{"id":62639,"date":"2011-10-06T14:09:09","date_gmt":"2011-10-06T19:09:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.jesusneedsnewpr.net\/?p=9318"},"modified":"2011-10-06T14:09:09","modified_gmt":"2011-10-06T19:09:09","slug":"i-really-tried-to-ignore-this%e2%80%a6","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/jesusneedsnewpr\/2011\/10\/i-really-tried-to-ignore-this%e2%80%a6.html","title":{"rendered":"I REALLY tried to ignore this\u2026"},"content":{"rendered":"

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I tried to ignore this because it’s W*stB*r*… which in my opinion, isn’t a church or “Christian”. They are basically one family that has managed to wiggle their way into America’s popular culture using hate, God, and the funerals of good Americans (famous and otherwise)…<\/p>\n

And I guess I’m tired of giving the Ph*lps family, which are sort of like The Waltons cross pollinated with The Taliban, my attention…<\/p>\n

BUT…<\/p>\n

At least 20 people have emailed me or Tweeted me about M*rgie tweeting about Steve Jobs with her iPhone… and yes, it’s disgusting, hypocritical, and not really all that surprising.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>This press photo cracks me up though…<\/p>\n

I keep thinking that one day we’ll wake up and we’ll learn that W*B*C is some sort of cruel satire…<\/p>\n

But I’m not holding my breath…<\/p>\n

Please don’t give these people your attention or your energy… it’s not worth it. Let them picket Steve Jobs’s funeral… his legacy will rise above their hate…<\/p>\n

I found this image at the great blog Faith Palm<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n

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