I Know Why Wes Has Taken A "Leave Of Absence"...

[Lord Jim]

He's been on a trip to Melbourne Fl.:

Surprise! Trump hands the mic to supporter at Florida rally

(CNN)In what appeared to be an improvised moment, President Donald Trump invited one of his supporters to join him on stage and take the microphone during a rally in Melbourne, Florida, on Saturday night.

As the man climbed up, the President addressed security concerns by saying to the crowd, and perhaps to Secret Service agents, "I'm not worried about him. I'm only worried he's going to give me a kiss. I'm not worried about anything else."

Gene Huber, wearing a black Donald Trump T-shirt, hugged the President and spoke for a few moments.

"Mr. President, thank you so, sir. We the people, our movement is the reason why our president of the United States is standing here in front of us today," Huber said. "When President Trump during the election promised all these things that he was going to do for us, I knew he was going to do this for us."

"A star is born," Trump said as Huber returned to the crowd. "I wouldn't say that the Secret Service was thrilled with that, but we know our people, right? We know our people. Great guy. And so many others."

Later, Huber was interviewed by CNN's Pamela Brown and said he'd been waiting since 4 a.m. ET to get into the rally. He believed Trump chose him to climb on stage after watching his interviews with TV reporters before the rally.[Ahh, not quite so "improvised" then...]

Huber said Trump inspires him so that he keeps a six-foot cardboard cutout of the President in his house.

"I salute that every single day and I pray and I tell him, 'Mr. President, I pray for your safety today,' " Huber said. "And I'm not lying,I do that every single day to the president, but he's cardboard."

[He ain't lyin':]



He posted a photo of the cutout on Twitter, saying: "The Best Vistor I could ever have! President Trump came to Florida to see me! Wow, never will forget this! @realDonaldTrump @thebestcloser"

As the interview with Brown wrapped up, Huber asked, "And can I just say one quick thing?"
"Quickly," Brown replied.

"I appreciate the interview," Huber said. "Let's just be a little, little nicer to our president. Thank you so much."

http://www.cnn.com/2017/02/18/politics/ ... ber-rally/

Here's the interview with Pamela Brown:



It's uhh, something...

Among other things, he praises Trump for the "sacrifice" he made for America by being willing to become President Of The United States, and he goes on about how one of the things he most likes about Trump is the way he "always tells the truth"...



for when just doesn't quite cover it...

[Bicycle Bill]

I find it interesting that there are at least two crosses visible in that picture of the guy and his plastic Jesus cardboard POTUS, and by his own admission this guy says that "I salute that (the cardboard standee of Trump) every single day and I pray and I tell him, 'Mr. President, I pray for your safety today.'  And I'm not lying,I do that every single day to the president, but he's cardboard."

Yet if you look into the Bible, regardless of the version — King James, Revised Standard, New International, whatever — you will find something like this in the book of Exodus (Chapter 20, if you're following along at home):

• 1  God spoke all these words, as follows:
  2  "I am the LORD your God, Who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery.
  3  You shall have no other gods before Me."
  4  You shall not make for yourself any carving, or any representation of anything in heaven above, or the earth beneath, or in the waters beneath the earth."
  5  You will not bow yourself down to them, nor be made to serve them.  I, the LORD your God, am a jealous God, visiting the depravity of the fathers on the sons to the third and fourth generation of them that hate Me,
  6  and doing kindness to thousands of them that love Me, and to those who observe My instructions."
  (the above, btw, is from Andrew Schlafly's 'Conservative Bible Project', "a project utilizing the 'best of the public' to render God's word into modern English without archaic language and liberal translation distortions."   In other words, a Bible tailored specifically to Republicans, Trump supporters, Tea-Baggers, and other rad-cons like wesw.)

Praying to a cardboard replica of someone who quite obviously is *NOT* God?  This guy's going to hell.
And that picture on the what-not shelf on the guy's right does look like the pic that wesw uses as his avatar, doesn't it?

-"BB"-

[Lord Jim]

Well, I think the guy would probably say that he's praying "for him" not "to him", though given the fellow's overall attitude about Trump, it's an open question...

[dales]

This guy's going to hell.

Judge not, lest thou be judged.

[MajGenl.Meade]

"I salute that (the cardboard standee of Trump) every single day and I pray and I tell him, 'Mr. President, I pray for your safety today.' And I'm not lying,I do that every single day to the president, but he's cardboard."

The guy may be several bananas short of a bunch, but I'd hope he can read and comprehend English with more skill than is displayed by some in this thread.

Nowhere does he say that he prays TO the image of Donald Trump. Read it.

He salutes it (loon). He prays. And then he TELLS cardboard Trump that he HAS prayed for his safety. And he goes through this every day. (weirdo)

Clearly he does NOT pray TO D. Trump FOR that. Equally obviously, if he prayed for safety TO Trump, believing him a deity,, Trump would already know it and he couldn't need to TELL him.

We may think he's somewhat deranged but it is ridiculous to accuse him of praying to D. Trump. He doesn't. For whatever reason, he prays to God for the President's safety. There were many, many people (great people) who prayed for every President's safety over the past 47 years since our great, and it is great, nation was founded.

[Crackpot]

It is flirting with idolatry but it falls short. I would say, On the scale of idolatry from Mammon to Muslim it falls just shy of the Roman Catholic Church.

[Burning Petard]

"The guy may be several bananas short of a bunch, but I'd hope he can read and comprehend English with more skill than is displayed by some in this thread."

And also with more skill than is demonstrated almost daily by our President.

snailgate

[RayThom]

[Lord Jim]

On the scale of idolatry from Mammon to Muslim it falls just shy of the Roman Catholic Church.

Hey!



Of course Lord Dampnut himself probably believes that God prays to him....

[Big RR]

Of course Lord Dampnut himself probably believes that God prays to him....

But only when Trump wants him to.

[Lord Jim]

I understand that Trump doesn't think much of Jesus...

He likes gods who don't die...

[Bicycle Bill]

It is flirting with idolatry but it falls short. I would say, On the scale of idolatry from Mammon to Muslim it falls just shy of the Roman Catholic Church.

I presume that you are not Roman Catholic or you would not make that statement.

-"BB"-

[Crackpot]

I was raised such and the worship of/ prayer to saints does tread on dangerous ground.

[Bicycle Bill]

I was raised such and the worship of/ prayer to saints does tread on dangerous ground.

I too was raised Catholic (and still practice it) and it was explained to me that the statues, pictures, and other icons are just someone to focus your attention rather than letting your mind wander; and that you weren't actually praying to the saints or even to the BVM, you were asked them or her to put in a good word for you with the Big Guy upstairs (or as the nuns put it, "intercede on your behalf, even though your troubles and problems were nothing more than what you deserved").

-"BB"-

[Crackpot]

I get that which is why I didn't call it idolatry. But it does walk and quack like a duck.

[MajGenl.Meade]

And has feathers, a beak and webbed feet

New International Version
For there is one God and one mediator between God and mankind, the man Christ Jesus,

New Living Translation
For there is only one God and one Mediator who can reconcile God and humanity--the man Christ Jesus.

English Standard Version
For there is one God, and there is one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus,

Berean Study Bible
For there is one God and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus,

Berean Literal Bible
For there is one God and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus,

New American Standard Bible
For there is one God, and one mediator also between God and men, the man Christ Jesus,

King James Bible
For there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus;

Holman Christian Standard Bible
For there is one God and one mediator between God and humanity, Christ Jesus, Himself human,

International Standard Version
There is one God. There is also one mediator between God and human beings—a human, the Messiah Jesus.

NET Bible
For there is one God and one intermediary between God and humanity, Christ Jesus, himself human,

New Heart English Bible
For there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus,

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
For God is One, and The Mediator of God and the sons of men is One: The Son of Man, Yeshua The Messiah,

GOD'S WORD® Translation
There is one God. There is also one mediator between God and humans-a human, Christ Jesus.

New American Standard 1977
For there is one God, and one mediator also between God and men, the man Christ Jesus,

Jubilee Bible 2000
For there is only one God and likewise only one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus,

King James 2000 Bible
For there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus;

American King James Version
For there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus;

American Standard Version
For there is one God, one mediator also between God and men, himself man, Christ Jesus,

Douay-Rheims Bible
For there is one God, and one mediator of God and men, the man Christ Jesus:

Darby Bible Translation
For God is one, and [the] mediator of God and men one, [the] man Christ Jesus,

English Revised Version
For there is one God, one mediator also between God and men, himself man, Christ Jesus,

Webster's Bible Translation
For there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus;

Weymouth New Testament
For there is but one God and but one Mediator between God and men--Christ Jesus, Himself man;

World English Bible
For there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus,

Young's Literal Translation
for one is God, one also is mediator of God and of men, the man Christ Jesus,

[Crackpot]

Yeah but they have the traditional "Peter's get out of jail free card"

[Lord Jim]

that you weren't actually praying to the saints or even to the BVM, you were asked them or her to put in a good word for you with the Big Guy upstairs

That's basically the way I was taught, and how I've always understood it...

Not to act even as a "mediator"; more like a "reference"....

[Big RR]

A reference? Kind of like those people praying at the beginning of It's a Wonderful Life" ("God, George never asked for anything for himself...)?

[MajGenl.Meade]

that you weren't actually praying to the saints or even to the BVM, you were asked them or her to put in a good word for you with the Big Guy upstairs

That's basically the way I was taught, and how I've always understood it...

Not to act even as a "mediator"; more like a "reference"....

Oh it's idolatry all right. To ask any dead human to perform miracles and feats for us is exactly that.

Memorare ( the same prayer is offered to Anna, Mary's mum i.e. Jesus' grandma. Maybe to his great grandma too, or rather both of them on Mary's side)

Remember, O most gracious Virgin Mary,
that never was it known
that anyone who fled to thy protection,
implored thy help or sought thy intercession was left unaided.
Inspired by this confidence, I fly unto thee, O Virgin of virgins, my mother.
To thee do I come, before thee I stand, sinful and sorrowful.
O Mother of the Word Incarnate,
despise not my petition, but in your mercy
hear and answer me. Amen

This one's even better. Mary is the savior of the world. We "entrust" ourselves to her. Protect us and save us. Note that it's not the Holy Spirit who enables us to understand the precepts of Jesus and live by them - it's Mary. Contrary to the Bible but what does that matter?

Exaltation of the Immaculate Heart of Mary

Queen of the Most Holy Rosary, in this tragic hour of the world’s history, we entrust and consecrate ourselves to your Immaculate Heart, our only refuge, our hope, our salvation. Have pity on this world, torn by the most terrible conflicts, burning with the fires of hate, victim of its own sins. May your heart be moved at the sight of so much ruin, pain and sorrow.

We consecrate to your maternal heart our persons, our families, our country and the whole of humanity. Protect and save us!

O Heart of Mary, source of true love, fill our selfish hearts with divine charity and with that true brotherly love without which there can never be peace. Grant that men and nations may understand and fulfill the precept of your Divine Son, LOVE ONE ANOTHER, in order that true peace may be firmly established in the Justice and Truth of Christ.
Amen.