Sunday Faith Post...a little humor today; we need it

A favorite 'story' of mine:

 Subject: God versus scientist

God is sitting in heaven when a scientist prays to Him, "God, we don't need you anymore. Science has finally figured out a way to create life out of nothing. In other words, we can now do what you did in the "beginning."!

"Oh, is that so? Tell me..." replies God.

"Well," says the scientist, "We can take dirt and form it into the likeness of you and breathe life into it, thus creating man.

"God answered; "Well, that's interesting...show Me."

So the scientist bends down to the earth and starts to mold the soil.

"No, no, no.......... interrupted God;
 "Get your own dirt" !!!!

 Z:   Here's another that's not of 'faith' at all, but it always makes me laugh:

Two blondes (sorry, blonde commenter friends) are sitting on the end of a pier in Michigan one lovely hot evening dangling their feet in the water under the glow of the moon......

One says to the other "What's closer.....Florida or the moon?"

The other looks at her as if she's stupid and says "duhhh...can you SEE Florida?"

:-)  man, I laughed again.  Maybe I'm simple minded?   I hope you enjoyed it.

God likes it when you laugh.  I have it on great authority :-)

"But may the righteous be glad and rejoice before God; may they be happy and joyful"  Psalms 68:3
Z

Kruschev was a prophet

Excerpts from a speech by Secretary of Agriculture under the Eisenhower Administration, Ezra Taft Benson:

"Your children will live under communism." Khrushchev said.
"On the contrary," Secretary Benson replied, "My grandchildren will live in freedom as I hope that all people will."
Khrushchev then retorted: "You Americans are so gullible. No, you won't accept Communism outright; but we'll keep feeding you small doses of Socialism until you will finally wake up and find that you already have Communism. We won't have to fight you; we'll so weaken your economy, until you fall like overripe fruit into our hands."

Gad.  Maybe he was two generations early, but............

Think he's right?
Z

Egypt's Independence Day?...or not?

Egypt kicked out the Muslim Brotherhood president a day before OUR Independence Day, fireworks and all.  Some are saying this is a good thing...others, like Obama, aren't too happy.

 

Where do you stand on the 'coup'?..except you can't say 'coup' or Congress can take money back, which I'd have thought Obama'd like since he's not too happy with the Egyptians but he was careful  not to say 'coup'.  You figure it out.

z

Happy Fourth of July.....my way, including a SEDER? Advice from a Christian girl? !! :-)

So many soldiers died, or were gravely wounded, for America.  I remember them today with this post, on the Fourth, as symbols of our freedom; each of them.
In 2002, as we flew from Kuala Lumpur to Tokyo, the airline pilot suddenly said "Ladies and gentlemen, for your information, we're now flying over Vietnam."   I was stunned and looked out the window, and then I was more stunned by the tears that flowed down my face.  I never expected that reaction but I remember thinking of the thousands of Americans who lost their lives there as the tears fell.  I still remember thinking how lush and green the very dense treetops were as I looked down, lost in thought.  "that is Viet naaaaaaaaaaam"...it was the oddest, saddest feeling,

Probably in the same year, we were driving through France on the way back home to Paris and I saw a sign which said "Argonne Forest"  and it also stunned me.  "The Argonne, Mr. Z...of the war?" (I just hadn't expected to see that) "Yes,"  he said.  And I stared at the fields on both sides and the boulders and trees and wondered if an American soldier looked at that same tree or boulder ........so many died there.
And we must honor and respect them and never, ever forget.



This might be a better Memorial Day post than one for the Fourth, but we celebrate today with firecrackers and hamburgers and beer and a day off from work ALL BECAUSE OF THEM.We owe it to THEM.

Have a great day.  And remember those who died so you can.  And remind your kids as the mustard squirts out the other end of their hot dog or the hamburger's juiciness runs down your fingers asyou take a bite. That's an order :-)
A FOURTH OF JULY SEDER:  Please try THIS, a friend sent it to me and I think it sounds like a good idea.
Z

Go ahead...laugh your head off, too!

German Chancellor Angela Merkel came to the US and went through Customs.

She was asked her nationality. "German, she responded.
Then she was asked, "Occupation?"

"No, just a short visit"

Christian kids..SHUT UP... But Muslim kids CAN pray...what?

I saw THIS ARTICLE and just had to post a few parts of it here:

"In a decision that is sure to incite passions on both sides of the debate over religion in schools, a high school in Bloomfield Hills, Mich. officially outlawed postgame prayer in response to a formal complaint about violation of separation of church and state that was filed by the American Civil Liberties Union. According to the Oakland Press, the case in question focuses on Bloomfield Hills (Mich.) Lahser High, where the school’s football team led traditional post-game prayers at midfield, allowing members of its team and opponents to take part in the tradition of offering thanks for another game completed.

The Tebowing comes in when one considers the position players take when involved in such prayers, standing on one knee with head bowed (which, of course, was the motivation behind Tebow’s original craze-inducing pose in the first place). Tebow, of course, is a devout Christian who has made a point of dedicating all of his accomplishments to the big man that Christians believe in upstairs.

According to the Press, school officials immediately said that they would conform to the ACLU’s proposed guidelines and would not hold any postgame prayer sessions on school property. At the same time, Lahser officials insisted that they had never intended any student to feel uncomfortable because of the prayer sessions, which allegedly began more than a decade ago at the behest of a student athlete."

Then there's this at the end of the article:

"Nonetheless, Loria acknowledged responsibility for the religious transgressions because of his knowing presence, and made it clear that the practice would be stopped before any other athletes were left uncomfortable in future seasons."

"the big man that Christians believe in upstairs?"   "religious transgressions..." ...like praying?

Could a student (it was one who complained and won) just not participate?  Are we so unable to feel a little discomfort in life (if that's truly the case) that we deny 20 guys who want their right to pray?  (TRUST ME, if muslim kids bend over for prayer at school, we'll be asked to step over them quietly and don't disturb....I just Googled and found PLENTY, CHECK THIS OUT and read my article again, will you?).  Okay...so it's okay now for Muslims but not Christians.  We have to swallow that and we've had to swallow a HELL of a lot lately, right?    But, let's get back to this article's information..I get that it's a public school...I do.  But, let them pray somewhere...make it a 'prayer only' zone and then that one kid won't have to feel uncomfortable.  Is it really "uncomfortable" or is something he feels an uncomfortable tug of interest to?  Maybe they can go pray in the muslim prayer zone at the high school or something? :-)

What a mess we are in this country.   Ya, don't let the guys pray, for God's sake...but make sure you let Morning After pills be available to girls of all ages with no prescription now, okay?   Oh, yes....

What would you see as a compromise for all those Christian kids who believe in "the big man that Christians believe in upstairs" (can't the author just say JESUS or GOD? WOW)  and that one who feels pouty over their praying?

Oh, and make sure that coach feels he has to apologize, too.  We're really big on apologies in America.  Damned little wusses we've become.

Z

Hating Zimmerman.............?

Ashley Banfield on CNN just called George Zimmerman "the most hated man in America."

Do you agree with that?  It kind of stunned me.

z

News to you?

 This is really very, very clever;

Your Guide to Keeping Political News in Perspective

1. The Wall Street Journal is read by the people who run the country.

2. The Washington Post is read by people who think they run the country.

3. The New York Times is read by people who think they should run the country, and who are very good at crossword puzzles.

4. USA Today is read by people who think they ought to run the country but don't really understand The New York Times. They do, however, like their statistics shown in pie charts.

5. The Los Angeles Times is read by people who wouldn't mind running the country if they could find the time and if they didn't have to leave Southern California to do it.

6. The Boston Globe is read by people whose parents used to run the country.

7. The New York Daily News is read by people who aren't too sure who's running the country and don't really care as long as they can get a seat on the train.

8. The New York Post is read by people who don't care who is running the country as long as they do something really scandalous, preferably while intoxicated.

9. The Miami Herald is read by people who are running another country but need the baseball scores.

10. The San Francisco Chronicle is read by people who aren't sure if there is a country or that anyone is running it; but if so, they oppose all that they stand for. There are occasional exceptions if the leaders are handicapped, minority, feminist, atheist dwarfs who also happen to be illegal aliens from any other country or galaxy, provided, of course, that they are not Republicans.

11. The National Enquirer is read by people trapped in line at the grocery store.

12. The Key West Citizen is read by people who have recently caught a fish and need something to wrap it in.

Z:  How's YOUR paper do in your town?

(thanks, Imp!)

Tribute

I have a funny post below which I'd posted last night and set for this morning; and hesitate to write this one here, but I just had to:
Please pray for the families of the 19 elite firefighters who lost their lives yesterday in Arizona.
It's almost too much to take in; 19 men, 19 families and friends in utter grief.
May they find comfort and peace.

If you need a lift after that, please do check out the post below.
z

The Liberal Dream? ;-)

Kind of silly, but it cracked me up............I hope you smile, too. It's Monday, some of us are back to work today;  we need to smile!
(thanks, Imp)

Then there's this that just came in via email from Robert:

A guy is walking along a Florida beach when he comes across a
lamp partially buried in the sand. He picks up the lamp and gives it
a rub.
   

A genie appears and tells him he has been granted one wish.
       
The guy thinks for a moment and says, "I want to live
forever."
       
"Sorry," said the genie, "I'm not allowed to grant
eternal life."
       
"OK, then, I want to die after the Democrats  balance
the budget and eliminate the debt.
       
"You crafty little bastard," said the genie..

Keep smiling, people!
Z