Will God help us during these hard times?

allabouteve · 18-02-2009 01:10AM

Shocking wrote: »

Feel retarded.

It did sound funny in your head. Let it be like a blanket around you, protecting you.

Shocking wrote: »

Indeed he or she does Senna. It is up to us to realise our dreams.

Splendour wrote: »

Well as a Christian, I pray to God in the good times and the bad. Go ahead,pray, and forget about the ironry, God won't mind. Just remember Him when we're back in the good times...

Oh yeah, and He doesn't care where you are when you pray so you don't have to go to mass to do so...

Shocking wrote: »

I hear you and I feel you are right

God Bless.

I will ignore the "I am funny and want thanks" brigade.

God's love is unique.

Jesus.:rolleyes:

Dennis the Stone · 18-02-2009 01:11AM

'God' will definitely help poor old Ireland out of the recession, after all, we are much worse off than the families in Sudan getting their heads macheted off or the women in Saudi Arabia getting stoned for being rape victims.

Shocking · 18-02-2009 01:13AM

Tago Mago wrote: »

'God' will definitely help poor old Ireland out of the recession, after all, we are much worse off than the families in Sudan getting their heads macheted off or the women in Saudi Arabia getting stoned for being rape victims.

I feel your pain. I had 14G in Anglo shares too

Mr. CooL ICE · 18-02-2009 01:13AM

Tago Mago wrote: »

getting stoned for being rape victims.

Rape gets you stoned??? Hmm...

Nah, its not worth it

Splendour · 18-02-2009 01:13AM

allabouteve wrote: »

Jesus.:rolleyes:

A prayer in it's own right...

Alessandra · 18-02-2009 01:16AM

I reckon God will help those who are open to Him at all times not just times of hardship. No harm in trying though.

Pen1987 · 18-02-2009 01:17AM

Shocking wrote: »

Feel retarded.

It did sound funny in your head. Let it be like a blanket around you, protecting you.

Doesn't your God saw something about not slagging off retarded people because we're all equal or some shit?

Dennis the Stone · 18-02-2009 01:19AM

I bet God made a good bit of money on the property market, what with him knowing what was going to happen and all. I think that God should have to pay a higher percentage of tax. In these tough times, even "the way the truth and the life" should pull his weight. Not sure he can do that though, as he is of infinite weight. Maybe he can pull something slightly less heavy than himself, like a ship loaded with wildebeest and kettlebells.

m5ex9oqjawdg2i · 18-02-2009 01:19AM

Pen1987 wrote: »

Doesn't your God saw something about not slagging off retarded people because we're all equal or some shit?

I am not sure if he meant You should feel retarded, or he himself feels retarded... hmm...

Splendour · 18-02-2009 01:20AM

Alessandra wrote: »

I know if I only ever visited Mammy when I wanted a lend of 50 she would'nt be very happy. What if the same principle applies to God..

Mammy usually knows what's good for you despite what you may think and if she thinks €50 is best for you, I'm sure she'd give it to you. However, if she thought that giving you €50 for whatever reason was not going to do you much good in the long term, then you'd have to accept that 'Mammy knows best...'

Mena · 18-02-2009 01:21AM

How about you lot get off yer arses and vote in a government that actually has the wherewithal to deal with this crisis instead of handing out golden handshakes to every charlatan they can find!

I think that's a lot more practical than praying to one of a thousand deities that probably don't exist.

m5ex9oqjawdg2i · 18-02-2009 01:23AM

Mena wrote: »

How about you lot get off yer arses and vote in a government that actually has the wherewithal to deal with this crisis instead of handing out golden handshakes to every charlatan they can find!

I think that's a lot more practical than praying to one of a thousand deities that probably don't exist.

Oh? And what one would that be then? Considering that we cannot tell until after they are elected. Actually it would take some time to tell if they are any good. They are all the same...

Bring back charlie, he would get us out of this clusterfoook.

Splendour · 18-02-2009 01:24AM

Mena wrote: »

How about you lot get off yer arses and vote in a government that actually has the wherewithal to deal with this crisis instead of handing out golden handshakes to every charlatan they can find!

Amen to that!!

Mena · 18-02-2009 01:26AM

Abraham Modern Walkway wrote: »

Oh? And what one would that be then? Considering that we cannot tell until after they are elected. Actually it would take some time to tell if they are any good. They are all the same...

Bring back charlie, he would get us out of this clusterfoook.

Well if you think they're all crap then surely you should get up and do something about it? Moaning sure won't help.

thebman · 18-02-2009 01:26AM

Botany Bay wrote: »

There is actually, evidence that religious attendance increases in times of hardship. For instance during the great depression, numbers at church increased dramatically. It seems, according to neuroscientists, that despair and emotionally stressful times garner an increased irrationality among people. They sort of need to escape into fantasy and forget reality.

So it shouldn't surprise anyone if attendances in church go up. Weak minds tend to think alike.

Yeah luckily I haven an Xbox 360 and GTA4 so don't need god no more :P

Escapism FTW!!

brendansmith · 18-02-2009 01:27AM

God will undoubtedly save us.

m5ex9oqjawdg2i · 18-02-2009 01:29AM

Mena wrote: »

Well if you think they're all crap then surely you should get up and do something about it? Moaning sure won't help.

I am not moaning, but yea, somehow I will create a new party to sort this mess out, wanna join?

brendansmith wrote: »

God will undoubtedly save us.

I hate god, I have no 50 inch HD TV...

Saibh · 18-02-2009 01:30AM

Mena wrote: »

How about you lot get off yer arses and vote in a government that actually has the wherewithal to deal with this crisis instead of handing out golden handshakes to every charlatan they can find!

I think that's a lot more practical than praying to one of a thousand deities that probably don't exist.

Mena wrote: »

Well if you think they're all crap then surely you should get up and do something about it? Moaning sure won't help.

Why don't you tell us your suggestions then instead of telling other people what to do.

Mena · 18-02-2009 01:32AM

Abraham Modern Walkway wrote: »

I am not moaning, but yea, somehow I will create a new party to sort this mess out, wanna join?

I was using the all inclusive "you", but if you're going to go for it, good on ya!

Personally I won't join, you see, the recession means nothing to me, as I am foreign, and apparently, the government supplies me with free housing, cars, holidays and access to swans. Life is great.

Saibh wrote: »

Why don't you tell us your suggestions then instead of telling other people what to do.

I'm not even allowed to vote so I get a free pass here. You lot voted them in, sort it out! :P

artielange · 18-02-2009 01:34AM

Mena wrote: »

How about you lot get off yer arses and vote in a government that actually has the wherewithal to deal with this crisis instead of handing out golden handshakes to every charlatan they can find!

And why dont people pray people get off their asses and vote in a government.....

the_syco · 18-02-2009 01:35AM

SoWatchaWant wrote: »

Better off praying to Santa or the Easter Bunny tbh.

artielange · 18-02-2009 01:37AM

thebman wrote: »

Yeah luckily I haven an Xbox 360 and GTA4 so don't need god no more :P

Escapism FTW!!

If your play against me you do

m5ex9oqjawdg2i · 18-02-2009 01:43AM

Mena wrote: »

I was using the all inclusive "you", but if you're going to go for it, good on ya!

Personally I won't join, you see, the recession means nothing to me, as I am foreign, and apparently, the government supplies me with free housing, cars, holidays and access to swans. Life is great.

No I am not going to create a new party, I CBA. The recession effects everyone, as in, every body, as in, the whole world. So being foreign doesn't mean poo. Show me some evidence that you get free cars and holidays, the housing is believeable, the rest is not. Evidence as in a link or something

Otherwise you are talking crap...

I'm not even allowed to vote so I get a free pass here. You lot voted them in, sort it out! :P

If you cannot vote, why you telling others to do so? I don't vote, I haven't used 7 years of votes, I probably won't vote for a long time either. Not interested.

Mena · 18-02-2009 01:44AM

Saibh wrote: »

Why don't you tell us your suggestions then instead of telling other people what to do.

I've actually been thinking about this. Does the current government even have a mandate from the people? Based on the mood of posters in general, on boards.ie, it would seem most would like to see them turfed out. I guess we're heading into territory more suitable for the politics forum here, but how would one go about actually changing the government when the people are clearly unsatisfied, if recent poll information is believed to be accurate?

It would seem to me, that in a democracy, you get what you vote for, however should the government fail the people, surely they should be replaced... Personally I can't see that ever happening in Ireland, hell, you cannot even get Ministers or TD's to resign when they screw up royally.

So what should you do? I don't know actually, for one, it's time to give another political party a shot at running the place, if only to get those currently in government out of their ever so comfortable seats. Will that help change things? I don't know. I think I'm too cynical in my old age to believe that any government is actually there for the benefit of the people... they only seem to want to line their own pockets.

Abraham Modern Walkway wrote: »

No I am not going to create a new party, I CBA. The recession effects everyone, as in, every body, as in, the whole world. So being foreign doesn't mean poo. Show me some evidence that you get free cars and holidays, the housing is believeable, the rest is not. Evidence as in a link or something Otherwise you are talking crap...

That was pure sarcasm based on so many posters totally unbalanced beliefs about immigrants and what they are entitled to. I don't get a damn thing from the government currently.

Abraham Modern Walkway wrote: »

If you cannot vote, why you telling others to do so? I don't vote, I haven't used 7 years of votes, I probably won't vote for a long time either. Not interested.

Well if you're not exercising your democratic right to have a say in who makes decisions that affect your life on a daily basis, then you've no right to complain no?

Splendour · 18-02-2009 01:59AM

Mena wrote: »

So what should you do? I don't know actually, for one, it's time to give another political party a shot at running the place, if only to get those currently in government out of their ever so comfortable seats. Will that help change things? I don't know. I think I'm too cynical in my old age to believe that any government is actually there for the benefit of the people... they only seem to want to line their own pockets.

I personally never vote for any particular party. What's more important to me are individuals who actually make a difference in my local area. If I have evidence that they can put their money where their mouth is on a parochial level then, chances are, they may do the same when in government.

Scrap Political Parties and bring in independant TD's. That way, they'll have to work harder at keeping both their integrity and their place in government as they won't have party 'colleagues' backing them up when they make a mess of things.

Mrmoe · 18-02-2009 02:01AM

Shocking wrote: »

I hear you and I feel you are right

God Bless.

I will ignore the "I am funny and want thanks" brigade.

God's love is unique.

hey, hey , hey over here

Hey don't ignore me thats just rude:mad: and I feel warm inside when I am thanked, isn't that the Christian thing to do

m5ex9oqjawdg2i · 18-02-2009 02:11AM

Mena wrote: »

Well if you're not exercising your democratic right to have a say in who makes decisions that affect your life on a daily basis, then you've no right to complain no?

I'll say it again, this time I will put it in bold and enlarge it for your convenience.

I wasn't complaining

partyatmygaff · 18-02-2009 02:15AM

Mena wrote: »

How about you lot get off yer arses and vote in a government that actually has the wherewithal to deal with this crisis instead of handing out golden handshakes to every charlatan they can find!

I think that's a lot more practical than praying to one of a thousand deities that probably don't exist.

Strange seeing that you have a saint's name.

I'm sensing someone wants to be part of the cool "God doesn't exist atheism ftw crowd" on the internets

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Menas

Rb · 18-02-2009 02:16AM

Which God?

K-9 · 18-02-2009 02:22AM

Mena wrote: »

Does the current government even have a mandate from the people?

Based on the mood of posters in general, on boards.ie, it would seem most would like to see them turfed out.

I guess we're heading into territory more suitable for the politics forum here, but how would one go about actually changing the government when the people are clearly unsatisfied, if recent poll information is believed to be accurate?

It would seem to me, that in a democracy, you get what you vote for, however should the government fail the people, surely they should be replaced... Personally I can't see that ever happening in Ireland,

There's a thing called Elections and democracy. It's stupid, look at the Lisbon Treaty.

Personally I think A Dictator should step in when the Govt. fail. Any ideas of who that should be?

Will God help us during these hard times?

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