[Vision2020] To Squish or Not To Squish That Is The Question?

[J Ford]

Hmmm.......does this mean that Sitler should pray his "enemies" be killed or 
squished and God would listen?

Or is there a possibility that God takes into consideration the person doing 
the asking, what their life is like and just why they would want someone 
squished?

Isn't it that we are to do HIS will and abide by HIS rules?  If a person is 
not going against God, and someone asks for that person to be squished 
anyway, doesn't it make sense that God would NOT squish them?

Can you imagine the guilt a child would carry with them if they wished for 
someone to be dead and they died shortly after?  Does this mean that that 
child has God's ear as compared to an adult that makes a similar prayer 
about someone but does not get the same result?

What a thing to teach children.  "Wish your schoolmate dead if he doesn't 
seem to be fitting in with what you want."

Heck, if that is the right thing to do - then why is it that people are 
shocked about Columbine?  Shouldn't we just say "hey, they were just 
squishing their enemy"?

J  :]




>From: "Michael" <metzler at moscow.com>
>To: <vision2020 at moscow.com>
>Subject: [Vision2020] Sports
>Date: Mon, 12 Jun 2006 23:31:58 -0700
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>I do wonder why literal prayers for God to hurt local neighbors do not get
>very much press.  I think it is good to keep bringing up this subject. This
>seems like an interesting, local, community sort of thing that deserves
>further discussion.  I hope others will keep broaching this subject until 
>we
>get a good debate.
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>And by the way: God has not so far been answering your prayers.
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>Michael
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>Adam's Post:
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>Wow. Thank you for that simultaneously creepy and rain-manesque response.
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>Wait. Was mine the 16th time "imprecatory" was used or was when you used
>"imprecatory" the 16th time?
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>Are we on 18 now? Oh man.
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>A!
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> > Is that sincere? It's so hard to tell when it's just text. Maybe if we 
>all
> > used more emoticons. Like: "they seem to be written with care :)" or 
>"they
> > seem to be written with care ;)". See the difference?
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>Michael is always sincere.
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> > Also, I don't think that's the proper usage of alterative. Then again, 
>it
> > can be hard to tell when it's just text. Nice work with imprecatory 
>though
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> > that's excellent vocab. Where'd you learn that one?
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> >From my cursory count, "imprecatory" has been used 15 times in the
>last twelve months on Vision2020.  This is the 16th usage.
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