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[Va]

By way of context, I am a contractor working for the Air Force.  The e-mail reproduced below was sent by a government employee on government time over a government network.

FM family, President Bush has declared today to be a National Day of Prayer.  He requested that Americans take time today to humbly seek God's forgiveness for our shortcomings, His blessing on our country, and His protection for our Armed Forces, as well as those people in conflict-torn countries like IRAQ and Afghanistan who desire peace.  This is just a reminder of this event since I don't recall seeing any email notice of associated events like there have been in the past.  Thanks for your consideration.

PS.  To all non-christians:  FUCK YOU

[miles]

Governor Bush delcared a Jesus Day in Texas.  To be fair, I don't think he was the only governor to do this.

But I call bullshit on this email.

Edit:  That is, not that there is a national prayer day, but I want to see a direct quote from Bush about asking for forgiveness for our weaknesses.  I don't buy that part, but I very well could be wrong.

Edit #2:  Here is the President's proclamation.

[St_Zartan]

Two theories about this dumb fuck*ng administration:

(1) The whole Jesus thing is basically an extremely effective way to get the poor and minority groups (which tend to skew religious) on board with a team that would sleep perfectly soundly if someone invented a way to grind Mexican babies into light, sweet crude.

(2) The whole Jesus thing is completely fuck*ng sincere, in which case the people at the wheel give not two tugs of a dead dog's cock about things like sustainability and conservation and maintaining good relationships with other countries because they really believe Miraclem^H^H^H God is going to come swooping down any damn minute now, dish out some no doubt eagerly anticipated and deeply satisfying Revenge on the Heathen, and establish a utopia.

Look at it this way, Va. At least you and I are white and speak fluent English. This will make it easier for us to pass as Good Christians when the corporate-owned and operated theocracy is finally locked into place.

[PinkStainlessTail]

Fuck him and fuck his God.

In the ass.

With spurs on.

[miles]

(2) The whole Jesus thing is completely fuck*ng sincere, in which case the people at the wheel give not two tugs of a dead dog's cock about things like sustainability and conservation and maintaining good relationships with other countries because they really believe Miraclem^H^H^H God is going to come swooping down any damn minute now, dish out some no doubt eagerly anticipated and deeply satisfying Revenge on the Heathen, and establish a utopia.

Didn't James Watt, Reagan's Secretary of the Interior, say that we shouldn't worry about the environment because of the Second Coming?

I don't care if you believe that to be the case, but that kind of reasoning is scary shit.

[CortJstr]

"His" Sorry but the Judeo-Christian diety is gender-neutral. What ding-bat even wrote this e-mail? Besides, my God can totally kick his god's ass. His god is all bein' my God's little bitch.

See also. Scroll down to "UP IN THE AIR, JUNIOR BIRDMEN"

[Va]

When I worked on base (pre-baby), I used to love flipping off the pictures of Bush and Rumsfeld that hang in the lobby of the building I worked in.

[Carlos del Vaca]

Somewhere there must surely be a written policy on proper use of DoD/USAF/base e-mail systems.  And surely this don't meet it.

I suggest replying to all and asking when the National Day for Appeals to Satan is.  Satan Satan SATAN!

[Va]

If I didn't need my job, I so would.

[slink]

I like how IRAQ is now an anagram of something. Something ominous I suspect.

[Choop]

I like how IRAQ is now an anagram of something. Something ominous I suspect.

Holy shit I just cracked the code

Iraq's
Running
Al
Queda

Of course it's recursive, it's a clever anagram

[CortJstr]

If you're keen on Jesus wouldn't every day be a day of prayer anyway? This is like the psuedo-religious version of Mother's Day.

[arkabee]

thank you for posting the link to the national day of prayer thing.

because,

i was on my way to a service call, and i decided to swing by the bank to make my car payment so i could continue to have my car so that i could pay taxes through using it to purchase things, thus give the government and banks lots of money,

when at the drive thru what did appear?

a hastily printed note saying they were closed from 11:00 to 1:30 top honor a National Day of Prayer.

my immediate response was probably unprintable,
but i was vastly consoled as i pulled out and stopped at the corner
as i watched the fedex guy get out of his truck and walk to the front door of the bank.

as he approached, his posture took on the classic "i'm approaching a door with a sign taped up, uh oh, are they closed?" body language,
so,

apparently fed ex didn't know about htis either.


so,

the government wants us to pray, huh?

is that a good sign?


of course,
http://www.augustafreepress.com/stories/storyReader$34064

kind of makes me think that the government doesn't want me to pray unless i pray like the government.

sweet.

[Bozack]

Yeah, when the government just gets on media outlets and goes, Alright, I guess it's time to count on the power of prayer.....

I can't wait until we rename IRAQ. I propose IRU.

Iraq's
Not
Unix

[side_show]

*shudder*