too far off, but the father is her EX-fiance (wedding called off a few weeks ago)! George II Jun 2015 #20

I suspect their use of the term "fiance," as opposed to the term... DonViejo Jun 2015 #32

Maybe she keeps doing it for the welfare payments? George II Jun 2015 #43

Someone mentioned that same thing in a comment on a news site... DonViejo Jun 2015 #64

At minimum it was the second cumming armed_and_liberal Jun 2015 #46

It must be the second coming! cloudbase Jun 2015 #50

With religious people words mean anything they want. Warren Stupidity Jun 2015 #9

Or DON'T want.......... nt Plucketeer Jun 2015 #38

OK. Just safeinOhio Jun 2015 #10

Or... Kelvin Mace Jun 2015 #12

gonna burn a pinkie w0nderer Jun 2015 #69

See, to me Kelvin Mace Jun 2015 #13

Well I'm a literal person JustAnotherGen Jun 2015 #14

It would be a suitable sacrifice to his god Baal, don't you think? n/t freshwest Jun 2015 #63

He should do it JustAnotherGen Jun 2015 #66

Oh, I just had to delete what I was going to say. Ya know... freshwest Jun 2015 #73

argument could be made w0nderer Jun 2015 #70

Th�ch Quang Duc he is not... n/t backscatter712 Jun 2015 #15

I guess this probably means Contrary1 Jun 2015 #16

Aww, godddamit. kath Jun 2015 #18

A mixed marriage? Is it a colt or a filly? George II Jun 2015 #21

It's a shotgun wedding Plucketeer Jun 2015 #40

Carson's been rather benign about the decision, not up to his usual DonViejo Jun 2015 #33

Tease! Solly Mack Jun 2015 #17

Fine. I'll take the graham crackers and marshmallows back. n/t jtuck004 Jun 2015 #19

Reminded me of this pastor who did set himself on fire to death - for the exact opposite ideology. Fred Sanders Jun 2015 #22

O? rock Jun 2015 #23

"We do not support any violence or physical harm.� LiberalElite Jun 2015 #24

Kinda like Rushbo didn't really mean to move to Costa Rica lobodons Jun 2015 #25

Next Sunday's lesson the vow of Jephthah exboyfil Jun 2015 #26

Bah. He never said Human Torch. He said Humidor ChairmanAgnostic Jun 2015 #27

Yeah, he was going to set himself on fire madamesilverspurs Jun 2015 #28

Yellow Rosa Luxemburg Jun 2015 #29

Obviously NOT a promise keeper. Nobel_Twaddle_III Jun 2015 #30

LOL SunSeeker Jun 2015 #61

Oh ye of little faith! Crowman1979 Jun 2015 #31

Well, the sky didn't fall.... paleotn Jun 2015 #34

Liar Liar Pants should be on FIRE! MsMAC Jun 2015 #35

They may spontaneously combust... Surya Gayatri Jun 2015 #51

There should be a matchbook collection for him._ SummerSnow Jun 2015 #36

There is a quote from George Carlin... iandhr Jun 2015 #37

coward Kip Humphrey Jun 2015 #39

Sorry. secondvariety Jun 2015 #44

ROFLMAO SoapBox Jun 2015 #47

Rush Limbaugh TNNurse Jun 2015 #48

HA HA HA HA HA HA HA PatrickforO Jun 2015 #49

he could have meant he'd eat chili peppers Enrique Jun 2015 #52

Come on baby, light my fire. Manifestor_of_Light Jun 2015 #53

Pastor Rick: You just bent. nt NCjack Jun 2015 #54

Still waiting for Hannity to be waterboarded packman Jun 2015 #55

"We do not support any violence or physical harm.� To us. Thor_MN Jun 2015 #56

He's a liar. Jamastiene Jun 2015 #57

Well, there goes my Saturday.. frylock Jun 2015 #58

That's OK, Pastor Scarborough Jack Rabbit Jun 2015 #59

It would be sad being a person who would take this pile seriously. Judi Lynn Jun 2015 #60

This message was self-deleted by its author HFRN Jun 2015 #62

I guess his self preservation overcame his Jesus. blackspade Jun 2015 #65

This goes to prove... awoke_in_2003 Jun 2015 #67

Walking back his words, eh? What sort of jiggery pokery is that? marble falls Jun 2015 #68

So there are some things we shouldn't take literally...like the Bible brooklynite Jun 2015 #71

Oh, ok. nt silvershadow Jun 2015 #72

Straight out of Wise Blood Fred Friendlier Jun 2015 #74

On June 23 last year another white Texas minister actually DID set himself on tblue37 Jun 2015 #75

But, But, BUT DiverDave Jun 2015 #76

Lying's a sin, Rick. Jester Messiah Jun 2015 #77

Thou shalt not lie, Pastor! NickB79 Jun 2015 #78

maybe he meant he'd come out of the closet as a flaming gay yurbud Jun 2015 #79