prayer at parents' church

[pop goes the weasel]

So my folks today told me that they were reassured by the main prayer at their evangelical church. Seems the prayer giver devoted the entire prayer to asking God to save the United States from 1. the war, 2. the attack on civil liberties, 3. the collapse of the wall between church and state, 4. the poor economy, 5. the deteriorating environment, 6. the enmity of all mankind, and 7. leaders who commit terrible acts in the name of God.

Well, I must say that I find that development encouraging. Go, ye regular Christians, and rise up against the fraudster in chief.

[Randi_Listener]

1. Praise Jesus and pass the ammo!!

[taxismom]

3. A while back

I said I was going to turn off the Sunday talk and go back to church. I think more people spend their Sundays this way than in front of the TeeVee.
I know there are lots of church going folks who condemn the war and find the abandonment of the Golden Rule pretty hypocritical.
I guess we need to take our churches back from the fundies.

[shugah]

9. that is so funny!

apparently in the 50s, elementary school students actually sang that song "praise god, and pass the ammunition..." la la la.

[sakabatou]

2. Amen (n/t)

[seabeyond]

4. all these churches standing up after the fact

didnt they see there was an issue. that we needed them before the election

[pop goes the weasel]

5. folks' church

traditionally stays out of politics, as well as most social actions, putting stress on individual freedom of conscience. That someone is worried enough about political events to have brought it up in the congregation in the form of a prayer is astounding.

[seabeyond]

6. ya. they are doing the right thing

thanks for sharing. is good to hear of church that is walking the path they are asked to. i use to like looking at churches, i dont go. but i felt good about the people that use them. now, i see a church and i feel hate that they have for people. told husband a month ago that was just wrong

[Sapphocrat]

7. Now, THAT...

...is what I call Christian.

Very cool. Thanks for sharing that!

[Joe Momma]

8. if i may ask....

what denomination is this church?

[pop goes the weasel]

11. mainline CofC

surprised?

[AP]

10. Prayer at my new church: that god forgives the church for criticizing...

...Kerry and helping a person whose policy is not Christian get elected.

My first act of getting my church organized progressively: a loud amen to that. I wasn't alone.