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Prayer and Religion in Public Life
Dos Equis:
I had an eventful day yesterday. Attended and participated in a number of meetings with different organizations/entities. Most of these meetings involved prayer:
1. Honolulu City Council Session: It began with a devotional and prayer by a local pastor. The City Council members are overwhelmingly liberal Democrat (about 8 out of 9). I was very surprised.
2. State Government Entity: Attended a meeting that did not include prayer. I would have fallen off of my chair. :)
3. Nonproft Religious Entity: The meeting began and ended with prayer. I was asked to give the closing prayer (I hate doing that.) These prayers were expected.
4. Professional Society: Attended an annual dinner of professionals. Not a religious group at all. The meeting began with a prayer. The room was overwhelming liberal.
What struck me was what an integral part prayer is in our public life. I bet the ACLU disapproves. (Sorry, couldn't resist. :))
Decker:
--- Quote from: Beach Bum on April 12, 2007, 11:04:07 AM ---I had an eventful day yesterday. Attended and participated in a number of meetings with different organizations/entities. Most of these meetings involved prayer:
1. Honolulu City Council Session: It began with a devotional and prayer by a local pastor. The City Council members are overwhelmingly liberal Democrat (about 8 out of 9). I was very surprised.
2. State Government Entity: Attended a meeting that did not include prayer. I would have fallen off of my chair. :)
3. Nonproft Religious Entity: The meeting began and ended with prayer. I was asked to give the closing prayer (I hate doing that.) These prayers were expected.
4. Professional Society: Attended an annual dinner of professionals. Not a religious group at all. The meeting began with a prayer. The room was overwhelming liberal.
What struck me was what an integral part prayer is in our public life. I bet the ACLU disapproves. (Sorry, couldn't resist. :))
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Nonsense about the ACLU BeachBum. We just can't have government proselytizing the people or paying for any religious idols.
It is a free country. Pray to your heart's content.
Dos Equis:
--- Quote from: Decker on April 12, 2007, 11:12:25 AM ---Nonsense about the ACLU BeachBum. We just can't have government proselytizing the people or paying for any religious idols.
It is a free country. Pray to your heart's content.
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I was kidding about the ACLU.
I agree the government shouldn't be proselytizing.
It's not just that this is a free country, it's that faith is really interwoven throughout our society, both in the public and private sectors. It was fascinating to see this at play yesterday.
Decker:
--- Quote from: Beach Bum on April 12, 2007, 11:16:03 AM ---I was kidding about the ACLU.
I agree the government shouldn't be proselytizing.
It's not just that this is a free country, it's that faith is really interwoven throughout our society, both in the public and private sectors. It was fascinating to see this at play yesterday.
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I know that I can sound like a humorless dickhead on these boards. I try not to be.
I know what you mean about watching religion at play in our society.
headhuntersix:
I'm pretty secular..and as a catholic..I get pretty "itchy" I guess when the evengelicals start pushing their agenda. I don't have aproblem with the prayers as u descibed them. Not sure it has any place in schools, however if a town or city, especially in the south is all pretty christian and folks vote for it, then I guess its not a big deal. That said...if the damm rags wanna where full on man dresses and burka's..its gotta be even on both sides. Head scarves sure..but they go to far.
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