Big sunday gloomy we're all screwed discussion mega merge

Elevator

can you believe this bull****??

http://www.highlandradio.com/2010/11/20/minister-urges-public-to-pray-things-do-not-get-worse/

Son Of A Vidic

Pray to who? Satan?

PeterIanStaker

The Minister for Social Protection says people should ‘pray’ that the finances of the country improve.
Eamon O’Cuiv says the next three weeks, due to the government’s budget and four year year recovery plan , are crucial for Ireland’s future.
He says that not everything is in the control of the government and people should pray that things improve:

Fianna Fail are now passing the buck to a non-existent being!

And their voters will obey.

BAAAAAAAAAAAAAA BAAAAAAaaaaAAAAAAAAAA.

Sheeeeeeep! :mad::mad:

krudler

He says that not everything is in the control of the government and people should pray that things improve:

God, cant prevent fires, flood, earthquakes, mine cave ins or child murder, but steps in when needed to sort out economic crises, top guy that Yahweh.

fedor.2.

Elevator wrote: »

can you believe this bull****??

http://www.highlandradio.com/2010/11/20/minister-urges-public-to-pray-things-do-not-get-worse/

ill pray for you

Elevator

fedor.2. wrote: »

ill pray for you

If you insist

fedor.2.

Elevator wrote: »

If you insist

i do

ART6

Praying seems like a good idea to me. Let's face it, no-one else seems to have a clue what to do!

fedor.2.

It is the last resort of the foolish and unprepared though

philologos

krudler wrote: »

God, cant prevent fires, flood, earthquakes, mine cave ins or child murder, but steps in when needed to sort out economic crises, top guy that Yahweh.

RLY? - I suspect that you are following Epicurus' flawed understanding in this

Biggins

LOL

Cheese and prayer, yep, that will solve everything. *shakes head side to side in dis-belief*

...And these fools are running a country for fcuks sake!

Elevator

I just can't believe he didn't specify which god are we supposed to collectively pray too

also if we pray to the wrong one will we be worse off?

Christ all mighty!!!

what was he thinking being so vague??

Aldebaran

That's his solution? A bit of an aul pray? It would be hilarious if things weren't so damn serious.

PeterIanStaker

I've said it before in another thread, but I'll reiterate it here: Fianna Fail and Catholicism are both a form of serious mental illness.

MrMatisse

The religious nutters will be all over this thread

Crash helmets on people, this thread is going to be around for a while!

philologos

Really-Stressed wrote: »

The religious nutters will be all over this thread

Crash helmets on people, this thread is going to be around for a while!

Not to mention our new-atheist friends :pac:

kincsem

The IMF will be impressed with our new economic policy.

Princess Consuela Bananahammock

Really-Stressed wrote: »

The religious nutters will be all over this thread

Crash helmets on people, this thread is going to be around for a while!

Onyl one who comes in here is Jakkass, but I wouldn't describe him as a nutter. It will, however, descend into a "does God exist" debate with one or two equally determined people - most likely Killer Pigeon will be one - and we'll forget what the thread was about in the first place. Remember the "David norris for president" thread?

ART6

fedor.2. wrote: »

It is the last resort of the foolish and unprepared though

Quite!! Can we assume that the two Brian's are now attending mass twice a day between discussions with the IMF and ECB?

TheZohanS

Elevator wrote: »

come, let's join fianna fail in prayer that all will work out!!


can you believe this bull****??

http://www.highlandradio.com/2010/11/20/minister-urges-public-to-pray-things-do-not-get-worse/

Yes I can believe it. Think about every time there's a General Election...who do you see collecting at church gates? Politicians.

These cretins are only mentioning prayer now so that when the time comes the church will allow them take up their usual spots outside.

Don't blame the church on this one, blame the politicians.

Elevator

I've just messaged O Cuiv now about this

http://www.eamonocuiv.ie/en/get-in-touch

philologos

Elevator wrote: »

I've just messaged O Cuiv now about this

http://www.eamonocuiv.ie/en/get-in-touch

What makes you think he'll care what you happen to think about:
1) What he thinks about prayer or
2) What he is encouraging prayer for?

Ronin247

I would like you all to close your eyes and reflect for a moment........now in your mind extend your hands and join with the other boards members and let us pray...


Dear Lord we humbly beseech you to take pity on us in this our darkest hour,give our great leaders the courage and wisdom to guide us out of this financial problem caused by satan misguiding the bankers and developers.
Please lord let the IMF protect the pensions and cushy jobs that exist and help the social welfare recipients live on less.....Amen

markok84

Tusky

Did he actually say this ? The audio file isnt working on the website. I'd be amazed if he did.

Elevator

Jakkass wrote: »

What makes you think he'll care what you happen to think about:
1) What he thinks about prayer or
2) What he is encouraging prayer for?

all I wanted was to get a few choice words off my chest

glad I did all the same

Sarn

As mentioned above, did he actually advise people to go out and pray or was it a 'we'd better pray we get out of this alive' throwaway comment?

Tusky

The audio file isnt working for me - is it working for yea ? Can anyone confirm what he actually said.

Mike 1972

Ikky Poo2 wrote: »

Onyl one who comes in here is Jakkass, but I wouldn't describe him as a nutter.

Bit of a masochist perhaps ? :pac:

azzie

Yes, he did say that 'prayer is very powerful'. Unbelieveable.

scientific1982

ART6 wrote: »

Praying seems like a good idea to me. Let's face it, no-one else seems to have a clue what to do!

I think it would be better if I **** us into safety. At least I'll produce something tangible.

bnt

pray (prɛ) -verb: to do nothing yet think you are helping. cf. delusion

HellFireClub

Protest...

m5ex9oqjawdg2i

Biggins wrote: »

LOL

Cheese and prayer, yep, that will solve everything. *shakes head side to side in dis-belief*

...And these fools are ruining a country for fcuks sake!

Fixed that for ya

cml387

Brian Cowen is not the messiah...

Manach

... and of course the self-proclaimed scientific atheism of the USSR worked out so well.

goose2005

Manach wrote: »

... and of course the self-proclaimed scientific atheism of the USSR worked out so well.

I propose Goose's Law, a parallel to Godwin's law, whenever an anti-atheist statement works in Stalinism.

High energy

Priest: Should we not just have a bit of an oul pray....

Ted: aaaaaaaaanyway..

HellFireClub

High energy wrote: »

Priest: Should we not just have a bit of an oul pray....

Ted: aaaaaaaaanyway..

LOl, "is there anything to be said for saying another Mass Ted"!!!

R0ot

I miss Highland radio....

c_man

Manach wrote: »

... and of course the self-proclaimed scientific atheism of the USSR worked out so well.

So you're pro-praying for the economy then?

Ok, you start and I'll track economic growth for the next 6 months. We'll present the results to the pope, dis/proving the god hypothesis once and for all.

Elevator

you're on!!

ready...

set...

PRAY!!!

c_man

We need a control country aswell. I suggest Portugal. Nobody pray for them, ok?

Elevator

c_man wrote: »

We need a control country aswell. I suggest Portugal. Nobody pray for them, ok?

spot on!

cml387

c_man wrote: »

We need a control country aswell. I suggest Portugal. Nobody pray for them, ok?

Well there goes a big chunk of my nightly prayers:(

Can I still pray for Ronaldo?

btard

kincsem wrote: »

The IMF will be impressed with our new economic policy.

If God gives us a bailout will we get better or worse terms than the IMF though ? :cool:

cml387

btard wrote: »

If God gives us a bailout will we get better or worse terms than the IMF though ? :cool:

He will take the first born of every house in the land.

Elevator

well goin by the churches teachings we can do what we like and if we just ask for forgivness we'll do ok

Terry

E-mail sent:

Are you for real?
Are you really suggesting that talking to an imaginary being is really going to lift this country out of the financial crisis it currently faces?

As an Atheist I find it extremely insulting that you would suggest that I should pray to your god for help during times of need, and i demand that you apologise, not only to me, but to all of those in this country who do not share your religious beliefs.

What you are essentially doing here is trying to blame the actions of actual living people on an imaginary entity. I thought it was bad when Charlie Haughey told us to tighten our belts while he was living the high life, but this just takes the biscuit.

I'm sitting here trying to get my head around why an elected official would even suggest that the current financial crisis can be helped by something invented by people who were trying to figure out natural occurrences, but I just cannot seem to find any justification for it.

Can you please explain to me how this god you believe in can suddenly make money appear?
Could you please also explain how this god has the ability to make money appear from nowhere?

If this god is as benevolent as you seem to think he is, why does he not answer the prayers of those in more dire financial straits than we are?

I eagerly await your reply.

Thanking you,
Terry O'Dowd.

I'm drunk and just saw my mistake now.
Meh. I'll still post any reply here.

Elevator

Terry wrote: »

E-mail sent:



I'm drunk and just saw my mistake now.
Meh. I'll still post any reply here.

mistake?

cml387

Terry wrote: »

E-mail sent:



I'm drunk and just saw my mistake now.
Meh. I'll still post any reply here.

Well done anyway Terry. (seriously)