Divine Impulses: T.D. Jakes
It was only when T.D. Jakes lost his father at the age of 16 that he came to know God.
"In some ways I think that God became for me the father that I didn't have," Jakes said.
After Jakes entered religious ministry at 19, he began a spiritual journey that has taken him from an "invisible church" in the hills of West Virginia, to the 30,000 member Potters House in Dallas, Texas where he currently works.
Jakes does not endorse political candidates, but congratulated the United States in his interview with Sally Quinn that in the span of his lifetime he has seen the culture shift from one tolerant of racism to one that sees the election of a Sen. Obama as viable. We have "moved away from the hideous atrocities of our past," Jakes said.
Links/ Related Information:
The Potter's House
T.D. Jakes at On Faith
Sally Quinn profile of T.D. Jakes in Washington Post, May 2007
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Posted by: DOUGLAS FIELD | September 29, 2008 12:07 AM
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JAKES IS A TOOL AND HE PREACHES NOTHING BUT A PACK OF LIES, JUST LIKE REVEREND WRIGHT AND FATHER PHLEGER, OBAMA'S BEST BUDS.
Posted by: Anonymous | September 28, 2008 11:54 PM
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The following should be posted on every wall of every megachurch:
"1. Abraham founder/father of three major religions was either the embellishment of the lives of three different men or a
mythical character as was mythical Moses, the "Tablet-Man" who talked to burning bushes and made much magic in Egypt.
Many of the 1.5 million Conservative Jews and many of their rabbis have relegated Abraham to the myth pile along with most if not all the OT.
Current crisis:
Realization that the Jews are not god's not chosen people.
simpletoremember.com/vitals/ConservativeTorah.htm
2. Jesus was an illiterate Jewish peasant/carpenter/simple preacher man who suffered from hallucinations and who has been characterized anywhere from the Messiah from Nazareth to a mythical character from mythical Nazareth to a mamzer from Nazareth (Professor Bruce Chilton, in his book Rabbi Jesus). Analyses of Jesus’ life by many contemporary NT scholars (e.g. Professors Crossan, Borg and Fredriksen, On Faith panelists) via the NT and related documents have concluded that only about 30% of Jesus' sayings and ways noted in the NT were authentic. The rest being embellishments (e.g. miracles)/hallucinations made/had by the NT authors to impress various Christian, Jewish and Pagan sects.
The 30% of the NT that is "authentic Jesus" like everything in life was borrowed/plagiarized and/or improved from those who came before. In Jesus' case, it was the ways and sayings of the Babylonians, Greeks, Persians, Egyptians, Hittites, Canaanites, OT, John the Baptizer and possibly the ways and sayings of traveling Greek Cynics. www. earlychristianwritings.com/theories.html
For added "pizzazz", Catholic/Christian theologians divided god the singularity into three persons and invented atonement as an added guilt trip for the "pew people" to go along with this trinity of overseers. By doing so, they made god the padre into god the "filicider".
Current crises:
Pedophiliac priests, atonement theology and original sin!!!!
3. Luther, Calvin, Smith, Henry VIII, Wesley et al, founders of Christian-based religions, also suffered from the belief in/hallucinations of "pretty wingie thingie" visits and "prophecies" for profits analogous to the myths of Catholicism (resurrections, apparitions, ascensions and immaculate conceptions).
Current crises:
Adulterous preachers, "propheteering/ profiteering" evangelicals and atonement theology."
Said posting will hopefully eliminate the useless praying and mythical mumbo jumbo.
Posted by: Concerned The Christian Now Liberated | September 28, 2008 11:56 AM
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T.D. Jakes is nothing more than a closeted homosexual who bashes gays so no one will suspect his secret urges! He is offensive and disgusting.
http://gcmwatch.wordpress.com/2008/08/29/td-jakes-becomes-a-conduit-for-false-homosexual-theology/
Posted by: FRANK | September 26, 2008 4:16 PM
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Believe it or not, Baron, lions are not all about you, nor is the fact that Italy just happens to have a lot more human resources in skilled artisanry than it would in relying too heavily on mass-production manufacturing, particularly when raw materials are getting more expensive to aquire, import, and process.
The notion that a whole lot of Christians were 'thrown to the lions' is pretty much a Hollywood notion, anyway... not to diminish what *did* happen, but the horrors of the Coliseum went on for three hundred years *after* the Empire was Christianized.
And just from the horrid practicalities of it, it's actually just not very easy to contrive 'devoured by lions' in front of thousands of screaming people. It's not very nice to the lions, either, for that matter, so don't blame the animals.
In more practical matters, though:
Frankly, for all our material prosperity in this country, the past couple decades, I'm actually pretty astounded how people would rather buy crap five times from China rather than employ the artisans we have right here in America.
We're all competing to buy junk and wonder why the value of work is so small by comparison.
Posted by: Paganplace | September 26, 2008 2:13 PM
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I respect any one's religious belief,I just think everyone should get to know who God is for themselves by doing 2nd Timothy 2:15 and learning what his name is beyond a shadow of doubt.Something has gone on wrong,is going on wrong according to his Holy Word,the God of the Bible speaks of Peace,not pieces.Satan came and deceived the whole world,and that deception is still being uplifted in the minds of the creator God people to this very day.Study to fine out God's name and how it applies to our lives call upon it,rely upon it,then the world can have peace on earth,no other name will bring peace,except the true name of God.
Posted by: Sister Mazal | September 26, 2008 7:10 AM
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"Not a Christian Nation"
For some maybe.
Christians and lions
My bankers better watch out for those Dollar Lions.
http://blog.cleveland.com/architecture/2008/07/CHICAGO%20AND%20BANK%20007x.JPG
"Visible from the outside along Saint Clair Avenue near the corner of East Ninth Street, the lion is a striking image hovering somewhere between high-end commercial decor and art. It's also an example of how Italian companies are finding new markets -- and protecting jobs at home -- by manufacturing products that have an air of luxury, precision and high craft."
New markets for Christians and Lions. I don't deal with megabanks.
Posted by: baron | September 26, 2008 4:45 AM
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AMAZED INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY WATCHES USA GET READY TO EXECUTE ANOTHER POSSIBLE INNOCENT POORER
BLACK AMERICAN IN GEORGIA ???
OUR US CONGRESSIONAL LEADERS OF THE FREE WORLD CONTINUE TO DENY MIDDLE CLASS AND WORKING POOR AMERICANS PROPER LEGAL REPRESENTATION EVEN THOUGH WRONGFUL EXECUTIONS & FALSE INCARCERATIONS CONTINUE ALL ACROSS AMERICA ???
$$$$$ 700,000,000,000 US BAILOUT, & NO $$ AVAILABLE FOR LAWYERS FOR ALL POORER AMERICANS??????
WHERE ARE AMERICA'S RELIGIOUS LEADERS ???????????????????????
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WITH 80% OF THE BLACK AMERICAN VOTERS SAYING THEY SUPPORT SENATOR OBAMA IN THIS PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION, IT IS ONLY FAIR FOR EVERYONE TO KNOW PRIOR BEING ELECTED OUR NEXT PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES HOW THIS DEMOCRATIC SENATOR TRULY FEELS ABOUT THIS AMERICAN JUDICIAL INJUSTICE CONTINUING TO INFLICT GRAVE HARM ON THE BLACK & LATINO AMERICAN FAMILIES AND THEIR COMMUNITIES NATIONWIDE ??????
*** WHEN GOD'S FACE BECAME VERY RED ***
THE US SUPREME COURT GAVE ENEMY COMBATANTS FEDERAL APPEAL HC RIGHTS LAWYERS AND PROPER ACCESS TO US FEDERAL COURTS,AND POORER AMERICANS (MANY EVEN ON DEATH ROW) ARE DENIED PROPER FEDERAL APPEAL LEGAL REPRESENTATION TO OUR US FEDERAL COURTS OF APPEAL, AND ROTTING IN AMERICAN PRISONS NATIONWIDE ?????????
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The prison experts have reported that there are 100,000 innocent Americans currently being falsely imprisoned along with the 2,300,000 total US prison population nationwide.
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For our judicial system and our US Congressional Leaders Of The Free World to continue to pretend that this is a real and fair opportunity for our American Middle Class and Working Poor Citizens, only delays the very needed future change of Federal Financing of all these Federal appeals becoming a normal formula of Our American judicial system.
It was not so very long ago that Public Defenders became a Reality in this country.Prior that legal reality taking place, their were also some who thought giving anyone charged with a crime a free lawyer was a waste of taxpayers $$.
This FACADE and HORROR of our Federal Appeal proce$$ is not worthy of the Greatest Country In The World!
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