Today's Word with Joel Osteen - January 1, 2014 [Devotional]

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[Vision]

"Debate of any kind is not appropriate on a devotional thread. They are closed, i.e. to be treated as if they are occurring behind the closed doors of a church." -Religion Moderator

[Vision]

'Today's Word with Joel Osteen' Ping!

"Just do it!"

[Jim Robinson]

I don’t think you’re getting much support on FR for this guy.

[bakeneko]

“Perhaps as this new year approaches, you have some changes that need to be made. Maybe you need a renovation in your marriage, finances, health, or emotions.”

What is the difference between this and countless numbers of new-age, babyboom, selfhelp, mememe variations of claptrap?

Faith is not an ATM.

[LouAvul]

Get ready to have your post removed. Mine too. No dialogue on this one. Only monologue.

[Secret Agent Man]

Name it and claim it!

[Jim Robinson]

Disclaimer on your disclaimer: Yes, those are the rules on the religion forum, however I object to any insinuation that FR endorses this person. I think you are stretching the intent of the “devotional” tag.

[Vision]

On this thread, what specifically do you see as FR endorsing Osteen?

[MamaB]

If the boss does not support it, why keep posting this thread?

[CatherineofAragon]

Wow, you spoke. I don’t believe it.

[Jim Robinson]

Your “No debate allowed” disclaimer. I don’t think these threads are appropriate as “devotional.”

[Jagdgewehr]

Indeed.

Ecclesiastes 7:4 "The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning, but the heart of fools is in the house of pleasure."

[bobby.223]

I think you forgot the sarc. tag. ‘This’ thread? Like this thread is the only one ever put up regarding the money grubbing false teacher and fraud osteen?

[Vision]

It isn't my disclaimer, it's the forum rules.

And today's prayer is about courage.

Please let me know if FR is going to regulate what proper religious worship is. I'm happy to include a "FR does not endorse this thread."

[rrrod]

Vile lowlife phlegm alert. Followers/worshippers of Idi Amin, Mao, Hitler, Jones, Stalin, Obama, Pot, Rand/Ron Paul, Mohammed, Robert Mugabe, Nicolae Ceausescu salute!!!!!

[Jim Robinson]

As I said, I don’t think this guy warrants the “Devotional” tag.

[Bryan24]

Jim Robinson, This IS a discussion website. What is the point of posting a “devotional” and not allowing any discussion?

I disagree with much of Osteen’s teachings and approach. If people want to go to HIS website and get a daily devotional, more power to them.

But to post it on the best Conservative discussion forum on the net, and allow no comment, that isn’t the purpose of FR.

[Vision]

No freedom of worship?

Ok.

[Bryan24]

Free republic isn’t a church. It is a conservative discussion forum. You are demanding no discussion on comments made by an unpopular religious figure to many conservatives.

[bobby.223]

Exactly. I believe that is what is a big part of the problem with this. I don’t know of any other threads that are locked out, from the very start, from other FReepers posting to it. There might be but I sure don’t remember it or them.