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Beck: "You must tithe" because the Black Robe Regiment is "going to come under attack"

August 30, 2010 12:17 pm ET

From the August 30 edition of Premiere Radio Networks' The Glenn Beck Program:

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BECK: "With firm reliance on divine providence we mutually pledge to each other our lives." Well, that's MLK, that's Lincoln, that's all the veterans. But it's also George Washington, who didn't die; he just gave everything to his country. He served and served and served and served and served, and then served some more. And then he went home and then they knocked on his door, and he answered the door and he said, "Have I not yet done enough for my country?" The answer is no. And he got onto his horse and he served, and he served, and he served. We're going to have to give things up to serve, but it's good.

"We mutually pledge to each other our lives, our fortunes." It means we must do the hard things now. We may not be able to retire at 65. We may not be able to go and live our dreams. We may not be able to have that -- that house or that car or whatever it is. We may not be able to afford X, Y, or Z, but that's OK because we will sacrifice our fortunes so our children don't have to pay for our lifestyle today. It's immoral to stick them with this bill. It's immoral.

As a father of a special needs child -- I know when my daughter had strokes at birth, I got down on my knees and I said, "Lord, give it to me, please. I'll take it on. Please let her have a life, please." Where are those parents now? I'll tell you where they were this last weekend -- they were in Washington, D.C. You know and I know, we will all take the hard hit for our kids. Our fortunes, our -- our benefits, our perks, our soft lifestyle. And I know a lot of people say, "I have worked and I have struggled my whole life," I know that. I know that. I know. But you're going to be asked to struggle a little more. Not only for your children, but for your grandchildren. Tithe 10 percent.

I introduced the Black Robe Regiment. These people are in trouble. They're in trouble. The media hasn't noticed them yet, quite honestly, because the adversary hasn't noticed them yet. We're not battling flesh and blood. The great thing is, darkness does not understand light. They have no idea -- it has no idea where we're headed. And that's good. But understand, once it does, the very gates of Hell are going to open up. These people are going to be challenged in court, they're going to be challenged with the IRS, they're going to be challenged in their own -- in their own pulpits they're going to be challenged. People will leave their churches because they're going to start saying, "Look, there are certain absolutes." There are certain things -- all men are created and created equally, and they are endowed by their creator with certain unalienable rights, which means you can't take them away, you can't destroy them. These rights are -- my right to life, and that means all of it -- my right to life. You do not diminish life at the end, you do not diminish life in the inside. My right to life, my right to liberty. Which means you can't just pick me up, you can't do these things. I have a right. It's given from God. It's unalienable, which means you cannot take it away. And pursuit of happiness. I have a right to keep the sweat from my own brow. I have a right to dream. I have a right to pursue my dreams. I do not have a right to success. I have the right to pursue what will make me and my family happy.

That's what they're going to preach, and if Americans understand those things, everything else will solve itself. You must tithe because these people are going to be in trouble. They're going to come under attack. You must seek these people out. You must seek these rabbis, these priests, these pastors. If they're teaching you about politics, that's another story. Run from them if they do. If they say vote for a Republican or an Independent or a Democrat, run from them.

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    • Author by nerzog (August 30, 2010 12:21 pm ET)
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      Wait... who would "attack" Becky's pets for not tithing? Certainly not Liberals.
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      • Author by wolf kotenberg (August 30, 2010 1:48 pm ET)
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        FOX security force
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        • Author by Brutus (August 30, 2010 2:31 pm ET)
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          I would like to see this Black Robe security force go against the FOI (Fruit of Islam).

          In all seriousness, will this security force intimidate voters at the voting both?
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    • Author by dalebssr (August 30, 2010 12:24 pm ET)
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      Can I just buy gold from Goldline and call it good?
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      • Author by Major Tom (August 30, 2010 12:28 pm ET)
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        "Religion has convinced people that there’s an invisible man… living in the sky, who watches everything you do every minute of every day. And the invisible man has a list of ten specific things he doesn’t want you to do. And if you do any of these things, he will send you to a special place, of burning and fire and smoke and torture and anguish for you to live forever, and suffer and burn and scream until the end of time. But he loves you. He loves you and he needs money."

        George Carlin
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        • Author by dogbreath (August 30, 2010 12:35 pm ET)
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          Bingo. Organized religion = biggest scam ever foisted upon mankind.
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          • Author by DAWUSS (August 30, 2010 1:14 pm ET)
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            You can't have religion without hypocrisy.
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          • Author by dalebssr (August 30, 2010 1:43 pm ET)
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            I'm looking online at other religions and haven't found exactly what Xenu from Scientology wants from me. Can anyone help me out?
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        • Author by dkylep (August 30, 2010 12:51 pm ET)
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          EXACTLY! Religion is the single most ludicrous idea born in the history of mankind. Nowhere else can you take a reasonable human being that seems logical and sane and then turn him/her into an illogical and fearful brute. People who believe in gods are, ultimately, afraid and/or ignorant. They might be good people, they might be smart people, but when it comes to religion all those smarts seem to melt away. They're forced away by either an overwhelming ignorance of truth and facts, or else scared away by an overriding fear of dying and death.

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          • Author by neon desert (August 30, 2010 1:43 pm ET)
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            Okay, to make up for the "school contraception" misunderstanding, I'll open up a logical debate on this topic with you.

            A belief in God is not inherently inseparable from religion. While religion usually asks for complete unwavering adherence to a set of beliefs, the belief in God requires only the faith in a supreme being. One can believe in God without being an adherent to an organized religion. And a fear of death can lead one to a belief in God and and afterlife without detrimental effects.
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            • Author by RedChocobo (August 30, 2010 2:09 pm ET)
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              Another interesting concept on this is that people who claim to not believe in God generally have a similar belief in some sort of supreme being or creator.
              The sad thing about some religions is the way they abuse that belief in a higher being for their own benefit. Beck for example. This guy is sounding more and more like an anti-Christ every day, if you believe in that sort of thing.
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              • Author by dkylep (August 30, 2010 2:40 pm ET)
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                If a person claims not to believe in God but has a belief about some sort of supreme being or creator, then they can't claim not to believe in a god of some sort. They're still what we term as 'religious', despite perhaps not buying into the nonsense about the organized religions we have around today.



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              • Author by MeanMrSpicyMustard (August 30, 2010 5:26 pm ET)
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                Another interesting concept on this is that people who claim to not believe in God generally have a similar belief in some sort of supreme being or creator.


                No we don't. Relevant quotation from Douglas Adams, ho!

                "Isn't it enough to see that a garden is beautiful without having to believe that there are fairies at the bottom of it too?"
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            • Author by dkylep (August 30, 2010 2:28 pm ET)
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              You're right in the fact that a belief in a god does not necessarily mean that you're an adherent to an organized religion. I would argue that a belief in a god is the product of an organized structure (that we happen to call religion), but I suppose that you don't 'need' an organization to believe, even if that organization started the belief in the first place.

              I would argue further that a belief in god(s) and an afterlife does indeed have a very detrimental effect on a person. When you accept into your life a belief/opinion that isn't backed by evidence or logic, I would argue that such is harmful to you. When a person believes that if they're living according to a god's rules, and that they'll be rewarded with some paradise, then they've inherently accepted the fact that the current life will never actually be that paradise. There's a certain malaise that sets in about 'earthly life', knowing that it will never be as perfect or as splendid as the afterlife, where your chosen god is waiting to embrace you and where you spend your days in bliss and happiness and harmony.

              You see it even here, in how people say that things like 'god will judge' or 'he'll get his eventually' or other things like that. That indicate that we needn't bother pursuing justice or right against some person to the utmost of our abilities, because God will take care of it in the end (usually they mean when whoever it is has died and is 'judged'). This is, admittedly, a set of examples thought up on the spot, but hopefully you can see how even the seemingly benign belief that there's an afterlife causes some seriously detrimental side-effects.

              That's to say nothing of the fact that, once you start trafficking in beliefs with no proof or evidence, that other people won't start doing the same but with more dangerous elements to it. And if you yourself are embracing fiction with the belief in a creator, you have zero standing to claim that those other people are wrong and incorrect when they go about killing and maiming other people. At least not on any grounds that use a god as reasoning. No, you must instead turn to logical and reasonable reasons as to why those people doing those things are bad. You can't claim god as a reason that they should stop, because you have no proof that god exists (beyond your belief, which is precisely what THEY have in return. How do you tell who is right in their belief? You can't, because there's no proof nor evidence nor logic nor reason to either one).

              This is, mind you, a very truncated post. There've been entire books on the very subject that we're talking about here. But hopefully that gives at least a brief glimpse of the type of viewpoint that I'm advocating, without being too confusing or engaging in too many logical faults in the interest of brevity.
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              • Author by neon desert (August 30, 2010 2:59 pm ET)
                   
                I agree that tomes are written about these beliefs, however they detail and discuss "religious" beliefs. A belief solely in a supreme being doesn't sentence one to an unwavering set of philosophies as a religion does, and therefore a belief in a supreme being can evolve and adapt to newly aquired facts. A religion, on the other hand, is by definition a strict and unvarying discipline which has very little room for the addition of new knowledge. I think we can agree that the main detriment of religion is the "chosen" ignorance that it fosters (and rewards), whereas a belief in a supreme being - without any pretense that we understand or know His intentions - allows for learning without adulterating that belief.
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        • Author by stefiz (August 30, 2010 12:51 pm ET)
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          if you haven't seen The Invention Of Lying(film)... check it out! the Man In The Sky will give everyone a mansion after they die!
















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        • Author by NiceguyEddie (August 30, 2010 1:22 pm ET)
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          He's all-knowing, all-present, all-powerful... Just not very good with cash!

          George Carlin (con't)

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          LOL
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          • Author by nerzog (August 30, 2010 3:45 pm ET)
               
            I really miss George.
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          • Author by DellDolly (August 30, 2010 3:48 pm ET)
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            OT - how about that Temple Grandin movie's sweep at the Emmy's last night? I thought of you and your family.
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            • Author by NiceguyEddie (August 30, 2010 8:18 pm ET)
                 
              I saw your comment earleir today on IMHO, but was tgo obusy to spend my time on the blog. (Any really - trip tomorrow.) And thanks, BTW, because I hadn't heard actually, but it's pretty cool. Daines did do a fantastic job with the part, and the publicity should do a lot to raise awareness.

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              We aprecoiate the good thoughts.
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            • Author by NiceguyEddie (August 30, 2010 8:20 pm ET)
                 
              I saw your comment earleir today on IMHO, but was too busy to spend much time much on the blog today. (Any really - trip tomorrow.) And thanks, BTW, because I hadn't heard actually, but it's pretty cool. Daines did do a fantastic job with the part, and the publicity should do a lot to raise awareness.

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              We aprecoiate the good thoughts.
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      • Author by Invent a Scandal (August 30, 2010 1:13 pm ET)
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        Where can I get the,

        "I just can't go around with my Birth Certificate plastered to my forehead" bumper sticker?

        The president kicked a little right-wing tooshie.
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        • Author by shaggles (August 30, 2010 2:05 pm ET)
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          Yeah. I heard him say that too. The right will spin that into a faux pas or attack or say it's demeaning to the office of President to even address it.
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        • Author by DellDolly (August 30, 2010 3:53 pm ET)
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          Exactly.

          The long-form birth certificate that Hawaii gave out in 1961 wasn't given to the infant Barack. It was given to his parents. And who knows - did the Dad take it with him when he left town? Did the Mom lose it after she got a passport for Obama, or take it to Indonesia with her, and have it get lost when they packed him up to move him back? Did the grandparents lose it while Barack lived with them?

          Or does it still exist, but Obama wants to rely upon the direct document from the Hawaii Dept of Vital Statistics that exists today?

          Who knows. But the fact is that it's been verified that he was born in Hawaii, and the controversy should never have been raised, yet it still exists!
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    • Author by Nasty Liberal (August 30, 2010 12:24 pm ET)
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      "Tithe," but for Pete's sakes don't pay taxes.
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      • Author by neon desert (August 30, 2010 12:41 pm ET)
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        Are you sure? I thought it sounded like he was advocating for repealing the Bush tax cuts.
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      • Author by Andy Kreiss (August 30, 2010 4:03 pm ET)
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        "Tithe," but for Pete's sakes don't pay taxes.


        That's something that's always puzzled me about religious right wingers. Their anti-government screeching is centered so much on not wanting anybody telling them what to do, and keeping all of their money.

        Then on Sunday, when I'm having a nice sleep-in, they voluntarily get up early, dress up in their nice clothes, and go meet in a building where somebody tells them what to do and takes their money.
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    • Author by MidnightWriter (August 30, 2010 12:25 pm ET)
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      Seems to me if the Beck was sincere in all of this he (A) Would have paid for the Burning Beck festival himself instead of begging for donations and (B) Would urge his listeners to raise no objection to the expiration of the Bush tax cuts.

      As for the rest of it, as I've mentioned before, Glenn continues to give me a new definition for the term, "Holy Sh*t."
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      • Author by Nasty Liberal (August 30, 2010 12:52 pm ET)
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        You must have read Thomas Paine's Age of Reason, or something... silly goose. Reason is out of style, David Barton told me so.
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        • Author by nerzog (August 30, 2010 1:09 pm ET)
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          I notice Nostradumbass rarely mentions Thomas Paine any more. Apparently, somebody on his staff got around to reading The Age of Reason, and informed him that most Troglodytes think Paine was an Atheist.
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    • Author by woodstock (August 30, 2010 12:28 pm ET)
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      The term Black Robe Regiment conjures up a similar picture of how a country is run....

      [http://noble.cbnoble.com/mullahs.jpeg]
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      • Author by Nasty Liberal (August 30, 2010 12:29 pm ET)
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        Brothers in arms...
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      • Author by dogbreath (August 30, 2010 12:32 pm ET)
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        You think the Beck might have thought about that . . .
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        • Author by Conchobhar (August 30, 2010 1:58 pm ET)
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          Spurious connections, he can make by the bushel; logical ones, not so much.
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      • Author by dogbreath (August 30, 2010 12:39 pm ET)
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        Is it me or do these guys look like they were at the Beck rally yesterday? Their expressions pretty much encapsulate the way I looked as I watched it on CSPAN.
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      • Author by txthinker (August 30, 2010 1:35 pm ET)
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        We can't forget a certain Italian dictator from the 20th Century who surrounded himself with people wearing black shirts:

        [http://www.urantiansojourn.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/blackshirts.jpg]
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    • Author by epkklk851 (August 30, 2010 12:29 pm ET)
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      You're right Glennie, light doesn't understand darkness and I don't understand where you and your Protestant preachers posse is going. And I don't care if these men lose their flocks because they are backing you, they deserve it. My parish will not be participating in your sacrilegious little parade.
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    • Author by New Frontier (August 30, 2010 12:29 pm ET)
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      Isn't it odd how any criticism of Glenn Beck is an "attack" on him, but Glenn Beck never "attacks" anyone.
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    • Author by bintx (August 30, 2010 12:30 pm ET)
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      He also said:

      As Mankind becomes more liberal, they will be more apt to allow that all those who conduct themselves as worthy members of the community are equally entitled to the protections of civil government. I hope ever to see America among the foremost nations of justice and liberality
      Bet old David Barton hasn't got this quote in any of his books of lies.

      Okay, I'm not getting this whole concept. When I give my offering to my church [tithing is Old Testament, not New Testament and is not a requirement for Christians], it is for the use of my church with a certain percentage going to both the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship and the Southern Baptist Convention for missions projects. The remainder [the majority] goes to funding my church. We will not have any Black Robe Regiment idiots in our Baptist church. At least, not for long. We are a missional church which believes in the social justice message of Christ.

      Good luck with your phony movement, Beck. I'm not giving them or YOU any of my money.
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    • Author by dogbreath (August 30, 2010 12:31 pm ET)
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      Don't you think that it's time for you to tithe as well, Becky? I sincerely wonder where you stash all your millions. I doubt you give that much to charity . . .
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      • Author by bintx (August 30, 2010 12:32 pm ET)
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        His church requires a 10% annual tithe before a person can be granted membership into the Temple.
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        • Author by dogbreath (August 30, 2010 12:38 pm ET)
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          Interesting, didn't know that. Do you think Beck really gave 3 million to the Mormon Church? I can't see him separating from his money so easily.
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          • Author by bintx (August 30, 2010 12:55 pm ET)
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            This explains it.
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          • Author by Litwiz (August 30, 2010 1:32 pm ET)
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            Mormon tithing funds are not given to the poor and needy.


            You know, because giving to the poor and needy would be a form of social justice and the Beckster cannot abide that.

            So IF he tithes so he can get the magic ticket into the tacky temple of eternity where God lives (and with so many temples, how does he do that? Is it like a Mormon poligamist--one night with each wife in succession?), his money goes to the support of the Church buildings and hierarchy.
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            • Author by dogbreath (August 30, 2010 1:37 pm ET)
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              And don't forget the spreading of their message. Isn't the Mormon church the fasting growing church in the world. All that spreading the message crap takes some serious cash.
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              • Author by bintx (August 30, 2010 2:03 pm ET)
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                I just listened to an evangelical preacher on Thom Hartmann call Mormonism a Satanic cult. He said that this "rally" pretty much sealed the deal with regard to evangelical opposition to Beck.
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                • Author by John Paradox (August 30, 2010 2:37 pm ET)
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                  Would that be Pastor Bill Keller of Florida? Even if not, check out the article about Keller wanting to build a "9-11 Christian Center at Ground Zero" in Salon.
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                  • Author by bintx (August 30, 2010 2:45 pm ET)
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                    Yes. I didn't know who he was, just heard him in the background on my computer. He was pretty brutal about Mormonism.
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          • Author by shaggles (August 30, 2010 2:06 pm ET)
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            That's their thing. 10% (or something like that) to the church.
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    • Author by draftedin68 (August 30, 2010 12:33 pm ET)
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      Cult got your tithe?

      "You must give!"

      Really, Glenn?

      Then why oh why wouldn't you "sacrifice" some of your "fortune" to foot the bill for yesterday's shindig?

      Same question for Sister Sarah.

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    • Author by pamom (August 30, 2010 12:38 pm ET)
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      Seriously? Black Robes? He has absolutely lost his mind. Of course they will come under attack, does this remind no one else of the Nazi Brown Shirts? What with little metals of valour and Beck deciding who is and is not a worthy citizen??? This is friggin insane and the generation that should be most outraged is buying his brand of hate hook, line and sinker!
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      • Author by dogbreath (August 30, 2010 12:42 pm ET)
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        I loved the medals -- brought to you by Goldline (without the gold, mind you).
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      • Author by RedChocobo (August 30, 2010 2:28 pm ET)
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        He actually thought ahead enough to remember that White Robe Regiment might draw up negative imagery...

        But yeah, "Black Robe" makes it sound like the God he's talking about isn't exactly the same one other Christians believe in...
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    • Author by MeanMrSpicyMustard (August 30, 2010 12:43 pm ET)
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      Wait. "Black Robe Regiment?" Did I miss something? Does Beck have a secret police now? If so, why didn't he call them the Founders Keepers or whatever that group was in his insipid novel?
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      • Author by Conchobhar (August 30, 2010 1:51 pm ET)
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        Well, at least a thug in a black robe won't be able to run as fast as one in a brown shirt.
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    • Author by donwelty (August 30, 2010 12:45 pm ET)
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      I thought Beck's group wore white robes, and showed everyone their religion by burning crosses.
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      • Author by nerzog (August 30, 2010 4:11 pm ET)
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        They're also available in Blood Red and Midnight Black...

        [http://media.commercialappeal.com/media/img/photos/2009/11/21/BLkkk4%5B1%5D_t607.jpg]

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        • Author by Conchobhar (August 30, 2010 4:16 pm ET)
             
          These would be the Grand Klavicle and his kakophonies?
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        • Author by draftedin68 (August 30, 2010 4:45 pm ET)
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          Santa Klan says: "And you get a hood and you get a hood and you get a hood and..."

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    • Author by Gravity_78 (August 30, 2010 12:47 pm ET)
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      The idea that you need a god to keep you from doing wrong or from harming another person scares me. The idea that Christianity is under attack in this country is laughable, Islam is the only religion that is under attack FROM ANOTHER RELIGION!!! MLK was all about peace, not war. You Beck are all about money and war, you have no idea what freedoms are you just want to take them away from people.
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    • Author by rtejon (August 30, 2010 12:49 pm ET)
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      If I do any tithing, it will be for social justice purposes.
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      • Author by bintx (August 30, 2010 12:56 pm ET)
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        That's what every Christian church I've every attended has done.
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        • Author by dogbreath (August 30, 2010 1:37 pm ET)
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          And what they should do.
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        • Author by RedChocobo (August 30, 2010 2:30 pm ET)
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          What I've seen recently may suggest that Glenn isn't exactly Christian...
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          • Author by bintx (August 30, 2010 3:01 pm ET)
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            Oh, I don't think this man has ever picked up a Bible. He may be a Christian, but he is not very well versed in the actual teachings of Christ. I do not recognized Christ in this man's sociopathic rants.
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            • Author by cugagcmu805031 (August 30, 2010 3:16 pm ET)
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              Your post reminded me of the "Grand Interpreter" who was here the other day trying to tell me that my interpretation of Scripture and comparisons of said Scripture to the president's actions were blasphemous.

              I don't understand how living a Christian life is blaspheming the Scripture since it is how Jesus taught that his followers should conduct themselves.

              It just goes to show that some who use the title "Christian" are CINO, and the truth doesn't matter to them.
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              • Author by bintx (August 30, 2010 4:09 pm ET)
                   
                The one who kept telling us that he was quoting the "correct interpretation" of the Bible, which, after searching, I found was the New American Bible. It was written in 1970 and has been amended and reissued several times. It would seem that if it were the "correct interpretation," amendment would not be necessary, huh?

                Sounded a lot like our friend BJF with his constant statements that Catholicism was the only true religion.
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    • Author by vonbargen9388 (August 30, 2010 12:50 pm ET)
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      "We" may not be able to realize our dreams, but Glenn is already realizing his. Keep buying that gold.
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      • Author by Conchobhar (August 30, 2010 1:49 pm ET)
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        Beck's including himself in the we of "we pledge to each other our lives, our fortunes, and our sacred honor", and "we will have to start sacrificing our hopes and dreams" in the same way he says WE fought evil in the Garden of Eden, WE defeated slavery, and WE marched with MLK. It's a fantasy, which costs him nothing, and makes him feel as if he's actually done something with his life besides spew hot air. Don't hold your breath waiting to see him sacrifice anything for anybody else.
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    • Author by progressiveright (August 30, 2010 1:08 pm ET)
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      You tithe for God's works not Satan's work of false witness, spreading hate, and blasphemy. All of witch you do everyday.
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    • Author by txthinker (August 30, 2010 1:49 pm ET)
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      Beck: "You must tithe" because the Black Robe Regiment is "going to come under attack"
      Beck is actually calling on people to pledge to give a portion of their income to him on a regular basis??

      This man needs to be investigated by the IRS. And a mental health specialist.
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    • Author by wolf kotenberg (August 30, 2010 1:53 pm ET)
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      our dopey children that decided to follow you ? You know he is speaking to those who are vulnerable.
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    • Author by liberalXtian (August 30, 2010 1:57 pm ET)
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      Beck has shown again, that he has no knowledge of history. The Black Robes is a name given to the Roman Catholic missionaries (particularly the Jesuits) who converted the Native Americans in Canada and parts of New York in the 16th century. I am wondering if his friends in the radical religious right would want to be linked to the Jesuits.
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      • Author by John Paradox (August 30, 2010 2:41 pm ET)
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        FATHER CORONA: Pax venuti mictum! Down on your knees, now! D'ye recognize what I'm holidin' over your heads, lads?
        INDIAN: It's a cross. The Symbol of the Quartering of the Universe into Active and Passive Principles.
        FATHER CORONA: God have mercy on their heathen souls.
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        • Author by liberalXtian (August 30, 2010 6:10 pm ET)
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          Firesign Theatre! Awesome!
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        • Author by eweston8542983 (August 30, 2010 9:31 pm ET)
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          And Lo there came unto them Phillip called Punter.

          And he was Lillian Wroth in his extremity.

          Merrily merrily he said unto them saying,

          "Where am I?"

          But there was no one there to answer him.

          Not even Noman saying,

          "Nowhere yea, but in the land of reversible cups,

          And sanitary pedistals."

          And he lay in that land a long time.

          Like worms out of a hot cheeze log.

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    • Author by Moderate Man (August 30, 2010 1:57 pm ET)
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      At the end of the clip, Beck says to run from the church if they try to teach you politics, but its okay for Beck to teach you about religion and politics???
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      The Midnight Review
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    • Author by temphandle thrashed69indicators (August 30, 2010 2:27 pm ET)
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      "I have a right to keep the sweat from my own brow."

      What does that mean? Is it about climate change? He has the right to keep the a/c at 65 regardless of how much energy it uses?

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      • Author by Conchobhar (August 30, 2010 2:49 pm ET)
           
        Reminds me of that great old Platters song, Sweat Gets in Your Eyes.
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    • Author by rikntx (August 30, 2010 2:51 pm ET)
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      So this Black Robe Regiment, will they be sort of like, I dunno, The Council of the Supreme and General Inquisition, with Elmer being the Grand Inquisitor?
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      • Author by rikntx (August 30, 2010 2:53 pm ET)
           
        Which of course reminds me of this:
        http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uprjmoSMJ-o

        :)
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    • Author by AB-001 (August 30, 2010 2:58 pm ET)
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      Tithe to whom? To whom do I write my check?

      FYI, your "Show Jew" Rabbi Lapin should know that in Judaism we don't necessarily "tithe." On the other hand, Rabbi Lapine doesn't need the dough unless he failed to squirrel away the money he helped...ummmmm...."invest" for his his good friend Jack

      Good friend, Rabbi Lapin
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    • Author by Timmee (August 30, 2010 2:58 pm ET)
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      Beck just needs to have two personal guards in long red robes and this whole thing can start looking like it sounds.
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    • Author by bintx (August 30, 2010 2:58 pm ET)
         
      a word cloud of the above jumble of words.

      Beck, as usual, said nothing.
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    • Author by Leftym0m79 (August 30, 2010 3:05 pm ET)
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      Well, they say black[robe] is the new brown[shirt].
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    • Author by cugagcmu805031 (August 30, 2010 3:12 pm ET)
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      The members of the newly formed "Black Robe Regiment" are the new Levites?
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      • Author by AB-001 (August 30, 2010 3:30 pm ET)
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        Shhhh! Don't say the word "Levi" around Sarah! She starts a-winkin' somethin' awful there
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    • Author by Rsw58 (August 30, 2010 3:36 pm ET)
         
      Ok maybe I am missing something but what the heck is the Black Robed Regiment that Glennie is talking about? He said these members of the clergy are going to come under attack for preaching "absolutes." Really? I hate to break it to Glennie but evangelical preachers have been screaming about absolutes for a long time now and no one is coming after them. Just more paranoia from Beck.
      And what's with the "you MUST tithe 10%" crap? Who cares? I don't even belong to a church so that doesn't mean squat to me. And how are people tithing 10% going to help the BRR? His whole talk is nonsense.
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      • Author by nerzog (August 30, 2010 3:55 pm ET)
           
        Apparently it's more Revolutionary War symbolism that he's misappropriated for his Troglodyte Revival Movement. Here's a fairly good explanation:

        Glenn Beck’s Black-Robed Regiment
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        • Author by GrandpaMark (August 30, 2010 4:19 pm ET)
             
          I thought of the indie film,(duh?) "Black Robe"....it's a brutal, stark story about the futility of trying to shove christianity down the throat of people who were closer to God than white priests could ever know.
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    • Author by einreb (August 30, 2010 5:11 pm ET)
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      "We may not be able to go and live our dreams. We may not be able to have that -- that house or that car or whatever it is. We may not be able to afford X, Y, or Z, but that's OK because we will sacrifice our fortunes so our children don't have to pay for our lifestyle today."- says Glenn Beck, of the $30,000,000 contract.

      Now send me that check for my NEXT cockamamie scheme, and make sure you spell MY name right! -Glenn Beck
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