Ted Turner, who once called Christianity a "religion for losers," launched a $200 million partnership Tuesday with Lutherans and Methodists to fight malaria in Africa, apologizing for his past criticism of religion and calling faith a "bright spot" in the world.
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But we see little unity when it comes to meeting the needs of the church here.
We are so conditioned to believe that poverty and sickness do not exist in the United States. And the church wants to believe that too.
I agree with you. It is a powerful statement when a man can say in so many words that he has not embraced religion, but still believes in God and knows the character of God as your quote states. Before I accepted Christ as my Lord and Savior I had a deep bitterness and resentment toward God for taking my father. I remeber praying that God would set my dad free from the suffering he was going through. When the Lord called him home I took it as God was not interested in answering my prayer. In hindsight I see today that God did answer my prayer as I am not looking at the situation from a selfish perspective. God set my dad free from suffering by calling him home to be with the Lord. This is the ultimate freedom that as believers we will all share one day.
"But I'm sure God, wherever he is, wants to see us get along with one another and love one another."
Ted wrote:
God due to the untimely death of his sister. Even if he doesn't proclaim to be a religious
person, his compassion for the suffering made him to donate 1 billion Dollars through the
U.N. How many so called Christians will do such a generous act toward the suffering
people of the world? In recent times, so many powerful and influential people have realized
that they need God. So, one day, Mr. Ted Turner will come to bow down before Jesus
Christ because he also needs the Lord Jesus.