tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7923725288901074422.post3971137550062588972..comments2024-03-29T06:26:33.285-07:00Comments on Through These Woods: Day o' PrayerDan Trabuehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14303597141397042669noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7923725288901074422.post-89323015025944751172010-04-22T14:18:47.111-07:002010-04-22T14:18:47.111-07:00I would go further than Brother Dave's respons...I would go further than Brother Dave's response to Ozzie. If the churches <i>really</i> did their jobs, <i>there wouldn't be hungry to feed, naked to clothe, or the lonely sitting in prison unvisited, forgotten</i>. That's why I feel the church has failed in many respects.<br><br>What any of this has to do with the stupid lawsuit by a bunch of fanatics, I do not know . . .Geoffrey Kruse-Saffordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11242660591954094499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7923725288901074422.post-67946952513493666312010-04-22T12:10:10.263-07:002010-04-22T12:10:10.263-07:00In response to Al-Ozarka... "'If the chur...In response to Al-Ozarka... <br>"'If the churches simply did their job, these wouldn't be necessary.'<br><br>"Then feeding and housing the poor should not be a government concern, either...right?"<br><br>Correct. Jesus made it abundantly clear that feeding and caring for the poor is a Christian's responsibility. But in the the USA, the government stepped in and the Church (all too quickly) stepped out.Bro. Davehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06388144575284641351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7923725288901074422.post-90705224783237377182010-04-22T09:26:15.715-07:002010-04-22T09:26:15.715-07:00Ah springtime, when trolls leave their burrows...Ah springtime, when trolls leave their burrows...Alanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16274395216929104919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7923725288901074422.post-37476993740234715452010-04-22T08:36:02.597-07:002010-04-22T08:36:02.597-07:00"If the churches simply did their job, these ..."If the churches simply did their job, these wouldn't be necessary."<br><br>Then feeding and housing the poor should not be a government concern, either...right?Al-Ozarkahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03034820391347139672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7923725288901074422.post-82053874090076298212010-04-22T08:34:44.089-07:002010-04-22T08:34:44.089-07:00Friends of yours, Danielsan?<a href="http://hotair.com/archives/2010/04/22/live-action-releases-two-new-undercover-videos-shows-a-kentucky-abortion-clinic-covering-up-statutory-rape/" rel="nofollow">Friends of yours, Danielsan?</a>Al-Ozarkahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03034820391347139672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7923725288901074422.post-25191931400400817592010-04-21T14:38:47.823-07:002010-04-21T14:38:47.823-07:00Ah, much ado over nothing. People of faith know wh...Ah, much ado over nothing. People of faith know when to pray. Or, at least they should.<br><br>I suspect that with the current political atmosphere in this country, some would intentionally NOT pray on that day just because President Obama asked us to! <br><br>I have always believed the government should to stay out of religion. No prayer or Bible classes in public schools, no national religious observances, no religious displays on public property. If the churches simply did their job, these wouldn't be necessary.Bro. Davehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06388144575284641351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7923725288901074422.post-31605997953460911752010-04-21T10:22:43.927-07:002010-04-21T10:22:43.927-07:00What's amusing is that I'll bet all the ch...What's amusing is that I'll bet all the change in my pocket that, after this has been overturned, the nut jobs will still use it as evidence of the godlessness of this country. They're never ones to let the truth get in the way of a good spittle-flecked rant.Alanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16274395216929104919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7923725288901074422.post-75876978693628990632010-04-21T09:46:39.462-07:002010-04-21T09:46:39.462-07:00This is one of those stupid causes celebre that be...This is one of those stupid <i>causes celebre</i> that become the focal point of so much spittle-flaked screeching, and really don't mean all that much. The language of the law is ambiguous; the idea that a proclamation of prayer is meddling in religious practice, while technically correct, also ignores that there is no specificity of to whom one is to pray. One could pray to Isis, or Lucifer, or whomever.<br><br>My guess is, yes, this decision will be overturned, and that will be declared a "victory" by many on the religious right. I want to know why the Freedom From Religion Foundation got all hot and bothered about this; if they were more intelligent, and less fanatic, they would make fun of the National Day of Prayer, instead of give the nut-jobs reason to carry on.Geoffrey Kruse-Saffordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11242660591954094499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7923725288901074422.post-86898555208873762892010-04-20T13:26:07.014-07:002010-04-20T13:26:07.014-07:00Strictly from the Constitutional text, I think tha...Strictly from the Constitutional text, I think that it can be argued that the prayer violates the establishment clause -- just not very well. The men who wrote that document felt quite comfortable calling for national prayer.Johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04854543617806427302noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7923725288901074422.post-40141599735941425632010-04-20T07:55:07.496-07:002010-04-20T07:55:07.496-07:00This will get overturned, as it should be.In the m...This will get overturned, as it should be.<br><br>In the meantime the nutjobs will scream bloody murder while secretly thanking Judge Crabb for being such a great fundraiser for their crazy causes. If they were honest, they'd send her a cut of the millions they'll be able to scare from their minions for something that will turn out to be nothing.Alanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16274395216929104919noreply@blogger.com