Elvis And Religion

Foolmewunz said:
If Elvis was a Christian, then by all things I hold dear, well I'll be a Christian, too! And so shall you all if you just open your hearts and let the spirit of The King (not King of Kings) into your lives!

Speak to me, brethren! Can somebody give me an "Amen"? Please??!! I am touched by the hand of The King!
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Actually according to one of Elvis's buddies (on a PBS special) -- one time at a concert (I believe it was at Notre Dame campus) -- a group of ladies held up a big banner at a concert that said "The King". Elvis saw it and said there is only one king, and that's Jesus Christ.

Yes, Elvis had his faults, but "the king" knew who "the Real King" was. Maybe that's one of the reasons God gave him such incredible talent. Oh and by the way he was also world class at obeying the "5th Commandment".
 
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DOC said:
... Maybe that's one of the reasons God gave him such incredible talent...
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Am I the only person who finds it thoroughly offensive to see extraordinary human achievements being credited to a mythical sky fairy.
 
Henners said:
Am I the only person who finds it thoroughly offensive to see extraordinary human achievements being credited to a mythical sky fairy.
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Nope, not at all.

Elvis was world class at the fifth commandment? What about the other commandments? Did he never covet, did he never work on Sunday, did he always go to church? Curious questions...

Also, what about all of the skillful people that AREN'T Christians? I guess all those skilled Buddhists were right all along. I mean, they have skill, and they're Buddhists, so therefore...
 
Henners said:
Am I the only person who finds it thoroughly offensive to see extraordinary human achievements being credited to a mythical sky fairy.
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I would be if it came from anyone but DOC. He's shown himself to be a, and I'm being generous here, less than true witness. Oh, sure, he'll present ideas as they were presented too him faithfuly enough. Unfortunatly, they rarely have anything to do with reality.

Go, re-read what he really wrote. See all the equivocations in there? Do we have any REAL evidence that Elvis said that? Even if we did, we still come back to the number one response to all of DOC's posts; "So what?"

Let's assume that he did (and I do find it to be a believable story, I just don't believe it, see the difference?), let's assume that Elvis proclaimed, from the stage, that Jesus is the REAL King. Ok, so what? IT still doesn't lend any credability to the idea that a) there is a God b) that if there was a god, it's NECESSARILY the Christian one. It just means that some schlub from Tupalo, MS thought that that was the case. And that leaves us with the phrase "so what?".

DOC,
Until you can answer the "so what?", there is no discussion. Present all the little tidbits about Elvis (which is an anagram for "evils", you know) you want, until you can tell us just WTF we shoud care, we won't. Prostelization just doesn't work around these parts....
 
DOC is apparently working on the principle of: "If it's good enough for Elvis, it's good enough for me." So I wonder what his position is on deep-fried peanut-butter-and-bacon sandwiches is. Or mixing his mega-overdosed illegally-obtained prescription medications...
 
DOC said:
Oh and by the way he was also world class at obeying the "5th Commandment".
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Well, I haven't murdered anyone either, do I get a gold star? or are you talking about some other version of "the" ten comandments?
 
Zep said:
DOC is apparently working on the principle of: "If it's good enough for Elvis, it's good enough for me." So I wonder what his position is on deep-fried peanut-butter-and-bacon sandwiches is. Or mixing his mega-overdosed illegally-obtained prescription medications...
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Well, on the sammich front, the King was the King. peanu' buttah n' nanner sammiches are tastey, tastey, tastey. i can only imagine that deep-frying them would only increase their "Good Eats" quotient.

the pharmacology...not so much. Although, he WAS a DEA agent, so maybe he was just in deep-cover? :p
 
DOC said:
Yes, Elvis had his faults, but "the king" knew who "the Real King" was. Maybe that's one of the reasons God gave him such incredible talent. Oh and by the way he was also world class at obeying the "5th Commandment".
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Look, Hound-Dog, let me spell this out for you: Nobody here gives a damn about Elvis. Seriously. We just don't care. There are lots of talented musicians out there. Some are Christians, some are not.

So, for the love of God, what the **** is your point?
 
Cleon said:
Look, Hound-Dog, let me spell this out for you: Nobody here gives a damn about Elvis. Seriously. We just don't care. There are lots of talented musicians out there. Some are Christians, some are not.

So, for the love of God, what the **** is your point?
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Do you really think that you'll get an answer out of him?
 
kmortis said:
Elvis (which is an anagram for "evils", you know)
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It's been right there staring us in the face!?!!:eek:

I Think DOC is right to raise the Elvis issue.

If Elvis was the King, and "the King" supported Jesus....
Well, then if Elvis was evil (which is obvious now), that means SO IS JESUS!!! AH!

No wonder why DOC is so intent on missrepresentations and historical innacurracies. His true god is the Prince of Lies!! Jesus is the devil, the devil has had all the christians fooled!

Good thing our government is secular. It prevents such a vile evil from gaining true power in this country.
 
As others have stated before me, the logic of... certain forumers appears to be that a select few good people (the bad ones don't count) practiced Christianity, and a select few evil nations were atheist (the atheist nations doing fine don't count), and that Christianity is thus good, while atheism is necessarily bad. Confirmation bias and appeal to authority. Not to mention a stubborn belief that this time - this time it's going to work.

Watch me start scattered threads listing good light-haired people and then start a thread entitled 'Why societies led by dark-haired people kill several times more citizens', listing as examples the USSR, Mao's China, and Hitler's Third Reich.

Doc and plumjam, give it up. Please.
 
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DOC said:
Actually according to one of Elvis's buddies (on a PBS special) -- one time at a concert (I believe it was at Notre Dame campus) -- a group of ladies held up a big banner at a concert that said "The King". Elvis saw it and said there is only one king, and that's Jesus Christ.
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Gee, you'd think if he really thought that, he'd have gotten everyone to stop calling him that, then. Your made up stories are really wearing thin, DOC.

Why don't you tell us about the second coming of Elvis?
 
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Actually according to one of Elvis's buddies (on a PBS special) -- one time at a concert (I believe it was at Notre Dame campus) -- a group of ladies held up a big banner at a concert that said "The King". Elvis saw it and said there is only one king, and that's Jesus Christ.


strathmeyer said:
Gee, you'd think if he really thought that, he'd have gotten everyone to stop calling him that, then. Your made up stories are really wearing thin, DOC.

Why don't you tell us about the second coming of Elvis?
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So according to your logic it would be highly unlikely for a person who recorded these songs:

Amazing Grace • Reach Out To Jesus • He Touched Me • He Knows Just What I Need • Lead Me, Guide Me • How Great Thou Art • His Hand In Mine • I'm Gonna Walk Dem Golden Stairs • In My Father's House • Milky White Way • Known Only To Him • I Believe In The Man In The Sky • Joshua Fit The Battle • Swing Down, Sweet Chariot • Mansion Over The Hilltop • If We Never Meet Again • Working On The Building • Crying In The Chapel • In The Garden • Somebody Bigger Than You Or I • Farther Along • Without Him • So High • Where Could I Go But To The Lord • By And By • If The Lord Wasn't Walking By My Side • Run On • Where No One Stands Alone • We Call On Him • Who Am I? • Life • Only Believe • I've Got Confidence • Seeing Is Believing • He Is My Everything • Bosom Of Abraham • An Evening Prayer • There Is No God But God • A Thing Called Love • I, John • Miracle Of The Rosary • Put Your Hand In The Hand • I Got A Feelin' In My Body • Help Me • If That Isn't Love • Why Me Lord • Farther Along • Oh Happy Day • Bosom Of Abraham • You Better Run • Turn Your Eyes Upon Jesus • Nearer My God To Thee • When The Saints Go Marchin' In • Just A Little Talk With Jesus • Jesus Walked That Lonesome Valley • I Shall Not Be Moved • Peace In The Valley • Down By The Riverside • Farther Along • Blessed Jesus • On The Jericho Road • I Just Can't Make It By Myself • I Hear A Sweet Voice Calling • Softly And Tenderly • It Is No Secret • I Believe • Take My Hand, Precious Lord • I Asked The Lord • He • Oh How I Love Jesus • O Lord, Show Me Thy Ways • Hide Thou Me • Sing You Children • ''Let Us Pray • Sometimes I Feel Like A Motherless Child • Where Could I Go But To The Lord • Up Above My Head • Saved • The Lord's Prayer •

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elvis_Presley

to have said there is only one King, Jesus Christ, at a "Notre Dame" college concert. And that I was making it up. If you really do believe that would you be willing to apologize if I could show you he said that at the concert.
 
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