The New Lord's Prayer
Jun 21, 2020 18:43:42 #
usken65 wrote:
Nothing about that was a reference to persecution. It was merely a statement of the sad state of affairs our country is in now. If you fail to understand that it may be because your ears are too close together. To make it plainer you’re a narrow minded bigot.
No, it takes a bigot to say that everyone needs to act the same, even those who are being taught other prayers by his/ her parents.
I am an Evangelical Christian, but fifty+ years ago I ate lunch at high school with the offspring off Unitarian parents. It would have been a sham for him to recite a prayer he didn’t believe; every day at lunch was a new ‘discussion’ of our differences.
Jun 21, 2020 20:02:26 #
The author makes a lot of good (true) points and the rhyming is excellent.
Very talented poet.
Very talented poet.
Jun 21, 2020 20:46:38 #
David Martin
Loc: Cary, NC
gvarner wrote:
Just more evidence that Christians can’t be Christians unless they feel persecuted. When you post crap like this you should expect to get pushback.
Nice! So with your post it sounds like you're offering to make folks feel persecuted?
Jun 21, 2020 21:59:17 #
Jun 22, 2020 00:02:09 #
IDguy
Loc: Idaho
OlinBost wrote:
It is sad that you say this. It shows that you have little respect or consideration of others when they might not share your beliefs. This is called Racism.
I', done here.
I', done here.
Glad you are gone. Someone who can’t understand the difference between race and religion has nothing to offer.
Jun 22, 2020 10:13:38 #
When I was in elementary school we did not have prayers in class or assembly. The Christmas program did include both religious and secular songs. In high school, there was no particular religious stance, but religious topics were discussed. I felt that it was interesting that the subject of God could be discussed without recrimination by believers and non-believers because we were, first of all, classmates who respected one another. Apparently that kind of discussion cannot happen today. However, I believe it's that type of open discussion that our Forefathers had in mind.
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