Obama seeks God's blessing in gulf storm

God knows we have control over most of what we have here on the planet. We are supposed to be in his image. BUT, to be like God Man has a long hard road ahead of him. Whether Obama believes in Allah, God, The Great Spirit, Buddah or leprechauns, it doesnt mean a thing.....He is a man that has taken the helm of the USS GoingUnder. He seems alone, he seems like he is learning along the way as any President does during crisis' Whether he really believes in a Higher Power I hope the Power is good.

And thus we see how we are humbled (or humiliated, as the case may be). It is not by what God does to us, but by what we do to ourselves (and others) while trying to get along without Him. God respects our freedom of self determination enough to only succor us when we ask. Pity those who never ask.

I did not hear the President's talk, but if he really is turning to God, that, for me, is a glimmer of hope.

Frankly, I strongly suspect that the Deity/Deities are hearing all of these prayers and saying, "No. You Humans did this - YOU fix it! Don't come crying to us because you messed up what was given to you."

i [WE] remember as an "Deep-Sea Sailor" (not "Sindbad the Sailor" story or 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea" et al) & International Traveler; that there was always 'This Feeling'' that We Mariner's Arose from The Holy-Sea & not risen from the Rain-Forests.

But just as superstitious that Buildings don't have an "13" floor that i [WE] remember having to go-around the Bermuda-Triangle; That S-A-F-E-T-Y at Sea was is always important (life or Death matter).

Humans? did not create the Ocean; Yet They Created the Bible(s) & Church's. Humans Created Ships, yet they Pollute(d) the Oceans, Lakes & this dilemma also includes Man Made Waterways or such artificial places. So,

Like Before making ingress in a Home or When egressing it (kissing a Mazzozza or taping a door post while on the holyi Cosmic motion/mission) THAT

When one Embarks, via Gangway or from dock that On Any RIG Boat/Ship/Vessel also requires such pious-like "Respect" or awareness of "H2O"s Blessings & Curses (if Any)., Includes when one Disembarks. THEN Kiss The [Holyi] Ground that ye art standing on. Note; Kissing a deck of a ship; even such a vessel as a Gazan Flotilla, is more a curse than a blessing.

Note: At Sea; H-O-P-E is the Strongest Morin lines! So Like in ANY Season or at the Mighty Sea/Ocean/Lakes/Rivers; one must always DRESS Properly (i.e. Life Vests, Firefighting Knowledge etc.) to Face (avoidable or not), expecting the unexpected lurking above & below, What any Human is up-Against In or at Sea or who live near big body's of H2O.
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Interestingly: WHAT If It's True That "SATANIC-VERSUS" Lovers Of AL TAQIYAH (Elders to Dominate KAFIR's) via IRAN's Ayatollahs 'Black-Brigade' Agents, & with Help From TURKISH (AKP) Agents here, infiltrated America, like 911 Hijackers/Al-Taqiyah-ists did, their way into The "ROUGH-NECK" Union or as sleeper Workers or via deliver supplies fronts)

Trans-Ocean et al; And BLEW UP or Caused the "NEGLIGENCE"? or something to Malfunction {Deliberately} to Scare America & Enslave Americans back to Islami ARAB/IRAN Oil Supplies & INDUSTRIAL Terrorism; Like DRUG ADDICTS of Islamic Afghanistani's Heroin etc..??

Note: Afghanis kill 100,000 People a-Year via that stuff. The Conspiracy is: TURKEY & IRAN Agents Sabotaged The "Trans Ocean" Deep-Sea-H2O RIG? They Must Be Destroyed (includes Syria) NOW!

Should We Invade Them (in Retaliation) and in-turn Blow-Up ALL Their Major "DAM"S? Talking about Bringing them back to the Stone-Age; or is it Bronze-age, again? This is what They have harp'd for. So,

since they They make noise & Want Noise; Then Give Them lots of noise Noise, so they'll never forget!

There are three specific religion commandments in the U.S. Constitution. The President needs to read them. I write about all three in The Religion Commandments in the Constitution: A Primer. If this is inappropriate in this place for commentary, the moderator can certainly delete it, but someone needs to speak up for the constitutional principle of "separation between Religion and Government," James Madison, W&MQ 3:555. I majored in religion and have an M.Div. in order to have some background for speaking out in respect to the issue of religion and government. The President should know better.

Ha Ha Ha, we all know that not even the Titanic can be sunk. Ain't no athiests in fox holes.

Prayer: How to do absolutely nothing with a lot of words.

The world is finite, resources are scarce,
Things are bad and will be worse,
Coal is burned and gas exploded,
Forests out and soil eroded,
Wells are dry and air polluted,
Dust is blowing, trees are uprooted,
Oil is going, ores depleted,
Drains receive what is excreted,
Land is sinking, seas are rising,
Man is far too enterprising,
Fires will rage with man to fan it,
Soon we will have a plundered planet.

- K. E Boulding

- Adopt COP 16 this year.

I thought it was a serious speech from a fine man. It is a great relief to have a man (finally) in the White House that can be trusted. And as for the reference to God at the end, it hit the spot for me. As did Sally Quinn's article. Thank you. I have mailed it to friends and family.

I also very much liked the quote," If God listened to the prayers of men, all men would quickly have perished : for they are forever praying for evil against one another. "

A truth well demonstrated in the tirades generated by this blog.

Although it looks like the party of God's righteousness have won one, the cold hard fact is Obama picked up the "Blessing of the Fleet" story because it links almost perfectly with various Islamic stories about Zam-Zam water ~

Interesting.

Obama getting religious? Wow, the libs must feel betrayed.

"ALLAH AKBAR"-Barack Hussein Obama

I am not a believer but I thought it was poignant and powerful also, and very appropriate for a region that is comfortable talking in religious terms. If this gave comfort to those in the Gulf, that is part of the president's job as well as giving material aid and services (the latter being, of course, the main part).

Really, on the speech as a whole, people seemed to have their minds made up before hearing it. It was disheartening to see Rachel Maddow make fun of this closing as though the rest of the speech hadn't happened and he was simply giving up and praying. She is too smart for the deliberate distortion that she sometimes slips into, and it detracts from her show.

Dear God, protect me from they followers. Amen

Only God knows Obama's heart.

Cynics, hypocrites, and unbelievers are just that. Cynical, hypocritical, and unbelieving people.

If Obama had to put his trust, his hope, and his faith in cynical, angry, hostile, hypocritical people, and people that are unbelieving, they would destroy him in seconds.

With that I will say, I would rather Obama put his trust in God, then the work of the Devil.

Besides, it's not about them and Obama anyway, it's about him and his God.

Pray' means: "I have no idea what I'm doing, so let's invoke superstition."

When was the last time Barry the incompetent boob Obama has been spotted at a Christian church service?

Has Barry the inept bungler chosen a new congregation since he left Jeremiah Wright's church two years ago? Well has he? Hmm?

Miserable failure Obama

Poignant?! I thought it was weak and lame. Cynical pandering at its worst. Turn to exhortations to pray when all else fails - as it has. Then you can claim it's "God's will."

What is the point of praying when innocent, defenseless birds, fish an animals have been condemned to such a hideous fate? If that's your idea of "God" you can have it.

If "God" exists, then "God" sucks. "God" is evil. "God" is for fools. If I believed in "God," I would HATE "God."

What is wrong with you people?

Pray! Pray! Pray! See what good it does you. See how the oil magically lifts away from all the condemned birds. See how the oild stops flowing. See how BP ever pays a single dime.

Your prayers and three dollars will buy you a gallon of gas.

Obama during his campaign mocked people who rely on religion.

But when he's falling in the polls, he starts invoking God's name over and over.

Such hypocrisy. I suspect God will simply say "I don't know this man" and will ignore him.

To seek God's help is evidently a proof of weakness. As for prayers, may I please refer to what the Greek philosopher Epicurus ( 341 - ca. 271 BC ) said a long time ago :
" If God listened to the prayers of men, all men would quickly have perished : for they are forever praying for evil against one another " .

If Americans can send a man to the moon, we can vote the tax and spend liberals out of Congress in 139 days.

Obama's appeal to "the Great Spirit" (aka "God") will produce the same good effect that the Knights Templar received, when, huddled under The True Cross at the Horns of Hattin overlooking the Sea of Galillee, and surrounded by Saladin's forces, they made the same appeal for deliverance from their dire circumstance.

Of course they were all slaughtered.

The conclusion of Obama's speech was disheartening and demoralizing. All he can offer is magical incantations. No policy, no leadership, just the picture of a president curled into the fetal position, hoping for the miracle which will never come.

"Overall, 42% of voters say they at least somewhat approve of the president's performance. That’s the lowest level of approval yet recorded for this president. Fifty-seven percent (57%) now disapprove. Those are the lowest ratings yet recorded for this president."

Quick, somebody tell Cat Stevens that Islam is a race.

It is worrisome that someone in his position may be as ignorant and superstitious as he appears.

I was hoping that it was just an act that he was puting on to get elected.

Enough already with invoking and incantations to the "divine puppeteer of the cosmos."

"Have I mentioned to you yet that my father was an African Muslim?"

- Barry the incompetent boob Obama

Posted by: screwjob16
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And your racist, bigoted white Huckabee "Christian" post means what?

"Have I mentioned to you yet that my father was an African Muslim?"

- Barry the incompetent boob Obama

Ok so I am thinking that there are several massive oil reservoirs under the gulf. I am also thinking that the hundreds of oil rigs are drawing off of the same massive oil reservoir. Say that there are 100 oil rigs drawing oil off the same source. The pressure of the oil reservoir will be divided amount the 100 wells. Now if you shut off 99 oil wells and leave one oil well open; The pressure coming from the open oil well will be a lot greater than before.
So by shutting down all the oil wells in the gulf what have we done? Let me explain this. While all the oil wells were open it was like we were running water out of a drinking straw. Now with only one well head open it is like a fire hose at full blast. So now ask yourself , "Who is to blame for this huge disaster".

I wish presidents would eschew the prayers they increasingly turn to - in the oval office no less! I didn't vote for an American Pontiff.
Let him give a prayer in church - in the national cathedral - if he must do so at all.
I resent this evangelizing in office.