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Originally posted by TheWayISeeIt
reply to post by kozmo
kozmo, don't get your panties in a twist. You made a valid point. But the topic of this thread is not to say there is no room for prayer, but the amount of it and the calling upon of God throuout the ceremony seemed excessive and made some of us uncomfortable.
I am personally musing out loud as to why that is and believe I too have made a valid point in regards to Bush jr. in how he hid behind his Higher Father when asked why he did not regret any decisions he has made.
And I think that regardless of our religious or political leanings we can all agree that Bush's lack of regard for questioning his decisions has left this country a worse place than what it was when he took over.
Originally posted by Missing Blue Sky
reply to post by TheWayISeeIt
I think you may not realize how much most people pray...and maybe that is why they are there getting things done(as leaders, senators, congressmen and presidents) and you are at home or wherever watching it on TV. Maybe because they ask, God leads them to positions of action and leadership.
Originally posted by TheWayISeeIt
Originally posted by Missing Blue Sky
reply to post by TheWayISeeIt
I think you may not realize how much most people pray...and maybe that is why they are there getting things done(as leaders, senators, congressmen and presidents) and you are at home or wherever watching it on TV. Maybe because they ask, God leads them to positions of action and leadership.
Umm hmm, but hundreds of millions of dollars from lobbyists and corporate sponsors (and daddies who had the job before you) doesn't hurt either...
Originally posted by TheWayISeeIt
I have been watching the inauguration (and luncheon after). Is anyone besides me unnerved by the endless invocation of God and praying that is going on in this very short period of time (90 mins)?
I am not saying that there is no place for a prayer, but must everything be prayed over repeatedly and God called being ceaslessly called upon?
Whatever happened to seperation of church and state being a fundamental tenet of our constituion?
Does this bother anybody but me?
Originally posted by Irish M1ck
reply to post by BlueRaja
But this is a secular government, and it is becoming a more and more secular nation of people.
If you want to bring Christian prayer in, then you better prepare to start bringing Muslim prayer, Hindu prayer, etc. I suspect Christians will soon start to see their undue, privileged treatment in this country is fading.
Originally posted by BlueRaja
Originally posted by Irish M1ck
reply to post by BlueRaja
But this is a secular government, and it is becoming a more and more secular nation of people.
If you want to bring Christian prayer in, then you better prepare to start bringing Muslim prayer, Hindu prayer, etc. I suspect Christians will soon start to see their undue, privileged treatment in this country is fading.
It's always been a secular government, but the nation and Constitution was founded on Christian principles. Muslims, Hindus, etc...are free to worship as they please, and atheists are free to not worship. That doesn't mean that our traditions should kowtow to every Johnny come lately.
Originally posted by Irish M1ck
reply to post by BlueRaja
But this is a secular government, and it is becoming a more and more secular nation of people.
If you want to bring Christian prayer in, then you better prepare to start bringing Muslim prayer, Hindu prayer, etc. I suspect Christians will soon start to see their undue, privileged treatment in this country is fading.