Thanking Jesus seen as Court outburst?!?!
In Honolulu, Hawaii, a man was held in contempt of court for an outburst of "Thank you, Jesus" after he was acquitted by a jury of abusing his son.
What part of "Thank you, Jesus" can actually be considered as an outburst? This is America, stamped on our currency is "In God We Trust", yet a Judge took it upon himself to hold this man guilty for his actions.
Fortunately for the man, the Judge later dropped the charge due to the man's trial lawyer not having enough time to inform of the court order that both sides were not to show emotion when the verdict was announced.
Put me on the stand, if I am wrongly accused of something, you better damn well believe I am going to thank the Higher Authority for justice being served.
As for the Judge, there are no excuses. Judges like this are quick to put someone in jail for giving praise to OUR Father above, but want to help others who have commited real crimes such as child molestation, rape or even killing other people. Most state they just need to be shown a little guidance, how about all JUDGES such as the one above, practice what you preach. You are the ones that need GUIDANCE, not God Fearing citizens of the United States of America.
posted by Diego @ 12:31 PM
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25 Comments:
Exactly what God...hmmm...I don't know...maybe the ONLY God that our Country was founded after...just a thought.
personaly I do not acre what GOD the Left thinks it's about, let's just keep it our little secret.
there is no place for outburst like this in the court of law. what if someone were offended by this. no keet religion in a church or home of your choice.
That is about the dumbest thing...no make that the most idiotic thing I hav ever heard. Who cares if someone is offended? I don't, why should you?
If you have such a liberal take on this matter, why are you afraid of offending someone...a true liberal approach would be in that everyone's opinion has been expressed.
Liberals want to hear everyone's opinion, that is...until you disagree with them and then they want you to stop completely. If they cannot get you to stop, they immediately start horrendous name-calling and falsely accusing Conservatives.
becouse people have feelings, and there is a freedom of religion in this country what if my god is not the same as yours.
you are very close minded. I bet your scratch pad is only 2 inches wide
You are exactly right, your god may be different than my GOD. However, you are missing the point...the 1st Amendment is based around ,"Every person has the right to proclaim the implications of his beliefs for relationships in a social or political community".
Therefore, regardless of the situation it is absurd the Judge would actually throw the individual in jail for the sentencing of 30 days.
Why he did not? More than likely for personal benefit, possible election coming up and this would definitely be a dark cloud above him.
what happen to Freedom OF not from Religion. My son is a marine and I ask Jesus all of the time to protect him and bring him home safe. If that offends someone I could careless. A lot of people and things offend me but I'm not out forcing my views on anyone else.
I pray and hope your son and his unit makes it home safely...God Bless.
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Great post.
.."The ONLY God that our Country was founded after.."
So who exactly is our GOD? Just curious because really, I didn't know there was more then one? One God, created everything, loves everyone, and gave people of different lands, different faiths and different ways to believe in him. At the end of the day, don't we all pray to the same guy?
Right-wing "Christian" Conservatives are the least "christian" and most bigoted and intolerant people walking the face of the Earth..
(bet this post only lasts up here about 10 minutes!! Wouldn't want the truth to get out!!)
Anonymous, you are exactly right...there is only one and the only saviour is Jesus Christ Almighty.
You are right about Right-Wingers being the least Christian because many Liberals deny the existence of a Higher Presence. Therefore, if they deny that God is real, they are not Christians. Then you have Conservatives who do believe in a God and do not deny being a Christian. Of course, Religion (Judging others, etc.) is an argument uneducated Liberals bring up all the time because they have ran out of any intelligent things to comment on.
However, when God created us, he knew we would commit sins. That is why he sent his son to die for our sins.
Your comments will stay up because this is what the goal of the blog is about, getting debate on.
Excellent post Right Turns only.
Are you serious. Your lot in life is to judge other people? You keep waiting for the rapture, and I'll keep living a life where you treat others as Christ wanted others to be treated.
Wow, I've been going to church a long time, well, I'll confess, I'm Catholic, which really isn't a "Christian" either in your sense of the word, but I've never heard any Priest ever say that my lot in life was to judge others through Christ. I must have missed that mass!!
Love, community, helping others who can't help themselves, compassion...those are the true teachings of GOD..(we all know that Jesus Christ was a liberal anyways)... Not some ignorant saying of my job is to pass judgement on you. I always love fundamentalists when they say I won't pass judgement on you but pray for you, that means you already have passed judgement..now go get your snake and oil and go back to your bomb shelter and call me in Januray of 2008 when some sanity returns to goverment.
btw, can you honeslty imagine Jesus turing his back on someone who needed a mircale and belived in but didn't get one because he happened to be a liberal?
Anonymous,
You must have missed the part of "Judging" others while at mass. When Jesus said,"Judge not", he forbade unkind, unjustified and improper censure resulting from hasty, superficial arguments as well as without regard for the person(s) being criticized.
So you ask what judgments can we make about people?
As a Christian we are to "have our senses exercised to discern or judge both good and evil"- Hebrew 5:14
In the book of John Chapter 7, we are to judge with righteous judgment, I believe this is around verse 24. This means, we can judge people according to the righteous guidelines that God has Given us. If a person is following those guidelines then we have all the right to judge that person as to whether or not they are doing right. If that person is not following the guidelines, then we can rightly judge that they are doing wrong.
Jesus Christ as a Liberal, that is funny. Please elaborate on this more, you make me curious as to your ways of thinking...actually, I'm looking for a good laugh, it is Monday after all.
BTW- Jesus made men into Fishermen, not men into Welfare Receipients.
Also in Matthew, Chapter 7 verse 1, "Judge not, that ye be not judged." I am willing to be judged, what about yourself?
BTW, how about giving yourself a name and halt from being anonymous.
Christians can only judge other Christians? That has to be the most absurd thing I have ever heard of.
Jesus as a liberal, pretty easy. Jesus was the ultimate liberal progressive in history. The conservative religious and social structure that He defied hated and crucified Him. They examined His life and did not like what they saw. He aligned Himself with the poor and the oppressed. He challenged the religious orthodoxy of His day. He advocated pacifism and loving our enemies. He liberated women and minorities from oppression. He healed on the Sabbath and forgave adulterers and prostitutes. He associated with drunks and other social outcasts. He rebuked the religious right of His day because they embraced the letter of the law instead of the Spirit. He loved sinners and called them to Himself.
That being said, the only thing that you can really hold onto is your pro-life movement. But, a true pro-life position cares just as passionately for the born as the un-born and views war as a last resort when all other options are exhausted.
I know in the Republican party its eye for an eye, tooth for a tooth, but by God, dont' have an abortion.
Now come back at something other then I'm an idiot!!!
First off...refer to my previous post about judging...you cannot honestly argue with scripture...
Jesus was a conservative. Yes, he had compassion for the poor. But, not once did he use his power to make them rich. Not once did he take from the rich and provide a hand out. Once again, he made fishermen of men, not Welfare Receipients.
You cannot possibly be PRO-ABORTION or as the liberals like to say Pro-Choice and truly be a Christian. It is not a matter of choice, it is a matter of death.
Want to change my mind.... show me one, just one woman that laid with a man and produced anything other than a child.
Nope, never happened. Never been a puppy pop out after 9 months, its always a human child.
Hell, if you murder a pregnant woman they charge you with 2 counts of murder... it would seem we answered the question there.
Not once have I called you or anyone an Idiot, I'm Conservative I can respond tactfully and with common sense, which is becoming apparent, common sense is not so common.
Wow...one of the best post yet on this blog site!!!!! Excellent statement Cranky.
This blog illustrates the narrow-mindedness of most conservatives. This has nothing to do with religion. This has to do with religion, but the fact the guy had an outburst after the verdict when he was not supposed to. An Outburst. What he said was not important, but the fact he said anything at all when instructed not too (or was supposed to be instructed).
Did you miss the phrase, “order that both sides were not to show emotion when the verdict was announced.” Or do you constantly lie to try and prove a point.
Topic Debunked. Next.
"This has nothing to do with religion. This has to do with religion, but the fact the guy had an outburst after the verdict when he was not supposed to." <----trying to make sense of your comment, sorry don't have a "Leftist" view point in my body to understand...
Constantly lie to prove a point?? Wow, I'll sum it up best like I did in one of my first statements pertaining to this blog:
The Judge decided not to put the gentelman in jail because,"More than likely for personal benefit, possible election coming up and this would definitely be a dark cloud above him."
If he would have done this, he would have been scrutinized. Just remember, there are more Conservatives than there are Liberals, he would have faced the wrath of his decision if he would have proceeded through with it.
Talk about reaching. The judge seemed to be trying to limit emotional outbursts in court, particularly when the verdict was read. Finding the man in contempt didn't have anything to do with WHAT he said, just that he said something. He could have said anything and been held in contempt. So why turn this into a battle about the existance of God? The court wasn't trying to deny the man's right to recognize God, just limit emotional outbursts, which have gotten out of hand in some courtrooms.
An outburst by definition is "an unrestrained expression of emotion, a sudden VIOLENT disturbance.
Maybe you shold read the article, you can find it on Foxnews.com or on the Drudge Report. The article does not appear that it was an outburst by sudden VIOLENT disturbance.
I refer to my original post on here:
"Put me on the stand, if I am wrongly accused of something, you better damn well believe I am going to thank the Higher Authority for justice being served."
The problem with our society is that they (Liberals) want to make excuses for other (Liberals/potential voters), yet they never see what they are truly doing is not creating "Good" in our society, it is creating bad, obnoxious, Liberal Puppets.
Read the story, if you've already read the story, read it again.
Outburst is also defined as "a surge of activity." That definition fits this situation. Diego, you are attempting to very narrowly define a particular word so that it fits your argument. This case doesn't fit your conclusions as you are assuming intent that isn't there.
No one said that they wanted to take away your right to thank the Higher Authority or anyone else. The judge didn't care what was said, but that it was said emotionally as the verdict was being reported.
When Stowers made his remarks after the verdict was announced, the judge told him, "There will (be) no more of that,".
Stowers asked to approach the bench and apologize, but the judge told him he could not and ordered him to remain in the courtroom.
This topic depends upon the individual forming their opinion. You obviously see it as an "outburst", but to me my friend, he said it because JUSTICE WAS SERVED.
You think the Judge was accurate in his ruling, but to me, you have to let it go.
Of course, you suggest I am assuming, but you too are assuming, the documents never say he yelled it out. Emotionally is another word that chances are 10 out of 10 people will have different definitions just as you and I differ on the word "outburst".
Do you think the Judge knew he was in the wrong, I mean he had an easy escape with the "Defense did not have enough time". Normally in all Judicial settings, what a Judge says is final, end of story. Why the revokement? Because he knew he was wrong.
Anonymous,
You have completely missed the point of the blog. The Blog starts out with the Thanking Jesus seen as an outburst. This was used as an Attention Grabber and obviously it was successful.
However, it transcends into being that Judges are quick to put a non-deserving individual in jail over nothing, but want to grant real criminals (who have commited real crimes)more opportunities to succeed. Many think they (Judges) can be that difference in that person's life, but all they do is put a Threat to Society back on the streets.
You made good points, but missed the real point.
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