Why I've Turned To God At Nearly 70, by Ringo Starr

TheCypressTimes.com ^ | 02/06/2010 | Dan Wooding

[Patriot1259]

..former Beatles drummer, Ringo Starr has found God at nearly 70 years of age.

This was revealed in a story written by Ben Todd who said, “John Lennon caused a worldwide storm by claiming that the Beatles were more popular than Jesus.

“Now, more than four decades on, it seems his former bandmate Ringo Starr has acknowledged a humbler place in the grand scheme of things.

[csmusaret]

And in other news, they baptized Jessy Taylor in Cedar Creel last Sunday.

[csmusaret]

Cedar Creek

[Logic n' Reason]

Thomas Acquinas wrote, "The christian faith is the worst possible faith to live in, but the best possible to die in." (loosely paraphrased).

Ringo's no dummy....he knows he can say he's sorry, and a lifetime of - lets just call them "mistakes" - goes away, and into heaven he goes!

Smart cookie, our Ringo!

[LRS]

Imagine there’s a heaven
It’s easy if you try
As you approach 70
And prepare to die...

[firebrand]

Correction: God has found him.

[MrEdd]

Gideon walked out
And left it no doubt
To help with good Ringo's revival

[mountn man]

I’m not a beatles fan, but thought some of you might find this interesting.

[SmokingJoe]

“Why I've Turned To God At Nearly 70, by Ringo Starr”

Because he can't get it up any more, in order to be chasing young women all over the planet?

[mountn man]

God ALWAYS knew where he was ;)

[Loud Mime]

Pascal’s Wager at work?

[MortMan]

I’m quite certain God never lost sight of Ringo.

But Ringo appears to be saying he lost sight of God.

[mefistofelerevised]

Quess Ringo figured his time is running out.

[rae4palin]

Very cool about Ringo. Sad about John.

[TomGuy]

Probably more at this:

W. C. Fields, on his death bed, caught reading the Bible, responded:

"I'm looking for loopholes."

[Iscool]

Thomas Acquinas wrote, "The christian faith is the worst possible faith to live in, but the best possible to die in." (loosely paraphrased).

Aquinas must have been looking in from the outside...I know for a fact that the Christian faith is by far, the best possible faith to live in...The fact that Aquinas didn't know this tells me all I need to know about Aquinas...

Ringo's no dummy....he knows he can say he's sorry, and a lifetime of - lets just call them "mistakes" - goes away, and into heaven he goes!

That's the reality of the deal...Salvation doesn't come to only young people...

And this one will probably irk you to no end...

***Turner revealed that it was in the spring of 1977 that Lennon suddenly announced to close friends that he’d become a born-again Christian.***

Imagine that, John Lennon a Christian...

[firebrand]

“Lost sight of” is a better way to put it. God was never lost. Ringo was.

[Hildy]

What a Nast thing to say.

[Krankor]

Because he can't get it up any more, in order to be chasing young women all over the planet?
I don't know about that. He's been married to Barbara Bach for almost 30 years. And I doubt she still looks like this.

[Roccus]

As “my years dwindle down, to a precious few” I've found myself giving more to charity than I ever have in my life. Am I trying to buy my way in to heaven? I'm honestly not sure. For the most part, it just seems like the right thing to do.

I've also taken to a great deal of reminiscing. There are things I've said and done that I'm not very proud of. Where possible, I try to make amends. Some things, for any number of reasons, I cannot make right. When they come to mind, I've taken to telling myself, “Now there's something I'm gonna have to pay for down the line.”