Clark Reads the Bible

[Renew Deal]

17:08:25 Q: Anonymous - - What is your favorite book?
17:09:28 A: General Clark - I like to read..so I read a lot of books...... I read Pat Conroy's book this syear, My Losing Season - I always like his writing - but I read everything. espercially biographies. And I go to church every Sunday, so of course I read the Bible a lot.

http://www.clark04.com/chat/

[alexwcovington]

1. That's not good or bad in itself

I think this is flame food.

[MrSoundAndVision]

2. Well of course

I mean, where else would he get that halo?

[neuvocat]

3. This should be in some other forum

but not in LBN.

[Renew Deal]

8. This is the first time he has ever said that.

I have read his every word. ;)

[Walt Starr]

17. Still, the post violates the rules of LBN

It should be locked.

[Dr Satan]

4. yipee

another reason to not like him.

[picus9]

14. that's closed minded thing to say

Dr Satan.

[Dr Satan]

16. oh well

I guess I am close minded.
Christianity is the opposite of progress.

[jsw_81]

5. I read it a lot too

And I'm an atheist.

[Screaming Lord Byron]

6. Yeah. It's nearly as good as 'The Hobbit'

and that's saying something

Just kidding, Clark seems to be a Christian of the deed, as well as the word. That's good in my book.

[PurpHaze69]

7. I'm an atheist

and I've read the Bible front to back, back to front and sideways. It's all bullshit, but I read it. Just because he reads it doesn't mean he buys into it all like Chimp boy does.

[DavidDvorkin]

10. True, PurpHaze. But

But it bothers me that he saw fit to mention it. I know I may be jumping to conclusions, but I'm also an atheist, and the conclusion I always jump to when a politician says something like this is that he's spineless and feels he has to pander to the current public obseqiousness to religiosity.

[Zynx]

9. And your point is....

what? He's a religous man? Oh the horror!

Why is this an issue? I read the bible from time to time(I've read the whole thing several times) and I am a good practicing Christian. Does someone here have a problem with that?

[Renew Deal]

11. It;s cool with me.

This is the first time it has come up.

[Zynx]

12. Good.

I didn't want this to become some Christian bashing thread. I really see too many of them.

[Endangered Specie]

13. The bible is quite a fun and interesting book to read

I am an agnostic, and I find it quite a good read, from time to time, i like to invision people who say we should read the bible literally. Like slaughtering a couple birds when a women gives birth, Ive never seen that option in a hospital.

[Wickerman]

15. Sounds like a fair statement to me

He is on a live web chat, he makes a statement of a book he likes to read. Not like a press conference that he called to make the point. It was chatty. I think ya gotta work hard to get worked up about that.

If I read popular mechanics then am I a mechanic? If Bush* read the dictionary, does that make him a dick? (uh, that isn't helpful to my argument, is it?) Of course he is, and they do have pictonaries these days to help him with the big words.

[Screaming Lord Byron]

18. Oh my god! He's one of those Christian types you hear about!

Lock your doors and guard your daughters, folks.

[Bucky]

19. "Read" the Bible?

Pshaw! The movie was much better

[Nottingham]

20. It depends on WHat BIBLE he reads there are many different Bibles

I heard Bush reads the Scottish Rite bible which is a far cry from St.James version

this doesn't impress me :bounce:

[TahitiNut]

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[RuB]

22. In my book, Clark just went from A+ to A++ !!

Does anyone know what Church he belongs to?

[dArKeR]

23. In my opinion, very few church goers actually believe in GOD

I put myself out on a limb but what's life if you can't tell the truth?

I've had so many friends from all faiths and I actually think they believe out of fear
for being damned for enternity and not out of goodness is a why to live life. I've seen
many many unjust things done by religious people who seem to believe the slate is wiped
clean after Sunday.

In respect to politicians, I don't believe more than 2% believe in God/Religion. They are
just acting the part because our current media/campaign society cannot accept a person who
doesn't believe in God. You're an immoral person if you don't believe in God.
(But you're are moral if you murder 40,000 Muslims.)