In yet another pathetic attempt to
read news through his newly found and doubly blessed prophetic eyes, prophet
Thiel has an entry up today about the Obama Administrations over-reaching rules
regarding its right to kill U. S. citizens who are members of terrorist
organizations without due process of the law.
Prophet Thiel lists many concerns
that have been in the news lately by various news organizations and media
personalities. There are a lot of concerns being voiced about this new
action that many see as a serious violation of previously held citizen’s rights. This is
nothing new that his prophetic brain suddenly was inspired to write.
Prophet Thiel in typical COG
conspiracy theory laden death and doom fashion concludes his blog entry with a
simple paragraph that initially looks benign but is in actuality a prediction
that Church of God ministers and churches could eventually be attacked and
killed for speaking the "truth."
The wanna-be prophet writes:
Those in the USA who feel that they are protected by a variety of ‘constitutional’ rights are learning that their government is narrowing those rights. Today it is high-level membership in al-Qaida or similar organizations, tomorrow it could be other unrelated groups and perhaps some who are not as high-level.Either way, the citizens of the USA do not have all the rights that their government used to claim that they had.
Bob isn't far off the mark, though I doubt the COG's would ever be targeted, given that they are not as politically active as other Christian denominations. Of course, this all started with Bush and Patriot Act, and is continued by the current Democratic administration. No hope in the two party system. War and loss of civil liberties is something our politicians can all agree on.
ReplyDeletePaul Ray
Ray: You are right. The problem with Thiel though is that he is setting himself up to be a martyr for the truth. Real prophets of God are killed for speaking out and Thiel thinks that is what he is doing and that he will ultimately have to pay the consequences.
ReplyDeleteUntil we see a drone take out a certainly building in Arroyo Grande we all know that Thiel is a bag of hot air.
Yeah, standing firm against American football will definitely get them tortured and killed! ha.
ReplyDeleteCOG ministers are pretty much drones themselves.
ReplyDeleteThiel drones on and on...He need join ON and ON Anonymous
ReplyDeleteThiel is more likely on a list someone is keeping to turn over to the Germans when they come.
ReplyDeleteNot that they ever will, mind you, but it's what the ACOGs taught and think.
BB
I agree with Paul Ray. We here in America are the new Nazi's. Or should I say, our fearless foolish leaders are the latest version of jackbooted thugs with a boot on our collective throats.
ReplyDeleteAs to Thiel, he is nothing and never will amount to anything of importance. I wonder if his wife has started packing yet?
but is in actuality a prediction that Church of God ministers and churches could eventually be attacked and killed for speaking the "truth."
ReplyDeleteNo danger there since they don't speak the truth.
And anyway, the churches of God is a hive full of drones.
"The problem with Thiel though is that he is setting himself up to be a martyr for the truth."
ReplyDeleteI can't see anyone lynching this guy just because he doesn't like football, and there are hundreds of higher profile political dissidents out there more convincing than Dr. Boob. As soon as we arrive at the disjointed segueway, "Does the bible have anything to say about this?", it's instant eye-roll time for 99.99% of viewers.
If he wants to be a martyr, he's queueing up at the back of a fairly long line. Jenna Marbles is probably ahead of Dr. Boob.
maybe they think they martyrs will get 70 virgins like the Moslems. I wonder where they keep getting the virgins and what happens to them after they aren't virgins? Maybe they are recycled somehow.
ReplyDeleteI've heard mainstream Christian pastors speculate that they might one day be jailed and persecuted. However, this is generally because they and their churches are more active in transformative efforts directed towards the community, local schools, and in relief from social crimes such as providing shelters for teenage prostitutes who seek freedom from the sex trade/slavery industry. They also speak out against some of the societal changes which pressure groups are attempting to re-educate the public towards, and these issues are much bigger than football!
ReplyDeleteCompared to these types of activities, it is usually quite laughable that an ACOG minister would overestimate his and his church's activities and noticeability to the extent that anyone would even know to speak out or attempt to persecute. It's another area where one could fake early apostolic activities and conditions to elicit parallels, supposedly proving that such and such church is the true one today, but without the actual risks or likelihood of being noticed, let alone martyrred or persecuted. Probably the worst thing Thiel has to look forward to is someone throwing eggs at his car or toiletpapering trees surrounding his house or office.
Certified kook David ben Ariel was much more of a risktaker, writing to German politicians exhorting them to live up to their prophetic roles, and calling Arnold Schwartzaneggar's office. So was Rohan. Thiel, at best, has tunnel visibility, restricted mostly to those once associated with Armstrongism. That has been his traditional target for COGwriter, and he's a small, unordained fish in that pond, but aspiring to grow into a big one through a faked prophethood.
BB
"They also speak out against some of the societal changes which pressure groups are attempting to re-educate the public towards..."
ReplyDeleteI wish American pastors would speak out against really important things, like our foreign policy of the last 50 years, and the frightening infringement of civil liberties by Bush/Obama. Some do, but most of them are fixated on hot button issues like same sex marriage and abortion- the same issues that keep the Right and the Left at each other's throat and the nation divided.
While we continue to fund dictators and initiate or encourage war (and the horrors that come with it) all in the name of security and freedom, Liberal Joe and Conservative Bob can't see past girls kissing girls and abortion. Much to the amusement of the GOP and DNC.
The persecution of Christians in this country will never happen as long as they are protected under the Constitution. Unfortunately, the Constitution has been under attack for decades under both Republican and Democratic administrations and was dealt a terrible blow through the Patriot Act. If Christian pastors want to ensure their freedom, they need to start denouncing the Patriot Act instead of lesbians, which is their own "football."
Paul Ray
Dear Bob,
ReplyDeleteYou are making an ass out of yourself. Please stop causing more damage to people who are seeking a spiritual experience in life and getting your merely religious ideas experience.
M.T.Handslayedonmenot.