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BurtWorm Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-09-05 04:32 PM
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Empty gesture, empty words.
Trite man. Trite "mind."

http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2005/09/20050908-12.html

Hurricane Katrina was one of the worst natural disasters in our Nation's history and has caused unimaginable devastation and heartbreak throughout the Gulf Coast Region. A vast coastline of towns and communities has been decimated. Many lives have been lost, and hundreds of thousands of our fellow Americans are suffering great hardship. To honor the memory of those who lost their lives, to provide comfort and strength to the families of the victims, and to help ease the burden of the survivors, I call upon all Americans to pray to Almighty God and to perform acts of service.

As we observe a National Day of Prayer and Remembrance for the Victims of Hurricane Katrina, we pledge our support for those who have been injured and for the communities that are struggling to rebuild. We offer thanks to God for the goodness and generosity of so many Americans who have come together to provide relief and bring hope to fellow citizens in need. Our Nation is united in compassion for the victims and in resolve to overcome the tremendous loss that has come to America. We will strive together in this effort, and we will prevail through perseverance and prayer.
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VOX Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-09-05 04:37 PM
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1. A "National Day of Prayer"... certainly trumps "forty acres and a mule."
After all, the non-existent acreage + dray animal weren't even close to the invocation of the Almighty -- what a gift the emperor has bestowed upon our less fortunate citizens!

:sarcasm: I can't :sarcasm: lay on enough :sarcasm: of these particular smilies :sarcasm:
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gademocrat7 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-09-05 04:37 PM
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2. What a hypocrite
He does not love his neighbor nor does he care for the lest of his brethren. He is mocking faith and prayer. It is disgusting.
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CityZen-X Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-09-05 04:39 PM
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3. We Would Be Better Off...
dreaming of a better world!
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