What do you think?

[Guest]

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!

[ayin jade]

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.

[canuckamuck]

Consulting the stars is sorcery.

A righteous man would know the implications of such a phrase as "the stars are aligned for..."

[MorningGlory]

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.

[MorningGlory]

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.

[OneLight]

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!

[elkieDannsa' Air An Drochaid]

Well, I have heard of grasping at straws...but, grasping at stars?! lol

[seekeratthesea]

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"

[OneLight]

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.

[Rhonda Lou]

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