Shepard's All Wet: Rain Man Reined In At Focus On The Family
Shepard didn't just call for rain, however. He asked people to pray for a deluge. He called for "abundant rain, torrential rain...flood-advisory rain" and added, "I'm talking about umbrella-ain't-gonna-help-you rain...swamp-the-intersections rain." Later in the segment, Shepard explained his reasons for urging people to pray for a rain like this: "I'm still pro-life," he said, "and I'm still in favor or marriage being between one man and one woman."
Devout people know that calling for precipitation prayers as part of a cheap political stunt trivializes prayer. Apparently, some of them belong to FOF, and they didn't find Shepard's comments amusing. Perhaps some of them live in the Midwest, where recent floods were no laughing matter. Or they might have just been embarrassed by the juvenile tone of the piece. In any case, FOF responded to their complaints by scrubbing the video. Last Christmas, Shepard claimed to be celebrating "Tossmas" and filmed himself throwing out every seasonal catalog that failed to include the word "Christmas." After Americans United won a federal appeals court ruling curbing a New Jersey public school football coach from leading players in prayer, Shepard made a film of himself being interrupted by a referee every time he tried to pray. There is nothing worse than someone believing that he is clever and so badly missing the mark. Shepard's latest effort, so bad it even offended many FOF members, is a sign that he ought to turn in his camera. By the way, FOF needs to learn that it's 2008, and it isn't so easy to drop something down the memory hole once it has been online. Despite FOF's efforts, Shepard's rant remains on You Tube. You can see it here.
Shepard's All Wet: Rain Man Reined In At Focus On The Family | 4 comments (4 topical, 0 hidden)
Shepard's All Wet: Rain Man Reined In At Focus On The Family | 4 comments (4 topical, 0 hidden)
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