You guys ever watch Fallwell or Robertson on TV? I watched one of them the other night and before the end of the show, he said "let's pray." He was sitting at a desk and looking into the camera. So, he closed his eyes tightly and prayed into the camera.
I got to thinking. Does he really need to close his eyes? Does this help the prayer get to heaven or something? Are we supposed to close our eyes too and pray with him? I would pay to see a pie from off camera come flying in and hit him in the face.
Closing your eyes on TV to pray
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If I were the omnipotent God of the universe, I would get so tired of hearing these billions of morons babbling to me in their prayers over fucking inconsequential bullshit that I'd smite them all with grand pianos.
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Waste of some good pianos if you ask me. Use anvils, they don'T get damaged as easily, are reusable and make a better splat out of them...Baron Scarpia wrote:If I were the omnipotent God of the universe, I would get so tired of hearing these billions of morons babbling to me in their prayers over fucking inconsequential bullshit that I'd smite them all with grand pianos.
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Re: Closing your eyes on TV to pray
That would be the best prank ever.Superman wrote: I got to thinking. Does he really need to close his eyes? Does this help the prayer get to heaven or something? Are we supposed to close our eyes too and pray with him? I would pay to see a pie from off camera come flying in and hit him in the face.
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Re: Closing your eyes on TV to pray
Naw, that would be gluing his eyelids shut while he's praying.SyntaxVorlon wrote:That would be the best prank ever.Superman wrote: I got to thinking. Does he really need to close his eyes? Does this help the prayer get to heaven or something? Are we supposed to close our eyes too and pray with him? I would pay to see a pie from off camera come flying in and hit him in the face.
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But then you'd miss out on the satisfying dischordant "THONK" when the pianos land and reverberate.Jawawithagun wrote:Waste of some good pianos if you ask me. Use anvils, they don'T get damaged as easily, are reusable and make a better splat out of them...Baron Scarpia wrote:If I were the omnipotent God of the universe, I would get so tired of hearing these billions of morons babbling to me in their prayers over fucking inconsequential bullshit that I'd smite them all with grand pianos.
If I were God, I could make as many as I want, anyway!
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Re: Closing your eyes on TV to pray
That could be interesting...Jawawithagun wrote:Naw, that would be gluing his eyelids shut while he's praying.SyntaxVorlon wrote:That would be the best prank ever.Superman wrote: I got to thinking. Does he really need to close his eyes? Does this help the prayer get to heaven or something? Are we supposed to close our eyes too and pray with him? I would pay to see a pie from off camera come flying in and hit him in the face.
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Re: Closing your eyes on TV to pray
It would stink trying to make him keep his eyes shut.Jawawithagun wrote:Naw, that would be gluing his eyelids shut while he's praying.SyntaxVorlon wrote:That would be the best prank ever.Superman wrote: I got to thinking. Does he really need to close his eyes? Does this help the prayer get to heaven or something? Are we supposed to close our eyes too and pray with him? I would pay to see a pie from off camera come flying in and hit him in the face.
You could just wear socks, and sneak up to him while all the cameramen are praying, and SPLAT.
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I think he does it to shut out reality while he talks to his imaginary fiend..er I mean friend... 
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Re: Closing your eyes on TV to pray
I'd pay good money to see that.Superman wrote:I got to thinking. Does he really need to close his eyes? Does this help the prayer get to heaven or something? Are we supposed to close our eyes too and pray with him? I would pay to see a pie from off camera come flying in and hit him in the face.
'With every head bowed, and every eye closed.... (launch i nto 10min prayer)'
I can't tell you how many times I heard that phrase growing up in the Baptist church. From what I was taught, it's to show humility, because God is so great, we should so respect and avert our eyes.
*shrugs* I just know that Mom had her eyes open just enough to make sure my brother and I weren't misbehaving.
I can't tell you how many times I heard that phrase growing up in the Baptist church. From what I was taught, it's to show humility, because God is so great, we should so respect and avert our eyes.
*shrugs* I just know that Mom had her eyes open just enough to make sure my brother and I weren't misbehaving.
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bleh, I saw Falwell on CNN the other day, and I've never seen an unrepentant fundamentalist side step so many questions. It was in response to the recent Supreme Court ruling that overturned anti-sodomy laws.
You know, I've never liked Falwell, nor respected his beliefs, but I at least respected that he spoke his damn mind. It really annoys me to see anyone hide under such a thin veneer of civility, when all they want to do is rant about the evils of homosexuality.
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I think he closes his eyes so that people aren't BLINDED by the LIGHT of the ALMIGHTY GAWD when he is COMMUNING with his CHOSEN.
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You know, I've never liked Falwell, nor respected his beliefs, but I at least respected that he spoke his damn mind. It really annoys me to see anyone hide under such a thin veneer of civility, when all they want to do is rant about the evils of homosexuality.
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I think he closes his eyes so that people aren't BLINDED by the LIGHT of the ALMIGHTY GAWD when he is COMMUNING with his CHOSEN.
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Thats why I do it.Durran Korr wrote:I presume they close their eyes in order to not be distracted whilst they pray.
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