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Sign from God

Pyrrho

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More or less...he was asking for a sign from God...

http://www.newsnet5.com/news/2310197/detail.html

FOREST, Ohio -- A guest evangelist was preaching at the First Baptist Church in a small Hardin County town, emphasizing penance and asking for a sign from God.

At that moment, the church's steeple was hit by lightning, setting the church on fire and blowing out the sound system.
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"You could hear the storm building outside ... He (the evangelist) just kept asking God what else he needed to say," Cheney said. "He was asking for a sign and he got one."
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Specious reasoning aside, fallacious arguements ignored... I see in no way how "asking for a sign from god" could influence the probability that the church would be hit with lightning at one time and not another... sometimes its neccessary to point out the blindingly obvious.

Hey, isnt "asking for a sign from god" one of those cliche expressions... just like shouting "seven, seven" while gambling has no effect on the final landing position on the dice, it sure is nice when eventually your sign from god or roll of 7 arrives... it is just depressing when people try to apply higher meaning to utter chance events.
 
Thanks for posting this before I got around to digging up a link (ABC had it on the GMA crawl). I wonder if this story is enough to warrent a "X's monthly irony prize."
 
True irony is when you find a pretty girl that you've just built up enough courage to ask out on a date... then you kill the dog with hammer.
 
I suppose they all now believe that this "sign" was a good thing?

Personally, if I believed that some diety was tossing lightning bolts directly at me, my interpretation would be that God thought I was an a**hole.
 
Signs abound for those who look for them, but yuck, what a way to fill your life with crap.

The signs says my heart is still beating, get on with life.
signs says the universe is infinite and full of wonder get on with life
signs says my wife is lovely time to kiss her
 
All I have ever asked for is a co-sign from god. That would make my day!

When my son was 8 or 9 years old his friend and I were watching an electrical storm from inside the house. I noticed that the lightning was almost continuous (turns out a tornado went down our street). I told the boys to concentrate on the sky, count to three slowly then throw their hands up, pointing at the sky.


Peering intently they both counted to five and shot their hands to the clouds. At the same instant a bolt of lightning ran across the sky. Both of them pulled their hands back as if burned. They actually thought for a moment they had created the lightning. I explained what they had done and they agreed that it was only coincedence but fun none the less.
 
How many times have people asked for a sign from god while sitting in a church?!?

Is this just a case of praising the "hits" while ignoring the scads of "misses"?
 
jimmygun said:
All I have ever asked for is a co-sign from god. That would make my day!

When my son was 8 or 9 years old his friend and I were watching an electrical storm from inside the house. I noticed that the lightning was almost continuous (turns out a tornado went down our street). I told the boys to concentrate on the sky, count to three slowly then throw their hands up, pointing at the sky.


Peering intently they both counted to five and shot their hands to the clouds. At the same instant a bolt of lightning ran across the sky. Both of them pulled their hands back as if burned. They actually thought for a moment they had created the lightning. I explained what they had done and they agreed that it was only coincedence but fun none the less.
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Kids, they just don't listen :cs:

Adam
 
dwb said:
How many times have people asked for a sign from god while sitting in a church?!?

Is this just a case of praising the "hits" while ignoring the scads of "misses"?
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You stole the words from my mouth.

I find it interesting that there are millions starving, dying, ect. Yet when God decides to show himself he supposedly does it by throwing lightning at a church to spice up some priests sermon......:rolleyes:

I just don't buy it...
 
Signs from God...

1. If you wake up? Sign from God...
2. If you ever read a bummper sticker that says "Real Men love Jesus"? Sign from God...
3. If you think God is real? Sign from God...
4. If you prayed for rain and it did? Sign from God...
5. If you read a sign that God is real? Sign from God...
6. If you find 25cents? Sign from God...
7. If you didn't like Carl Sagan? Sign from God...
8. If someone you know said they talked to God? Sign from God...
9. If you ever Spoken in tongs? Sign from God...
10. If you ever got caught playing with your tinkle. Sign from God...
 
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urstardust said:

10. If you ever got caught playing with your tinkle. Sign from God...
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So in Texas, it IS called a 'tinkle'? I had heard that, but never questioned a Texan about it before. :roll:
 
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triadboy said:


So in Texas, it IS called a 'tinkle'? I had heard that, but never questioned a Texan about it before. :roll:
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Well there Triadboy we don't call it a tinkle at all, Mr. Hal Bidlack was mad at me for saying "MASTERBAIT" a few days ago and didn't what to piss him off again... So I used tinkle so he would feel right at home.
But, if you must know what we call are DICKS, well I'll tell you thier called, THE HOTLINK. :D
 
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