I HATE "God Bless America stickers"

by crossroads 7 Replies latest jw friends

  • crossroads
    crossroads

    "God is on the side of Freedom and Justice" " God is with
    us"----From the Speech. SINCE WHEN. When has God ever
    been for Freedom. Don't eat from that tree--don't obey that guy,
    don't pull your willie, Don't Don't Don't ;God is not about FREEDOM. Justice IT IS HIS WAY[whatever that is] or the
    highway. What !@#$ is this all about him being on OUR side
    like HE cares who wins, give me a brake.

    Lets look in on Him shall we. He is in the sky box tonight with
    his Son. As they watch the game being played his Son says
    the game is getting rough. Oh Son the officials will take care
    of the calls just sit back and enjoy the game.( For God is an
    over---under player he does not care who wins, just wants
    people to score) see theirs an intentional roughnous call right
    there. BTW great shot huh----But Father, with a lone tear falling
    look at then they are killing each other---We haven't reached
    the over death toll yet my Son---The Game is just getting good.
    Look there it's the two minute WARning, not long now, and these
    last two minutes are going to blow you away-----But Father Father please----The Son goes to find his Brother no help he's
    laughing so hard he can't hear a thing---I wonder why the SON
    was the beloved one. He sits and cries.

    THE FATHER DOESN'T TAKE SIDES HE DOESN'T CARE
    WHO WINS------AS LONG AS HE DOES----------------------

    Oh my name it is nothin'
    My age it means less
    The country I come from
    Is called the Midwest
    I's taught and brought up there
    The laws to abide
    And that land that I live in
    Has God on its side.

    Oh the history books tell it
    They tell it so well
    The cavalries charged
    The Indians fell
    The cavalries charged
    The Indians died
    Oh the country was young
    With God on its side.

    Oh the Spanish-American
    War had its day
    And the Civil War too
    Was soon laid away
    And the names of the heroes
    I's made to memorize
    With guns in their hands
    And God on their side.

    Oh the First World War, boys
    It closed out its fate
    The reason for fighting
    I never got straight
    But I learned to accept it
    Accept it with pride
    For you don't count the dead
    When God's on your side.

    When the Second World War
    Came to an end
    We forgave the Germans
    And we were friends
    Though they murdered six million
    In the ovens they fried
    The Germans now too
    Have God on their side.

    I've learned to hate Russians
    All through my whole life
    If another war starts
    It's them we must fight
    To hate them and fear them
    To run and to hide
    And accept it all bravely
    With God on my side.

    But now we got weapons
    Of the chemical dust
    If fire them we're forced to
    Then fire them we must
    One push of the button
    And a shot the world wide
    And you never ask questions
    When God's on your side.

    In a many dark hour
    I've been thinkin' about this
    That Jesus Christ
    Was betrayed by a kiss
    But I can't think for you
    You'll have to decide
    Whether Judas Iscariot
    Had God on his side.

    So now as I'm leavin'
    I'm weary as Hell
    The confusion I'm feelin'
    Ain't no tongue can tell
    The words fill my head
    And fall to the floor
    If God's on our side
    He'll stop the next war.

    Oh it's Dylan in case you didn't know.

    One more thing I HATE, HATE--"God bless America stickers"

    "War is not the answer only love can conquer hate"

  • TR
    TR

    I tend to agree, Crossroads.

    If there is a God, and he's on our side, then he's chosen the lesser of two evils.

    TR

    The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.
    —Edmund Burke

  • Farkel
    Farkel

    : "God is on the side of Freedom and Justice"

    Every nation and religion believes God is on their side.

    That's why people who believe that stuff are idiots.

    Farkel

    "When in doubt, duck!"

  • Silverleaf
    Silverleaf

    I have to agree with this. When people say this I want to respond, "What makes you think He will bless us now, just because everyone is commanding Him to? He certainly didn't bless us on September 11." I've also read stories of several survivors of the WTC - not people who were injured or pulled from the rubble but people who managed to get out before the buildings collapsed, and they invariably use platitudes like "God saved me," or "God was watching out for me that day." It makes me want to scream at them. What makes you so special? Yes, you're very fortunate to not have been injured or killed, but you are alive today not because God was watching out for you. If that is the case, then you have to ask yourself, how could God justify getting YOU home safely while he let over 6000 others die?

    It likewise amazes me that people filled the churches in the days after the tragedy to connect with God and pray for His help. Instead of asking for salvation, they should be asking, "Where the hell were you?"

    Silverleaf
    Begging everyone's pardon for this diatribe. I still can't reconcile this whole thing, spiritually, emotionally and logically.

  • SixofNine
    SixofNine

    Well....sure. But if we implore, as a nation, with bumberstickers and special church services n' shi..stuff, maybe he will show us favor in our battle with the great* satan.

    *by "great", I only mean "large, powerful, fear inspiring" not "way good".

  • crossroads
    crossroads

    Six can you Define FAVOR for me.

    TR----It scared me when you agreed with me, thought my
    view might be flawed but I know it is not. Peace My Brother
    Love---Mark

    I'm not telling people not to pray-----because prayer is a strong
    thing in the Universe---if enough people pray for the same
    Peaceful outcome that spirit of people will win out. But in
    War God is not on anyone's side---He will not be the one who
    will give US, or Humanity the win. Only Humanity and IT'S
    spirit can do that.

    "War is not the answer only love can conquer hate"

  • SixofNine
    SixofNine

    favors sexual privileges, especially as granted by a woman.

    ie; "The request for favors, e'en tho they came veiled and virtual, still creeped this gentle creature out; she knew all about brotherly love, and this wasn't it."

    btw, if you notice my first post in this thread, I used the word "bumbersticker". A "bumpersticker" may just be a white trash form of expression, but a "bumbersticker" is a direct line to heaven! Never forget that, and teach your children what you have learned.

    Next lesson: Umbrellas vs Bumpershoots.

  • NameWithheld
    NameWithheld

    I've really had to bite my tounge a few times hearing people spout this. I enjoy the sentiment behind the saying, but it's pretty stupid when you think about it. Same with 'praying' for victims - it's a little late for that now don't you think?

    I think one problem is how do we express sympathy for those ones without saying things like 'I'll pray for them/you', and the like? It sounds a bit hollow to say 'I'll think about you'. Maybe it's just a good way for humans to show emotions - invoking the favor of a non-existant or non-caring god figure.

    Of course I could be wrong and it could be that god(s) are with individual countries - in which case we have quite a battle between Allah and Jehovah/Jesus/GOD shaping up here ...

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