Eleven-Year-Old Boy Ordained as Minister: Too Young... or Too Awesome?
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2012/06/22 21:00:00
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When Ezekiel Stoddard was ordained as a minister at the Fullness of Time Church in Capitol Heights, Maryland, last month it was a unique celebration -- one that turned heads and raised questions. Why? Because Ezekiel is just 11 years old. According to "Good Morning America," the son of two pastors decided to become a minister at this very young age when God spoke to him in a dream.
The young minister said, "God gave me that particular scripture [Psalm 23] because a lot of people, they try to draw you away from the Lord, trying to get you on the wrong path." When asked if people thought it was strange, he said, "People come to you, they ask you questions about why you should act like a child and not a minister. I do things like a child, but still I am a minister. I am an evangelical." But do you think Stoddard is too young to take on the role of a minister?
The young minister said, "God gave me that particular scripture [Psalm 23] because a lot of people, they try to draw you away from the Lord, trying to get you on the wrong path." When asked if people thought it was strange, he said, "People come to you, they ask you questions about why you should act like a child and not a minister. I do things like a child, but still I am a minister. I am an evangelical." But do you think Stoddard is too young to take on the role of a minister?
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Your Favorite Nerd Guru 2012/06/22 21:55:40
You may not believe (yet), but I'm still going to pray for you, if you don't mind.
Be self reliant and don't look to be supported by others (like the liberal welfare state). But give, and help others that NEED help. Respect individual liberty and freedom of others. Be responsible for your own actions and pay the price for your own mistakes. Work to always better yourself, make good choices and follow the right path. And be selfless—put needs before wants and put others before yourself, especially your family. Love those around you, and forgi...
Be self reliant and don't look to be supported by others (like the liberal welfare state). But give, and help others that NEED help. Respect individual liberty and freedom of others. Be responsible for your own actions and pay the price for your own mistakes. Work to always better yourself, make good choices and follow the right path. And be selfless—put needs before wants and put others before yourself, especially your family. Love those around you, and forgive those that have wronged you, but stand strong to defend what is good against what is evil. That's all it is. Pretty simple. Pretty common sense. Not some early brainwashing possessing my mind. LOL!
You may not need religion to do the right thing on an individual basis, but it is a guide to keep you on the right path. it causes you to reflect, to think, and to put life into perspective bases on something higher than yourself. I also notice most religious people understand that a non-believer can be a good person and do the right thing and except them. But atheist have such a hard time excepting religious people. They hold an animosity and intolerance of spiritual or religious people. And, if truly atheist people don't believe in God, why do they spend so much of their time dwelling on it, speaking against it, and trying to disprove it. When I don't believe in something to be true, I ignore it and go on my way.
I love every living thing. I hate ignorance and deception that spawns war and crime. Religion in general, and Christianity specifically, are some of the primary forces that foment ignorance and hate.
It seems your own hate for Christians and other religious people (I'm you hate the Jews too) is the only "hate" I'm seeing in this exchange. Truly religious followers of God don't spawn wars and crime. Hate filled, pathologically narcissistic, phsychopath that use religion as a reason do.
This is nothing more, in my opinion, than pathetic attempt by a parent or both to attract attention to themselves .. a grasping hunger shared by stage parenting the world over... no different than muslims or supposed christians or whatever putting condemnation of others into the hands of babies who do not even understand what that means .. such as the wearing of garb and bearing weapons to murder christians or other muslims or indeed any infidels ... or baptist children holding up a book on a stage telling adults and other children God condemns them all ... And as an widely known public example this makes me wonder what sort of upbringing did Obamas minister Rev. Wright have as he grew up? Condemning others for adultery when he himself committed it , and condemning an entire nation to condemnation ... and so on and on.... priests condemning others .. minister after minister...
Shallow and sad manipulative amoral users. Cruel use of innocent beings too young to voice personal protest because they may know there would be MORE manipulation to force them into remaining on stage so mommy and or daddy or whomever can claim acclaim..or they simply do not understsand what is being done to them..
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Religionists. Bah.
However, from the state of religion in America this was coming. Religion is no longer genuine moral reasoning, but the simple memorization of scripture, mythology, and the ridged adherence to doctrinal beliefs. Fundamentalism is a toxic strain that manifest in all faiths, but has become rather resilient in the US despite our advancements in science and moral evolution.
What sounds awesome from one 14 year old to another- might not be so awesome to adults.