With this again?
I've heard a lot lately about the National Day of Prayer. So I thought I'd say just a few things about it and move on.
First, why is it that so many people are conveniently religious when stuff like this happens? People I see maybe three times in a year in the Sunday morning congregations tend to come running out of the woodwork to let everyone know that they don't want their "Christian" beliefs violated, or their religious rights taken away. Seems to me like honest believers would just sort of shrug of a National DAY of Prayer, seeing as how EVERY day is a day of prayer for them.
Second, what's the big deal with having a National Day of Prayer? (That question is aimed at all of those people who think we shouldn't). So we set aside ONE DAY to encourage prayer in the lives of the people of faith in this country. There comes a point when all either side is doing is trying to piss off the other side, so really, what's the big deal if there is a National Day of Prayer? People of faith tend to pray daily anyhow, so what's it to the rest of the nation if one day in 365 is set aside for prayer?
Third, I have to admit I don't like it when people make claims that America is a "Christian" nation. Exactly what kind of Christian is this nation? Pentecostal? Episcopalian? Baptist (Lord help us!)? Catholic? Mennonite? Seventh Day Adventist? There aren't many in those groups alone who would want to be thrown into the mix with the others!
Fourth (and final), as long as real believers lie dormant in their sanctuaries and let the crazies on the fringe broadcast an intolerant and arrogant facade to the rest of the world no one will ever take people of faith seriously. As long as we argue over dates on a calendar, inanimate idols (if you want, you can call them monuments), and our "rights" the rest of the world will simply point and laugh saying, "Here they go with this again!"
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First, why is it that so many people are conveniently religious when stuff like this happens? People I see maybe three times in a year in the Sunday morning congregations tend to come running out of the woodwork to let everyone know that they don't want their "Christian" beliefs violated, or their religious rights taken away. Seems to me like honest believers would just sort of shrug of a National DAY of Prayer, seeing as how EVERY day is a day of prayer for them.
Second, what's the big deal with having a National Day of Prayer? (That question is aimed at all of those people who think we shouldn't). So we set aside ONE DAY to encourage prayer in the lives of the people of faith in this country. There comes a point when all either side is doing is trying to piss off the other side, so really, what's the big deal if there is a National Day of Prayer? People of faith tend to pray daily anyhow, so what's it to the rest of the nation if one day in 365 is set aside for prayer?
Third, I have to admit I don't like it when people make claims that America is a "Christian" nation. Exactly what kind of Christian is this nation? Pentecostal? Episcopalian? Baptist (Lord help us!)? Catholic? Mennonite? Seventh Day Adventist? There aren't many in those groups alone who would want to be thrown into the mix with the others!
Fourth (and final), as long as real believers lie dormant in their sanctuaries and let the crazies on the fringe broadcast an intolerant and arrogant facade to the rest of the world no one will ever take people of faith seriously. As long as we argue over dates on a calendar, inanimate idols (if you want, you can call them monuments), and our "rights" the rest of the world will simply point and laugh saying, "Here they go with this again!"
CPT
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