Originally Posted by JordanBlanton:
If you think that what some random preacher from Lebanon, TN says to God before a racing event will have any bearing on where souls go should that event turn to tragedy, I would suggest a long, hard look at your own religious beliefs.
Right or wrong, he did it, and we're talking about it, which is precisely what the man intended.
I agree, it looks like his church is on the small side, which means they probably don't stream anything. I wouldn't mind "sitting in" on a service at home here in Indiana just to see what it is like. In any case, what really matters to me is not what he said. As if you are truely praying for the safety of the drivers and everyone, you are saying your own prayer and not just standing there listening to what the guy is saying. What stands out to me is that people are talking about it. If it gets one person to decide to check out Pastor Joe Nelms church or just a church in their area, it is a win.
I need to requote this from my original post.
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Later, in an interview Monday with Sirius Satellite Radio’s “Tradin’ Paint,” Nelms said he didn’t want to do “cookie-cutter prayers.”
“I want to get somebody’s attention, so that’s been our desire every time we’ve been up there, to try to make an impact on the fans and give them something they’ll remember, and maybe they’ll go home on a Friday night or a Saturday night and say, 'Maybe I ought to get up and go to church in the morning,'" Nelms said.
Christian radio DJ and Author says it pretty good.
http://www.tim-sinclair.com/2011/07/...y-to-pray.html
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The problem here isn't what Pastor Joe Nelms said. The problem isn't with where he said it or how he said it. The problem is that we're analyzing this (me included) as if he said it for us. But prayers aren't for people's ears. Performances are. And the only person who can honestly say which one this was is Pastor Joe himself.
