Wednesday, August 12, 2009
Hargrove / Politics Is Cornerstone Pastor Maury Davis a "Deather?"
Posted by Brantley Hargrove on Wed, Aug 12, 2009 at 12:45 PM
"Deathers" believe that, contained within the language of Obama's health care reform, is some provision that will create "death panels" bent on knocking off grandma by rationing health care. Any reasonable person will immediately realize that this is a paranoid notion, voiced by a woman who should, under no circumstances, be listened to -- Sarah Palin. Of course, we're not talking about reasonable people.
Anyway, it looks like religious leaders, and some local pastors, are wading into the debate. There's nothing necessarily untoward about that -- at least on its face -- depending on how the discussion is couched. Hopefully with fact.
Our favorite flamboyant megachurch pastor, Maury Davis, is quoted in a recent Gannett story. There's not much in the way of substance in the quotes used by the reporter, so it's hard to tell where Davis really comes down on the issue, other than the paraphrased responses. One thing is for sure: He is no dummy.
There are some common silly talking points in the meat of Davis's response, according to the story. To wit: Davis is "concerned that the plan will fund abortions, and could withhold treatment from older Americans, because of a need to cut costs."
Deather? Kinda sounds like it. With the vast audience Davis commands, I surely hope he plans to promote a reasonable dialogue. But after his lecture series, Islam: An Evil Religion, perhaps I'm too hopeful.
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You know, when it comes to killing old people, some might suspect that Davis just doesn't want the competition.
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Took the words right outta my mouth Aunt B. This guy is a one man "death panel" and probably the last person that should preach about the sanctity of life.
Maury was also quoted as saying that the bigger government gets the more corrupt it gets. I think the same thing applys to churches that morph into mega-churches so his fits the bill. I think Maury is one of the most corrupt "ministers" in the entire southeast.
Until he truly acknowledges his culpability, never let the name "Maury Davis" be said or written without "fucking murderer of an old lady" immediately following.
Like this: "Maury Davis, fucking muderer of an old lady, is concerned that the plan will fund abortions, but he killed a blameless housewife and beat a murder charge on a technicality, and know makes a good living hypocritically judging others from the pulpit, so who cares what that lying murdering piece of shit thinks."
Yeah, we already know how much respect for life Mr. Davis has. There is nothing more "pro-life" than providing health care access. My faith is returning, and I am sure God is going to get these guys for telling these lies. The federal government has been paying for Medicare has been around for more than 40 years, and has it offed any of our grannies so far.
On the other hand, I have heard of the Good Samaritan, and of what the message for John the Baptist to assure him of the presence of Christ, "The blind receive sight and the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed and the deaf hear and the dead are raised up and the poor receive the Good News." If that's not a description of health care reform, I don't know what is!
God knows us from the womb, and Jesus said you must be born again to enter the Kingdom of heaven. There is a new release called Angels under Fire that you will enjoy and want to pass on to the lost. It doesn't preach but it has a life changing testimony. It will not bore you.
One of my friend attends the cornerstone church and so I attended once. The whole thing is a big Hollywood production where hundreds of fanatical whorship Maury Davis (not Jesus Christ). Their language is full of hatred and intolerance, and I found it extremely scary. Worst than a Sect. Can't say anything about that Davis guy without her raising to his defense. She just lost her mind when it comes to that issue. Very very scary....He 's like anther well known mover of crowds, who not so long ago in Germany declared that jews, gypsies, homos, etc were useless and needed to be gassed...Not very Christian in my book. Isn't christianity about acceptance, tolerance, not judging others and loving EVERYBODY? Well,I guess I am mistaken...
JC--
My experience at Cornerstone has been entirely different. I am not a member of Cornerstone, but I do visit often on their Saturday night services. Every time I have been there I have been amazed at the heart that the people there have for the Lord, and Pastor Davis's amazing ability for speaking the Word of God. The worship, the preaching, the operation of the spiritual gifts, everything about Cornerstone is beautiful.
Was Pastor Davis wrong in the past? Without a doubt, and he knows that. However, he has been CHANGED. Not semi-changed, partially changed. But completely changed. Anyone who discounts the change that occurs in a person when the transforming power of God sweeps in is sadly mistaken.
Cornerstone is an amazing place... a house of God. But I'm not surprised that Pastor Davis and the congregation has come under such fire. The Bible points out that whenever one is in the middle of God's will, opposition will come. I guess Cornerstone is doing it right...
It is a shame that the Scene, as liberal as it is, takes the time to personally have a op-ed writer, because we all can see that Hargrove is far from a reporter, go on a mission to run a pastor from town. Jesus forgives us of our wrongdoing, and it is his job to pass judgment, not all of you other liberal hacks here on this post. I only hope you find the way and you don't fall under the wrong hand of God. Liberalism is a mental disorder, and the Scene in inflatrated with it. Look at where it has us. . .higer taxes, more spending, unemployment at a all time high, big corporate companies and wellfare reciepents getting all the benefits while the working class get stuck every way possible. Thanks liberals, I can't wait until the 2010 and 2012 revolution and get your one termer socialist who practices obaminusm profoundly out of the White House and out of politics. The most un-experienced pres in American History.
Unless anything has changed, Maury Davis gets way too political in the pulpit; but what bothers me the most is that I sat the congregation and listened to his "testimony" and never knew that he was hiding the details of his crime.
http://www.nashvillescene.com/2009-06-18/news/a-grieving-son-finds-no-justice-on-rev-maury-davis-path-to-redemption/
