When has religion irked you personally and why?

actually, she sort of reminds me of my ex-wife!

Ay yi yi.

truth
Yeah, Hobitbob, me too.

My oldest sisters belong different branches of Christianity. Paraphrasing, their discussion of religious differences goes about like this:

My church is good. Your church sucks.

MY church is good. YOUR church sucks

Your church sucks.

Your church sucks.

Yours.

Yours.

Well, I try to walk between, without taking sides. I wrote one sister a letter to tell her I don't single out just my sisters' religion to disbelieve; all churches are bogus.
Her reply: "You don't want Mom and (name of older brother) to just be dead, do you?"
The religious hit below the belt.

edgar, You should have said, we're all going to die sooner or later. That's nature!

With birth comes death and taxes: two sure things we all have in common.

Here are some celebs I've spotted on Christian TV:

Smokey Robinson
Dyan Cannon
Epham Zimbalist Jr.
Murray from The Mary Tyler Moore Show (Also the Love Boat Captain)
The guy who replaced Ozzie Ozbourne in Black Sabbath
Charlie Daniels

!!!

(The remote control has to pause when these faces come up!)

No kidding? LOL Hey, we met Gavin MacLeod, and he's one of the good guys.

Gavin MacLeod! Couldn't think of his name! Did you meet him on a Love Boat cruise?

You mean Ronnie James Dio???!!!???

fealola, Yes, to Alaska. When I first saw him on the top deck, he had a cap on, but I was sure it was him. During the evening entertainment, I asked one of the boat's staff, and he confirmed it for me that he was on board. Early in the cruise, when we were in the dining room, and he was passing our table, I asked him if I could shake his hand, and he said yes. We learned from other passengers, that he often went to people's cabin during the cruise to join in a party. Later on in the cruise, my wife and I had a picture taken with him. It's now hanging in our family room next to our t.v..

Heh heh, worst slang name for penis ever: "My Captain Stubing of love". No hope for poon there if you use that.

truth
I once knew a couple who nicknamed the husband's you-know-what Luigi. I thought that was cute. My guy has never had a nickname. I hope he doesn't feel left out.

That doesn't look like the guy. I'll try to find out who it is.

C.i. Did Capt. Steubing preach to you?

Nope.

Here's the guy. Looks like he was with Black Sabbath
only for a short time and capitalizes on that when
he's preaching.

http://www.elijah.org/fenholt/


JEFF FENHOLT was the original Jesus in
the most successful Rock Opera of all
time Jesus Christ Superstar. He sang
the lead of Jesus on the Original Broadway Cast album.
Jesus Christ Superstar has sold 15 million double albums.
Jeff's picture has appeared on the cover of Time Magazine
and in Life, Cosmopolitan, Vogue and Heavy Metal
magazines throughout the world. Jeff was the lead
vocalist for Black Sabbath in 1985. Since becoming
a Christian, he has toured throughout Mexico,
South and Central America, Australia, New Zealand,
Scandanavia, South Africa, the Soviet Union, and
the United States. Jeff appears on his own weekly
television show which is available to over
100 million homes in the U.S. and is seen internationally.

truth
It also strikes me as amusing how TV evangelism is trying to look like mainstream popular culture as far as its music is concerned. It is only a short time ago when they were condemning rock and roll as from the Devil. Now they eagerly adopt at least its outward stylistic aspects. Could it be so that their kids won't feel (like Amish kids) left out of the "fun" of mainstream culture?

I don't know..its still pretty laugahble. Remember "Stryper?" Now there's "Jars of Clay," and "Creed" neither of whom seem to have gotten the obituary for grunge. I have to wonder what the point is in being a "Christian Rocker." You can't get blasted, can't touch the groupies...why bother?

Never worked for a Christian Group but I put in some time as a roadie and soundman a few decdades back. One of the fringe benefits there is that anything that "Gets to the Band's Rooms" gets vetted through the roadies first.

This writer is shocked that anyone Christian would work in show biz,
and then proceeds to list the cheesiest credit list imaginable to give
them credibility:

from:

http://www.atlantachristianweekly.com/hollyholy.htm


The entertainment industry is not the place one would
think to find Christians. But believe it or not, they are out
there. From Hollywood movies- to television, news, and
music- there are a lot of "Celebrity Christians" spreading the light:

Willie Aames -Appeared in Charles in Charge and Eight Is Enough.
Now he's The Bibleman.

Billy Blanks- Tae-Boman. He has made movies and appeared in
many television shows like ER. He had spots in movies like
The Last Boy Scout. I watched him as a guest on TBN. He repeated
many times that Jesus Christ is his Lord and Savior. I don't know if
he practices or inserts any Eastern philosophy into his beliefs.
He certainly believes on Jesus. 

Gary Busey- He has been in many movies such as
Lethal Weapon, Surviving the Game, the Christian movie
Tribulation and many
tv
shows. He has appeared many times on TBN to share his testimony.

Kirk Cameron- Most known for the tv sitcom Growing Pains, and
made movies-such as Like Father Like Son with Dudley Moore.
Recently, starred in the Christian
movie Left Behind. He is a strong Christian.

Dyan Cannon- Once married to legendary film actor Cary Grant,
she has acted in many movies such as Out to Sea. She is in the
tv show Three Sisters. She, too has appeared on TBN as well as
Larry King Live to discuss her faith.

Johnny Cash- Country music legend and he has made Christian
music and videos.

Billy Ray Cyrus- Country music singer.

Charlie Daniels- Country/Rock legend who has made gospel albums.
He shares his faith in concerts.

Donna Douglas- Played Ellie Mae on the TV show
The Beverly Hillbillies.

Sheila E- Best known for her drumming skills, and toured with Prince. She is now a Christian. 

Jane Fonda- Legendary actress, the daughter of Henry Fonda. She
claims to be a born-again Christian.

Jeff Foxworthy- Stand-up comedian and Atlanta native famous for
his "you might be a redneck" jokes. He recently spoke on Christian
radio station 104.7 The Fish. 

Mel Gibson- Conservative Catholic Christian and actor, Gibson is
currently working on a movie called "Passion" that is about Christ's
death on the cross.

Kathie Lee Gifford- Former member of the Regis & Kathie Lee show,
and sings on kids Christian videos.  She professes a strong faith in Christ.

Clarence Gilyard, Jr.- A regular on Walker Texas Ranger as the
partner of Chuck Norris. He is in the movie Left Behind.

Andy Griffith- star of The Andy Griffith Show and Matlock.

John Grisham- Best selling author of many fiction novels, such as
A Time to Kill, The Firm, Pelican Brief, and others. In his novel
The Testament, a character has a Christian conversion. He was
a deacon at a Baptist church before he moved to another city. 

M.C. Hammer- Former pop rapper turned preacher. Had made
many appearances, preaching and singing on TBN. He started
out as a Christian rapper before he went mainstream.

Sean Hannity- Conservative talk show host on
Fox News Channel's "Hannity & Colmes." Hannity professes
to be a Christian. He was a former talk show host on Atlanta-WGST.

Patricia Heaton- Plays the wife of Raymond on tv show
"Everybody lovesRaymond." 

Victoria Jackson- Used to be a cast member on Saturday Night Live. 

Dean Jones- Actor in Herbie the Love Bug and Beethoven, among
other movies. He left his acting career to work with Christian ministries.

Marla Maples- Formerly married to Donald Trump, she was in the
movie Executive Decision. 

Rob Marcarelli- Appeared on TBN, and directed the Christian movie The Omega Code.

Denise Matthews- formerly known as "Vanity."

Gavin McLeod- Captain on the TV show The Love Boat.

Michael Medved- Conservative syndicated columnist and radio talk
show host. He used to do a PBS movie review show.

Steve McQueen- Legendary film actor, starring in numerous
movies. Before he died, he became a Christian. When
they found his body, he had an opened Bible on his chest, and his finger was pointing to John 3:16.

George Newbern- He played the groom on Father of the Bride, and
has been in other movies. Most recently, he was on the tv show
Bull on TNT.

Chelsea Noble- wife of actor Kirk Cameron. She has been in movies, among them Left Behind.

Chuck Norris- Karate champion and actor. Starred in
Walker Texas Ranger and has made a host of movies,
such as Firewalker and Delta Force. He has appeared on
TV proclaiming his faith in Jesus. Whether he inserts
any other philosophy in his belief, we are not aware.

Bill O'Reilly- Columnist and Fox News host of The O'Reilly Factor,
who also authored the best selling book The No Spin Zone.

Austin Peck- Actor on Days Of Our Lives and works with youth
ministries.

Elvis Presley- Elvis' step brother, Rick Stanley, claims that Elvis was a Christian.

Connie Selleca- Wife of John Tesh and former actress.

Nancy Stafford- Actress on Matlock.

Mr. T- Actor in the A-Team and Rocky
and best known for his strength.
He has had to battle cancer, and he has appeared on
television to talk about his faith in Jesus.

John Tesh- Musician and former host of Entertainment Tonight.

Cal Thomas- Conservative syndicated columnist. He appears on
many news and media shows, such as Fox and CNN.

Randy Travis- Country singer and film actor. He was on television
and shared his testimony.

Lisa Welchel- Actress on Facts of Life, now is a writer on Christian parenting.
 
Demond Wilson- Lamont on Sanford & Son TV show. He is now a minister.