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[Barbarian]

Barbarian observes:
Luke 18:11 The Pharisee standing, prayed thus with himself: O God, I give thee thanks that I am not as the rest of men, extortioners, unjust, adulterers, as also is this publican. [12] I fast twice in a week: I give tithes of all that I possess. [13] And the publican, standing afar off, would not so much as lift up his eyes towards heaven; but struck his breast, saying: O God, be merciful to me a sinner.

I am familiar with the scripture. I am also knowledgeable about Customs and practices of the Ancient Near East as well. And this liturgy is one of many memorized prayers. The one Jesus is known for using roughly translates as "Thank you God of the Universe for bread". Of course it's better in the original Hebrew. The meanings are a little fuller.

Jesus has a slightly different take on it:
Luke 18:14 I say to you, this man went down into his house justified rather than the other: because every one that exalteth himself, shall be humbled: and he that humbleth himself, shall be exalted.

 

[antipasta]

He was on the stage during the adult movie. (Old theatres doubled as acting theatres as well as movie theaters)
And then he wasn't exactly dancing.

These old style theatres which showed these kinds of movies also were often used as casual sex meeting places in CA...
Roman bath house attendance is one thing but trying to be the star attraction at it is another.
Then to set yourself up as a wonderful icon to small children?

There's a real problem here. And I know I'm not the only one to see it either.

That is not what happened. The incident was in FL, not CA, and he was not on stage or engaged in homosexual sex acts. He was arrested as he left the theatre for allegedly touching himself inappropriately while sitting in the dark theatre watching an adult movie. Not one of his better moments to be sure, but a far cry from molesting children or engaging in sex acts on stage.

Yes, I'm sure that many of us feel smug and superior to people who have publicly stumbled, but I keep remembering that pride goes before a fall. I will concentrate on my own sins and let God deal with a man's moment of weakness from 25 years ago.

 

[dianegcook]

Well for me..
I don't care if he was a goody goody tissue, I really don't like his movies....
Sorry....

 

[antipasta]

...I really don't like his movies....
Sorry....

That's crazy talk!! :shock

 

[jasonc]

That is not what happened. The incident was in FL, not CA, and he was not on stage or engaged in homosexual sex acts. He was arrested as he left the theatre for allegedly touching himself inappropriately while sitting in the dark theatre watching an adult movie. Not one of his better moments to be sure, but a far cry from molesting children or engaging in sex acts on stage.

Yes, I'm sure that many of us feel smug and superior to people who have publicly stumbled, but I keep remembering that pride goes before a fall. I will concentrate on my own sins and let God deal with a man's moment of weakness from 25 years ago.

I'm not being holier then him.do you have kids? If I took jaci or rosemary to his show for autograph.my wife and the mothers of those girls would be indicted for murder.I must agree to disagree.safety first. The state law on sex convictions and children bring near then in a school,church ran nursery,does not make that distinction. If was convicted of that crime and was out.I couldn't work where I work.I enter schools to read meters and carry a school id.I had to be fingerprinted and background checked for that.

 

[JohnDB]

That is not what happened. The incident was in FL, not CA, and he was not on stage or engaged in homosexual sex acts. He was arrested as he left the theatre for allegedly touching himself inappropriately while sitting in the dark theatre watching an adult movie. Not one of his better moments to be sure, but a far cry from molesting children or engaging in sex acts on stage.

Yes, I'm sure that many of us feel smug and superior to people who have publicly stumbled, but I keep remembering that pride goes before a fall. I will concentrate on my own sins and let God deal with a man's moment of weakness from 25 years ago.

I still refuse to allow a sexual deviant to become an icon of fun to children...which is what you are advocating for.

And let's not forget the child pornography charge he pled guilty to in March of 2004.(plea deal got it down to obscenity)

 

[reba]

Besides, how can you not love PeeWee?

easy he is a cheap take off of Pinky Lee

 

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[Corn Pop]

Leah was ugly

Jesus was nothing to look at either. You can add him to the list.

Isaiah 53:2