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"This Is the Day!" | Rev. Dr. William J. Barber (Original Post) SJohnson Aug 2013 OP
Somebody else said that... TheLion Aug 2013 #1
FYI, the Bible predates that novel. It's Psalm 118:24. Reno Master Aug 2013 #4
What a powerful speech zeemike Aug 2013 #2
Wow, fasttense Aug 2013 #3
That's just the thing. I get so sick of fake "Christians" Triana Aug 2013 #6
Thank - You Triana SJohnson Aug 2013 #7
It's a good one to send to the fake "Christians" and teabaggers Triana Aug 2013 #8
What's sick is the white people in the South who really believe,... Spitfire of ATJ Aug 2013 #5
 

TheLion

(44 posts)
1. Somebody else said that...
Sun Aug 4, 2013, 09:42 AM
Aug 2013

In Ben Hur, Masala said "This is the day!" just before the chariot race.

Less than twelve laps later, he was broken and dying.

Reno Master

(51 posts)
4. FYI, the Bible predates that novel. It's Psalm 118:24.
Sun Aug 4, 2013, 12:07 PM
Aug 2013

The Rev. Dr. quotes two passages from that Psalm in his message, btw.

zeemike

(18,998 posts)
2. What a powerful speech
Sun Aug 4, 2013, 10:40 AM
Aug 2013

Every liberal should get behind this man, no matter whether you are an atheist or not...

 

fasttense

(17,301 posts)
3. Wow,
Sun Aug 4, 2013, 12:02 PM
Aug 2013

Thanks for posting this.

This is so moving. I can get behind this man. He puts love for the poor and downtrodden back into Christianity.

 

Triana

(22,666 posts)
6. That's just the thing. I get so sick of fake "Christians"
Sun Aug 4, 2013, 03:05 PM
Aug 2013

I like the real ones. And this guy is a real one. I'm not even religious but I can get behind that.

He asks THE question:

 

Triana

(22,666 posts)
8. It's a good one to send to the fake "Christians" and teabaggers
Sun Aug 4, 2013, 06:52 PM
Aug 2013

Of course the have no answer to his question.

 

Spitfire of ATJ

(32,723 posts)
5. What's sick is the white people in the South who really believe,...
Sun Aug 4, 2013, 02:54 PM
Aug 2013

....that everything would be just fine if "Northern agitators" hadn't come down to stir up the black folk.

They can't watch this without hearing "Kill Whitey" in their heads and then they run off to clean their guns and check their ammo.

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