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Beckie03
Member
07-05-2007
| Tuesday, August 28, 2007 - 9:39 am
I must be putting on a show then, cause I am always praising God...singing, praying and yes, talking about my beliefs if someone asks I never said those girls couldn't praise God...I said that was their First Amendment right...they can do that. Excuse I don't know anyone who prays like they do 24/7, unless you are putting on a show. Constantly outwardly praying throughout the day. Crying while you are praying. All the time. Not just when you are about to go to bed or your morning prayers. She is constantly praying (which isn't bad, because I walk around my campus praying sometimes) and constantly crying. <57>
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Seattlemom
Member
05-10-2005
| Tuesday, August 28, 2007 - 9:52 am
I don't think arguing religion is going to get anywhere, we all have our believes. But I do believe if they follow the bible, would not talking about people,vanity IE we are the good people they are the bad, drinking swearing etc go against the religion they profess to have? My Mom used to refer to them as weekend Baptist.
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Ahnicka
Member
08-08-2007
| Tuesday, August 28, 2007 - 10:06 am
I'm glad that Amber is trying to have a Relationship with God as I think she will sincerely need it, but the formula that she has come to make God out to be, revealed thru the way she prays, do you think she will maintain, cultivate & strengthen her Relationship & faith with God? I mean the way she prays & the formula she's set up for Him, He doesn't seem to be answering her according to the formula she has set, so do you think that will cause her to turn away from God when BB is over? Unless she wins that is.
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Lafatme
Member
06-23-2005
| Tuesday, August 28, 2007 - 2:41 pm
my problem with amber and jameka is that they always seem to want something from God. to paraphrase jfk, "ask not what God can do for you, Ask what you can do for God." i've learned to simply repeat the words of the Lord's prayer, "thy will be done."
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Sabbatia
Member
08-15-2005
| Tuesday, August 28, 2007 - 5:02 pm
EXACTLY Lafatme.....at least Amber is that way. You hear Jameka praise the Lord sometimes and thank him sometimes, but I can't remember Amber EVER giving thanks for anything. IMHO, she's trying to use prayer like an ATM machine....just tell it what you want and you get it. Saying I love you and giving a wish list is more like Santa Clause than God. It is a lot different from saying thank you for whatever happens in your life. I applaud her for trying to make changes in her life and she's on the right track, but she she has some learning to do.
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Diacritical
Member
08-14-2005
| Tuesday, August 28, 2007 - 7:41 pm
I can hardly listen to Amber and Jameka pray, but I admit I get a little irritated when they are criticized for their style. Heard a great line today -- "If you want others to feel better, practice compassion. If you want yourself to feel better, practice compassion." There's nothin odd about "God, bless You God." It's well within the prayer traditions of several groups, including Orthodoxy, Catholicism, Pentacolstalism, Judaism, Evangelicalism, etc. In fact, given what she has said about Jews, I would probably be very tempted to point out how her prayers sound Jewish from time to time and ask if she is not part Hebrew. ;-) --
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Jimmer
Moderator
08-30-2000
| Tuesday, August 28, 2007 - 7:48 pm
Which Christian denominations oppose drinking any alcohol?
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Sherbabe
Member
07-28-2002
| Tuesday, August 28, 2007 - 7:59 pm
she looked up and said thank you God after every question on the POT show tonight.
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Bluejaxrock
Member
04-23-2004
| Tuesday, August 28, 2007 - 8:16 pm
Jimmer, Baptist and Nazarene. I was raised in a Nazarene church and back then they didn't allow smoking, drinking, cursing, make-up, and you had to dress appropriately (women in dresses, men in suits.) They use the scripture that talks about our bodies being God's temple, and to not defile it. Some denominations believe that such things done in moderation is not sinning, but losing control over it, like being an alcoholic, is sinning. Amber's praying reminds me of the way my 8-year prayed, until I got out the Bible and showed her how Jesus taught us to pray, and what my interpretation of it is (ex.-give us our daily bread=give us what we need physically, emotionally, and spiritually to get through today; Thy will be done=not my will, but God's, whether I like it or not.) I've posted it earlier in the thread, and I've seen others saying that she may be "a babe in Christ" and does not totally understand that prayer is communication with God, not a laundry list of what I want. I heard a sermon long ago that we are to enter His (God's) gates with thanksgiving and into His courts with praise. David also danced before the Lord, and cried out, so I figure if it's good enough for David, it's good enough for me...my family is used to it and just leave me alone when the Spirit starts moving in me. So yes, I cry sometimes when I pray, and sometimes I'm so full of joy I can't contain it and have to move. To each their own.
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Mama2oliviamae
Member
08-16-2006
| Tuesday, August 28, 2007 - 8:29 pm
I think Amber is having a showmance with God. 
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Dbald
Member
08-04-2007
| Tuesday, August 28, 2007 - 8:32 pm
thank you Mama2oliviamae...I am reading this thread thinking wow this is just way too heavy for me, politics and religion, have my own, aint discussing it with anyone. Your post gave me a chuckle and I think this thread needed it. thank you.
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Mama2oliviamae
Member
08-16-2006
| Tuesday, August 28, 2007 - 8:39 pm
Thanks, Dbald. I completely agree.
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Watching2
Member
07-07-2001
| Tuesday, August 28, 2007 - 8:55 pm
Ditto. 
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Jimmer
Moderator
08-30-2000
| Tuesday, August 28, 2007 - 9:10 pm
Thanks Bluejaxrock! I knew about Baptists but I wasn't sure if there were others as well. Plus to confuse it further, some Baptists that I know (who are IMO sincerely religious) drink alcohol.
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Bluejaxrock
Member
04-23-2004
| Tuesday, August 28, 2007 - 9:30 pm
No problem, Jimmer. There are so many nuances and tenets to the millions of "religions" in the world, that I figure it doesn't matter how you get to God and how you talk with him as long as you get to Him. Also, growing up, the church was discouraged from even going into carry-outs, because someone could see you leaving with a paper bag and wonder if you're buying alcohol. Yeah, it was a real "God'll getcha" type teaching. I understand through friends that the Nazarenes are loosening up a bit, and are being more welcoming than exclusive (A's&J's whole good v. bad.)
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Sabbatia
Member
08-15-2005
| Tuesday, August 28, 2007 - 9:54 pm
LOL Yes she did Sherbabe. I was shocked because that was the first time I've heard thanks. Okay, here's my issue with giving thanks. This really IS heavy....sorry. When my Dad died, I was really depressed. I would have days where I would be driving down the road and just burst into tears. The way I got where I could function again was to pull over and give thanks for everything....the time I had to spend with him, my relationship with him, my job even though I didn't like it, my car....everything! It gave me time to focus on all my blessings instead of feeling sorry for myself. So, saying thank you Lord when things are going well is great, but that's not the only time that thanks are in order. Understand?
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Bluejaxrock
Member
04-23-2004
| Tuesday, August 28, 2007 - 10:03 pm
I'm sorry for your loss, Sabbatia. ITA with what you said about giving thanks. It really gets me through some rough times.
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Lainee
Member
07-19-2005
| Wednesday, August 29, 2007 - 2:45 am
Jimmer Moderator 08-30-2000 Tuesday, August 28, 2007 - 7:48 pm Which Christian denominations oppose drinking any alcohol? Bluejaxrock Member 04-23-2004 Tuesday, August 28, 2007 - 8:16 pm Jimmer, Baptist and Nazarene. I was raised in a Nazarene church and back then they didn't allow smoking, drinking, Jimmer, besides the smoking/drinking that Bluejaxrock talks about, Seventh-day Adventists believe that you should dress in a manner that is conservative (that you are covered) but they don't oppose women in pants. There are others, but I think this addresses your original question. On a side note, I was raised in a Seventh-day Adventist church school back in the late 1960's and early 1970's, and during special school functions the teachers would go around with a 12 inch ruler making sure no persons of the opposite sex were sitting closer than one foot!
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Allietex
Member
08-16-2002
| Wednesday, August 29, 2007 - 6:34 am
God always answers our prayers. But sometimes we do not like the answer.
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Zachsmom
Member
07-13-2000
| Wednesday, August 29, 2007 - 6:38 am
i was raised baptists and it is not a question of what you can't do but what you can. we weren't even supposed to watch tv.
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Karuuna
Board Administrator
08-31-2000
| Wednesday, August 29, 2007 - 6:51 am
United Methodism also "supports abstinence" and uses grape juice in communion. I see no need to judge Amber in her walk with God. We are all in different places on that journey, and we are certainly all hypocritical at times. The idea that God rewards those who worship him is deeply embedded in the Judaic and Christian traditions. So I don't find it unusual that Amber would honor that as part of her belief system. And we have a couple of thousand of years of tradition in asking God for help in prevailing in everything from sickness to battle to sporting events. Amber is not at all unusual in that regard either. Take delight in the Lord, and He will give you the desires of your heart. Psalm 37.4
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Ahnicka
Member
08-08-2007
| Wednesday, August 29, 2007 - 8:47 am
Do any of you think Amber would tithe the winning & stipend money to God since she's so into Him right now? Or do you think she'll leave the tithing part out conveniently ignoring that aspect? Or will it be more like jailhouse religion where they find God while locked up, but once released they forget about God; thus also the not tithing?
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Dbald
Member
08-04-2007
| Wednesday, August 29, 2007 - 8:52 am
Well...Jimmer, Nazarene & Baptist...I was raised Catholic and we can drink, boy can we drink...when my husband first converted and started attending meetings, potlucks and even the catholic school barbecue he asked "do catholics drink at everything"...i said yep...even during mass...lol...
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Jimmer
Moderator
08-30-2000
| Wednesday, August 29, 2007 - 9:24 am
Thanks for all of the explanations about different Christian faiths and their beliefs about drinking. Generally it seems that Americans tend to think about alcohol consumption in a more negative way than Europeans. I guess that may be the Baptist influence. On the other topic: Does God reward Christians or treat Christians specially? As I said before, many Christians believe that in return for their faith, God rewards them with eternal life. What could be a bigger or more special reward than that? As Karuuna said, Christians have been praying for personal stuff for hundreds of years. Some prayers are phrased better and are more politically correct and less crass but it ultimately comes down to Christians asking God for something that will benefit them or others that they care about.
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Nick
Member
07-31-2004
| Wednesday, August 29, 2007 - 10:27 am
Perhaps people have been praying for personal things but the new testatment is pretty clear.. God will provide you the basics you need (does he not take care of the sparrows? comes from one of Christ's sermons) in return for your faith.. you're to give up your heart and your materialistic desires and develop your spiritual side - giving unto others without any expectation of return or without any desire of eternal life - it's to be a selflessness you are meant to achieve.. for example.. you don't offer your arm to an elderly person to cross the street because you'll be rewarded for the act - good acts are not rewarded without the good heart behind them - one that doesn't expect reward for the action.. it's a difficult concept and tends to throw people into catch 22's.. on friends they did a whole half hour on it that was interesting.. phoebe saying it was impossible to do a good act without a returned expectation because she always felt good after doing something and therefore was "rewarded".. it was funny but interesting.. it's a spirit reaching out and a faith that trusts that with god's guidance and assistance and your hard work combined you will have what you need... and i firmly believe (sorry this is so long) that when we ask for spiritual strength... or things like courage or patience that we're given trials to help develop those characteristics... these developments in your spirit or soul aren't handed to you.. you have to learn them.. and so how we deal with difficult situations is so much more a positive ... because we learn so much more from them.. and hence we give god our blessings and praise for sending them to us...

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