Please Stand By ...

Technical Difficulties --
Please Stand By…

Lonnie’s Computer -- was struck by FATE (that nasty 4 letter word); the computer Geeks tell me that I have a “failed power supply” and a “fried mother-board.”  I’m not sure what those things look like – but it doesn’t sound good…at all.  You’ll no doubt be delighted to know that God had absolutely nothing to do with it – and that I am not praying for his intervention.  The Tech guys have it under control:  

they tell me that once the parts arrive on Monday, that I should be “back in action” by next Tuesday.  What that means for me is that I will miss the exchanges with you guys on Facebook, and I will not be able to publish my weekday blogs for the next few days.   

Many Thanks -- To those of you who have become FB friends, have exchanged messages, and who have read my blogs.  And A Special Big Thanks to the folks at NOSHA – who have welcomed me into their ranks – and have even been picking-up my blog on their “News” tab each day.  I will let y’all know when I am back, up and running.  – Sincerely,  Lonnie

Hurricane Warning -- Isaac & the GOP

Hurricane Warning --

Hurricane Isaac Heads to Tampa – and the GOP Convention

Isaac to Strike Tampa Monday – GOP Convention Opening Day:  If God has anything to do with where & when hurricanes strike, then he must be really unhappy with the “Grand Old Party,” aka Republicans. 

Those of us who live in Southern Louisiana remember the peak of hurricane season(s) -- most recently at the hands of “Katrina” (Aug 29, 2005) and Gustav (Sept 1, 2008) – so we vividly remember the chaos and devastation of these two in particular.  There is no need to remind locals of the futile efforts of the Bush Administration via FEMA to comprehend; much less deal with the devastating effects of Katrina.  In the aftermath, much of the blame fell directly on W. Bush, himself and his Republican Administration as well.    

Hurricane History & Republican Conventions -- Three years later – August 31, 2008, while much of the gulf coast, and particularly New Orleans are still struggling with the catastrophic effects of Katrina, the

Please -- Don't Chew Jesus

The Communion Service of the Roman Catholic Church

Memories of First Communion – There was this fat old nun, pleasant enough, and all dressed up in the traditional Nun’s Habit – long sleeved, floor length, black robe with a white collar, a huge rosary tied around her waist, and big white thing over her forhead, and a black drape over her head.  She was instructing the Catechism class on how to do a first communion.  I’ll never forget what she said:  “And for Heaven’s Sake, Please Don’t Chew Jesus!”  And of course, she said it with a big smile and a comical voice, which conveyed her “Okay” for the group to “pop-out-laughing” – in church.  Which, of course, they did.  Sister Anastasia thought it would just look terrible for us kids to return from the communion altar – chewing like “an old cow,” she explained.  More giggles.

But I Wasn’t Laughing -- Even as a child I knew I was being manipulated and lied to – but, like all kids, I was pretty helpless to do anything about it.  Let me stress that I knew better even back

YOU can BE God --

YOU - yes, YOU can BE God --

And You’ll Get Your Very Own Planet of Followers too!

Nope, I am not drunk; and I have not lost my mind.  It’s the absolute truth.  You can actually BE God.  And, when you are God, you get your own planet(s) full of worshipers too.  Really.  I am not making this up.  This is a preeminent axiom, a sacred doctrine of one of the world’s fastest growing religions.  And I am not exaggerating.  This religion is followed by 14.4 million believers worldwide and is the fourth largest Christian Denomination in the USA.  So we are not talking some quirky little fringe element, some minor cult, here; and before you guess wrong, it is not Scientology.

Well, what then, you must be thinking?  What serious denomination would offer me an opportunity to BE God?  And to have planets of worshipers adoring me?  Okay…so you really don’t know…yet.  Well, suppose we do it this way:  I’ll begin to tell you a little bit about this denomination – and then I’ll add more and more – until you guess it.   Fair Enough.

Here we go.  This religion teaches that there is a God; but he wasn’t always a God -- and he wasn’t always on this planet.  In fact, he was a man – just like us, who served another God on a different world.  But he was so faithful in following all the rules and regulations of this other God, so good at keeping all those laws and admonitions, that he became God.  Now, no one is saying exactly where this place was, but evidently there’s only room for one God at a time.  Because this newly instituted God got (again…not specific about exactly how)…got his own planet.  That planet, is supposedly “our world” so it must be Earth.  (I know… all this is making L Ron Hubbard of Scientology fame, almost seem normal.  But this is really NOT about Scientology, I promise.)

Attention All Atheists...

Government Ordered – Mandatory Church Attendance for Atheists!


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It’s the absolute truth; right out of the vile, hateful mouth of Brian Fisher, spokesperson for the American Family Radio Talk.  If you have not seen this – you are in for a shock.