Guest Posted July 24, 2009 Share Posted July 24, 2009 If someone states that they believe that the "stars are aligned", would you say this person is speaking in a Christian manner? Well God Hung'um So You Betcha They're Aligned! Wow! Didn't Know President Obama Believed In God The Creator Of The Bible! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ayin jade Posted July 24, 2009 Group: Worthy Ministers Followers: 44 Topic Count: 6,178 Topics Per Day: 0.87 Content Count: 43,795 Content Per Day: 6.20 Reputation: 11,243 Days Won: 58 Joined: 01/03/2005 Status: Offline Share Posted July 24, 2009 Ok Im going to be fair here. Ive heard Christians use phrases that are not so good, as this one is not so good. To me, if they are Christian, it is just an ignorance or lack of maturity. Oftentimes Christians are not used to even thinking about the spiritual implication behind an idiomatic phrase they are accustomed to using. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canuckamuck Posted July 24, 2009 Group: Advanced Member Followers: 1 Topic Count: 7 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 287 Content Per Day: 0.05 Reputation: 19 Days Won: 0 Joined: 04/26/2009 Status: Offline Birthday: 01/07/1967 Share Posted July 24, 2009 Consulting the stars is sorcery. A righteous man would know the implications of such a phrase as "the stars are aligned for..." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MorningGlory Posted July 24, 2009 Group: Royal Member Followers: 0 Topic Count: 1,022 Topics Per Day: 0.16 Content Count: 39,193 Content Per Day: 6.10 Reputation: 9,977 Days Won: 78 Joined: 10/01/2006 Status: Offline Share Posted July 24, 2009 If Obama said it (which I saw on the news, too) it has nothing to do with religion and faith. Today he claimed to pray all the time. To whom, I wonder. Allah? Silly...there IS no allah. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MorningGlory Posted July 24, 2009 Group: Royal Member Followers: 0 Topic Count: 1,022 Topics Per Day: 0.16 Content Count: 39,193 Content Per Day: 6.10 Reputation: 9,977 Days Won: 78 Joined: 10/01/2006 Status: Offline Share Posted July 24, 2009 Consulting the stars is sorcery. A righteous man would know the implications of such a phrase as "the stars are aligned for..." I've heard Christians say that stuff many times.....I agree that it has no place in the life or language of a believer though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OneLight Posted July 24, 2009 Group: Royal Member Followers: 22 Topic Count: 1,294 Topics Per Day: 0.21 Content Count: 31,762 Content Per Day: 5.23 Reputation: 9,763 Days Won: 115 Joined: 09/14/2007 Status: Offline Author Share Posted July 24, 2009 If someone states that they believe that the "stars are aligned", would you say this person is speaking in a Christian manner? Well God Hung'um So You Betcha They're Aligned! Wow! Didn't Know President Obama Believed In God The Creator Of The Bible! Kicks Brother Joe under the table! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elkieDannsa' Air An Drochaid Posted July 24, 2009 Group: Diamond Member Followers: 0 Topic Count: 59 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 1,390 Content Per Day: 0.21 Reputation: 9 Days Won: 0 Joined: 10/24/2005 Status: Offline Share Posted July 24, 2009 Well, I have heard of grasping at straws...but, grasping at stars?! lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seekeratthesea Posted July 24, 2009 Group: Advanced Member Followers: 0 Topic Count: 6 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 160 Content Per Day: 0.03 Reputation: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 12/02/2007 Status: Offline Share Posted July 24, 2009 If someone states that they believe that the "stars are aligned", would you say this person is speaking in a Christian manner? No but it doesn't mean that they aren't Christian either. It doesn't even mean they necessarily believe in astrology. It's an old phrase that can be tied to astrology, but it's often loosely used to mean "it's gonna happen" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OneLight Posted July 24, 2009 Group: Royal Member Followers: 22 Topic Count: 1,294 Topics Per Day: 0.21 Content Count: 31,762 Content Per Day: 5.23 Reputation: 9,763 Days Won: 115 Joined: 09/14/2007 Status: Offline Author Share Posted July 24, 2009 If someone states that they believe that the "stars are aligned", would you say this person is speaking in a Christian manner? No but it doesn't mean that they aren't Christian either. It doesn't even mean they necessarily believe in astrology. It's an old phrase that can be tied to astrology, but it's often loosely used to mean "it's gonna happen" Basically, this is true. It is an old worldly phrase that I had used myself before, but is it something that we, as a Christian, should use? Not being judgmental here, I am wondering if what we say is really what we have in our hearts, or do we just shoot from the hip? Keep in mind that the phrase does come from astrology. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhonda Lou Posted July 24, 2009 Group: Advanced Member Followers: 1 Topic Count: 0 Topics Per Day: 0 Content Count: 221 Content Per Day: 0.04 Reputation: 43 Days Won: 0 Joined: 07/07/2007 Status: Offline Birthday: 08/21/1957 Share Posted July 24, 2009 If someone states that they believe that the "stars are aligned", would you say this person is speaking in a Christian manner? No but it doesn't mean that they aren't Christian either. It doesn't even mean they necessarily believe in astrology. It's an old phrase that can be tied to astrology, but it's often loosely used to mean "it's gonna happen" Basically, this is true. It is an old worldly phrase that I had used myself before, but is it something that we, as a Christian, should use? Not being judgmental here, I am wondering if what we say is really what we have in our hearts, or do we just shoot from the hip? Keep in mind that the phrase does come from astrology. I agree with this. Basically, Obama was saying that everything is at the best place it could be to go forth with the healthcare plan. I do not believe that he meant anything by the phrase remotely connected to superstition or anything like that. But it does give pause just how many times we say things that are heard by others and can be taken as a slight on God, or as a hypocrite when others know we are Christians. I don't think Obama meant anything by it -- and I'm not even one of his fans -- yet at the same time, it causes me to think more about what I say. Rhonda Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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