Comments on: National Day of prayer divides prayerful

By: what

what — Unknown, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

“Focus on the Family”. Yeh like a smart bomb they focus on the family.

By: bernarda

bernarda — Unknown, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

National Prayer Day is finally not such a bad idea.

I propose that it be extended to every day and that the jesus freaks spend all their spare time praying so they won't have the time to mix in politics and social policy.

If their prayers work, they will influence public policy without having to do the grungy nuts and bolts grunt work.

Don't they think their prayers will be more effective than canvassing and lobbying? Either their prayers will work, or they won't. In the latter case, they have only to admit that they were wrong, both religiously and politically.

By: billh

billh — Unknown, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

I am offended when I go to lunch and the xtians begin to pray to their gods (yes plural with an S) for putting the food on the table.

I think next time this happens, when they start, I may just stand up and turn my back on them till they are finished.

By: Apple_Christmas

Apple_Christmas — Unknown, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

- Off Topic -

DeepRiver:

I am offended when I go to lunch and the xtians begin to pray to their gods (yes plural with an S) for putting the food on the table.

I don't understand how Christians can claim that their religion is monotheistic. In what sense are Satan and the rest of the angels not also gods? By any normal definition they are gods, they're just not omnipotent like God (with a capital "G").

By: bernarda

bernarda — Unknown, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

Deep Diver. You could try praying loudly to Zeus or Odin. I suggest Zeus because some jesus freaks might even have heard of him.

You will have a test about how "tolerant" they are.

You probably can find some old Greek prayers to Zeus, or why not Athena or some other, on internet.

By: suttsteve

suttsteve — Unknown, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

Isn’t it called the National Day of Prayer and Remembrance? Did people just forget that it was supposed to be about remembering 9/11 and not just about praying?

By: TIMx13

TIMx13 — Unknown, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

Then why not call it “A National Day of Rememberance?”

I would only be slightly less offended if it was the “National Day of Prayer and Free Money.” They prayer bit ruins it for me.

By: suttsteve

suttsteve — Unknown, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

Because George W Bush just had to make it religious.

By: jshanewhit

jshanewhit — Unknown, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

This in nothing but political posturing. If the idea was to remember 9/11, then prayer would not even be in the title. The idea is to say it is about 9/11, and label it so that it means more. The left or less christian right, will not attack it because of the 9/11 connection. It is a strategy for making prayer more governmental, even expected. In one hundred years theist can use the argument that it has been that way a long time. They will be able to make an argument from history that the country is religious in nature. That is not a logical argument but the uneducated masses see it as one. That is why the argument from history is used so much today.

Examples:

Our money says "in god we trust"

The pledge of allegiance says, "one nation under god"

These policies were made during a religious frenzy(at different times) in our culture, they are not constitutional, but are used as evidence today.

By: Bones

Bones — Unknown, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

Like the bumper sticker says....I wish they'd focus on their own damn families!!!!!