NEW YORK –Ted Turner formed a $200
million partnership Tuesday with
Lutherans and Methodists to fight malaria, apologizing for his past
criticism of religion as he announced the effort.
Turner, 69, said he had only made a few disparaging comments a long
time ago and that he is “always developing” his thinking as he grows
older.
“I regret anything I said about religion that was negative,” he said in
a brief interview with The Associated Press.
Years ago, the CNN founder called Christianity a “religion for losers.”
He also wrote his own version of the 10 Commandments and asked CNN
employees who commemorated Ash Wednesday whether they were “Jesus
freaks,” saying they should work for Fox. He apologized at the time.
Turner now says he does not considering himself agnostic or atheist, as
he had sometimes described himself previously. He prays for sick
friends because “it doesn’t hurt,” he said, and maintains several
churches on his properties for his employees and others who live nearby.
He said he has attended the churches a few times, but isn’t a regular.
“I find it really hard to believe I’m going to hell,” Turner said.
I thought for sure this must have been
an April Fools joke story when I first saw the headline.
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-I find it really hard to believe I’m going to hell-
Actually, Ted, you’re such a turd that even the devil doesn’t want you in Hell. He’s making an exception and hoping you’ll repent.
“I find it really hard to believe I’m going to hell.”
Sadly, there are many people — even in the Church — who think it is impossible to go to hell. This is part of Satan’s plan, of course. It has been said that the Devil gains access to our souls either by convincing us that he doesn’t exist or by convincing us that he isn’t a threat. Similarly, I think that he convinces some that there is no such thing as hell or that no one (at least no one “nice”!) goes to hell.
We must pray that no one be deceived in this way and humble ourselves to realize that we need Christ in order to continue to exist at each moment and to attain Heaven after death. He has won the victory over Satan and longs to share it with us.
God have mercy on all of us and may Ted Turner be saved.
I don’t have a hard time believing it at all.
I enjoy listening to Ted Turner. I wish I could have a one on one conversation with him. I need to sale some real estate in the state of GA. He might know persons who have interest.
There is yet another Obama for Catholics web site@ http://www.catholicsforobama.org/ – it goes to the Catholic Democrat site. Apparently they are in the Obama business now.