Saturday, August 14, 2010

Prayer warriors come out for Judge Harrison

27 comments:

Anonymous said...

very odd to me, but hey, politicians will do most anything I guess.

Anonymous said...

judge harrison is a good judge.

Anonymous said...

Could be worse. It could be a group of local Muslims urging their followers to an electoral jihad on behalf of Harrison.

Anonymous said...

Separation of church and state gone out the window huh?

Anonymous said...

Forgive me for not keeping up, but what has Judge Harrison done again that we don't want or need him?

What exactly is wrong with being a prayer warrior? We don't control what people pray about, or their motivations in prayer.

I mean, whose got what against prayer? If it's being used as a prop or gimmick, then shame on them. Otherwise, so what?

GeauxLSU98 said...

@7:31 - You do understand the sepeartion of church and State:

1) is not in the Constitution, and
2) does not bar persons of faith supporting a particular candidate?

The intent of the separation of church and state was to keep from having a theocracy (see how well its working in the Middle East) nor to have the government dictate a religion.

Whether this appeal was from his family, his wife/children, or himself, it does not implicate the marrying of church and state. I, for one, like to have elected officials that have deep seeded convictions. If we had a Congress or Legislature that was filled with just a simple majority of men and women with true convictions (spiritual or otherwise), we would not see the crap we see nowadays.

Anonymous said...

some of think the truly devout don't get on a stage and broadcast same, nor do they utilize same for personal gain. just an opinion.

It does appear to be published by someone named Harrison, but its possible the Judge wasn't aware this was being published.

I doubt it becomes a real factor in this election.

Kingfish said...

I put it up there because I found it interesting. Nothing more, nothing less.

Anonymous said...

"Bless the continued success of Flowers Law Firm"

What does that have to do with Judge Harrison?

As to the prayer request itself, I don't understand why religious people pray for specific outcomes like this. It makes more sense to me to pray for the best candidate to win and trust God to know if that is Judge Harrison or someone else.

Anonymous said...

Is Judge Harrison's opponent a heathen?

I suspect the opponent lists church membership and involvement on his campaign literature .

That is what bothers me...all the admonitions in the Bible about being " puffed up" and " holier than thou" are conveniently ignored in the politicizing of religion.

That there is more than one Protestant denomination because there are different ways to interpret Scripture is ignored.

Which form of Christianity is it that is politically correct? Southern Baptist? Methodists? Presbyterians? Evangelical? For sure, the Episcopalians and Lutherans aren't " real" Christians anymore. It's ok for Catholics, Jews and Mormons to be on the political bandwagon but we don't really want them to hold office do we? We only care about Israel because of the Second Coming and fear the End is near, right? I mean, Jews aren't Christians at all.

And, Lord , when it's football season, we will pray for victory because , for sure, only one team ( ours) is pure and deserving.

Kingfish said...

I think a "smite the enemy" or "smite his supporters" would've been cool.

Anonymous said...

Flowers is[was?] Harrison's law partner. Of course, he was supposed to be completely out of private practice six months after taking office.

Judge Gowan, his opponent, has tons more judicial experience, so, perhaps some divine intervention is perceived necessary for Harrison.

KaptKangaroo said...

RE: separation of church and state...

Go pound sand August 14, 2010 11:07 PM... I perfectly understand separation of church and state.

I don't give a shit if he's a prayer warrior. In fact, that violence reference of being a warrior smacks of "violence via religion" so back the f off.

The point here is that a public servant, especially in the justice system, must show restraint in allowing their "warrior" status be publicized.

Advertising "warrior" of any sort only serves to show the public that they are a "warrior" of some sort. And as you claim and made the reference to the middle east; it is you who does not understand the separation of church and state, and more importantly, the reason for it.

KaptKangaroo said...

And hey, one more thing, do you remember Mr. King's mantra? NON-VIOLENT messaging? Geez. Whoever is the PR folks for Mr. Harrison, SHOULD BE FIRED. Warrior messaging, in any form, is no better than war, violence, and a message of separation via violence. He is free to use this message, I'm just saying he is speaking what he stands for in that messaging. Don't know that I would want to say what he is saying.

Anonymous said...

I got the same e-mail earlier this week - forwarded from an original recipient - I think it was sent from Harrison's mom.

GeauxLSU98 said...

KK, the circulation to your brain is being cut off cause your tinfoil hat is too tight.

A warrior is also defined as someone who who is engaged energetically in an activity or cause, which is the definition that most would use when defining a "prayer warrior".

With this definition, I want all public servants and officials to be warriors for the people. Who would not want a public servant or official to be energetically engaged in the cause of the betterment of Jackson or its citizens? You think that is a bad thing? Or is it just bad cause this candidate wants people to be energetically engaged in prayer for him?

It's your own insecurities and bias that allow the word warrior to take on a violent connotation. If you think persons who pray fervently are violent by nature, well... there's nothing that can be done for you.

KaptKangaroo said...

Ah, warrior is still warrior. Spin it any way you want. I believe your overbearing identity tightly woven with your religious and political dogma is a bit over the top.

Good day.

GeauxLSU98 said...

Ahh, the Internet... allowing the know nothings to know it all.

KaptKangaroo said...

Don't you mean, ahhhh, the Internets letting pious individuals like you make stupid statements, because you know, you can't fake stupid.

KaptKangaroo said...

If you can only attack the messenger, you obviously have nothing to contribute. Make a point or move on.

GeauxLSU98 said...

Again, you wear your ignorance on your sleeve in making sweeping allegations about someone you don't know. You call me stupid, yet:

You association people who passionately pray to radical, war mongering individuals.

You quote Dr. King and his non-violent message while using a threatening, bordering on violent, "debating" tone.

You make wild assumptions upon words on the page while never truly knowing the person behind them.

I bristle at the fact that people throw things into laws and the Constitution that are not there. The separation of church and state is one phrase that people have been using in error, since it was written in a letter by Thomas Jefferson in the 1802. People who use the ideal of the separation of church and state as a buttress against any person of a religious ideology, namely Christianity, to keep them out of office is short-sighted and a bigoted.

I do, though, support the ideology, since, as I have said before, I don't want a theocracy nor a system where I have to support one religion over another.

Simple enough for you?

KaptKangaroo said...

You bore me. Good bye. Don't ask for my participation in these parts with a diatribe like that.

GeauxLSU98 said...

Your participation was never asked for, princess.

KaptKangaroo said...

I was speaking of participation in any borish flame war with you. You still have yet to provide anything of value to this post. And that is Mr. Kangaroo to you. Hope you work at that comprehension thingy because you utterly failed here, nothing but attacking issues not related to the article. I eagerly await you next "attack upon the messenger" because you have successfully taken this discussion off-track to suit your simple mind.

KaptKangaroo said...

You association people who passionately pray to radical, war mongering individuals.

I'm not sure how to take this statement, it is poorly written and basically communicates nothing other than an emotional attempt in what appears to align me with "war mongering individuals".

Are you talking about Mr. Harrison?

If you read my statement and took the time to comprehend it, you would realize that it was the original commenter who made reference to the the individuals you reference? I'm not really sure because you NEVER really reference who you are talking about.

Back to school, I hear Donner K has a creative writing class with a potential internship at her tablog, the JFP, you would fit in like a glove.

Kingfish said...

You two need to get a room.

KaptKangaroo said...

Sheesh, can't a fictional character have any fun these days?



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