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aussie_paul


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 Hello All,
A new version of the Lords Prayer. How true.
WRITTEN BY A 15 yr. OLD SCHOOL KID
Who got an A+ for this entry
(TOTALLY AWESOME)!
The Lord's Prayer
Is not allowed in most
Public schools in America anymore
Because the word 'God' is mentioned.....
A kid in WINNIPEG wrote the attached
NEW SCHOOL PRAYER:
Now I sit me down in school
Where praying is against the rule
For this great nation under God
Finds mention of Him very odd.
If scripture now the class recites,
It violates the Bill of Rights.
And anytime my head I bow
Becomes a Federal matter now.
Our hair can be purple, orange or green,
That's no offense; it's a freedom scene..
The law is specific, the law is precise.
Prayers spoken aloud are a serious vice.
For praying in a public hall
might offend someone with no faith at all..
In silence alone we must meditate,
God's name is prohibited by the United States .
We're allowed to cuss and dress like freaks,
And pierce our noses, tongues and cheeks...
Guns are allowed, but Not the Bible.
To quote the Good Book makes me liable.
We can elect a pregnant Senior Queen,
And the 'unwed daddy,' our Senior King.
It's 'inappropriate' to teach right from wrong,
We're taught that such 'judgments' do not belong..
We can get our condoms and birth controls,
Study witchcraft, vampires and totem poles...
But the Ten Commandments are not allowed,
No word of God must reach this crowd..
It's scary here I must confess,
When chaos reigns the school's a mess.
So, Lord, this silent plea I make:
Should I be shot; My soul please take!
Amen
If you aren't ashamed to do this, Please pass this on..
Jesus said, 'If you are ashamed of me, I will be ashamed of you before my Father.'
Not ashamed. Passing this on.


-- Edited by aussie_paul on Thursday 1st of August 2024 05:47:15 PM

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Pretty well sums up the state of our existence, glad I lived in the years I did, common sense has gone out the window.

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Those people who put their faith in the Ten Commandments have never actually read them, or understood them. In two of the commandments, which God hands down to Moses, he implicitly condones slavery. Essentially it's OK to have slaves as long as you give them a day off on the weekend. And of course you should not covet your neighbour's slaves, because they are his property.

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Which two?

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msg wrote:

Which two?

"Thou shalt not covet thy neighbour's wife or his slaves, or his animals, or anything of thy neighbour."

"Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy. Six days you shall labour, and do all your work, but the seventh day is the Sabbath of the LORD your God. In it you shall not do any work, you, or your son, or your daughter, your male servant, or your female servant, or your livestock, or the sojourner who is within your gates. For in six days the LORD made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that is in them, and rested on the seventh day. Therefore the LORD blessed the Sabbath day and made it holy."

The word, "servant" is properly translated as "slave" (as told to me by a Hebrew scholar). Also, if you read the text immediately after the commandments, you'll see just how the Israelites treated their "servants".



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The Bible is the greatest work of fiction ever written. Unfortunately it is also full of contradictions and anomaly's, possibly because it was (reputably) written by many people with differing views on it's content

With regards to the ten commandments I recall the Jewish guy who once said that originally there were twelve commandments but Moses beat him down to ten.



-- Edited by Magnarc on Friday 2nd of August 2024 09:31:09 AM



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Magnarc wrote:

With regards to the ten commandments I recall the Jewish guy who once said that originally there were twelve commandments but Moses beat him down to ten.

That was the good news. The bad news is that adultery's still in. 



-- Edited by dorian on Saturday 3rd of August 2024 01:15:25 AM

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Actually there are 613 commandments,



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613!! Looks like the nanny state has been in existence a lot longer than we thought, and here's me thinking it was started here in Vic some four years ago.



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The way I heard it, Moses was pretty old when he was (allegedly) handed some 20 or so commandments.    He was not strong enough to carry that many so halved the load, intending to go back and grab the rest later.    But, as happens as we get on, he firstly forgot where he had left the other ten, then he found himself in the kitchen, struggling to remember why he had walked in there.



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Magnarc wrote:

613!! Looks like the nanny state has been in existence a lot longer than we thought, and here's me thinking it was started here in Vic some four years ago.

 As I said before ,your avatar  certainly suits you,the Devil cracked  the whip when he  chose that for you.



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The funny thing about the Lord's Prayer, at least the ecumenical version, is that it is disrespectful to God.

    Our Father, who art in heaven,
    hallowed be thy name;
    thy kingdom come,
    thy will be done
...
    For thine is the kingdom,
...

For some inexplicable reason, people believe that they are being more reverent by using archaic English when translating the Bible. In many languages, such as German and Slavic languages, the plural form of a pronoun is used when addressing an elder or an unfamilar person. Similarly, the British monarch refers to himself or herself as "we". Yet "thy" and "thine" are the singular forms of the pronoun, which is how you would address someone of similar standing to yourself.



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Plain Truth wrote:
Magnarc wrote:

613!! Looks like the nanny state has been in existence a lot longer than we thought, and here's me thinking it was started here in Vic some four years ago.

 As I said before ,your avatar  certainly suits you,the Devil cracked  the whip when he  chose that for you.

 PT, your religious views are well known and I respect them, but when you resort to personal attacks because someone does not share your views you lose that respect. As for the Devil choosing my signature (not my avatar) I found that hilarious to say the least. The reference to Lucifer was just a very old saying and was put there as just that, a saying nothing more. The idea that I am in cahoots with a non-existent being is, quite frankly, laughable.

Defend your position by all means but, resorting to this sort of response only goes to show that you are on shaky ground. I can only assume that when you wrote that it was the result of a brain fade. Never mind, we have all had them a one time or another.

Have a nice day.

 



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Ahh, religion, as usual bringing out the worst in people. It will never change, in my opinion.

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More people have been killed in the name of God than for any other reason.

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Yes Peter, and it is still going on around the world. Very sad state of affairs to think that, in 2024 after two major wars and the slaughter of millions, we still can't get it right.



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