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   zzazzenn said, about 3 years ago

   From the First Amendment: “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion…”

   It’s as simple as that. Have your National Day of Prayer, but do not expect it to be sponsored by a government founded on the principle that religion stays out of government…
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   davesmithsit said, about 3 years ago

   Gee, I didnt know a national day of prayer infringed on your right to worship or not .Oh wait that would be a state sponsered religion. Let us not forget the capitol building being promoted as a chapel by the same people who wrote that passage. Get over your self and your self rigtiousness and quit trying to force others to your belief or lack there of.
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   Radish said, about 3 years ago

   The Apotheosis of Washington in the eye of the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol was painted in the true fresco technique by Constantino Brumidi in 1865.

   Brumidi depicted George Washington rising to the heavens in glory, flanked by female figures representing Liberty and Victory/Fame. A rainbow arches at his feet, and thirteen maidens symbolizing the original states flank the three central figures. The word “apotheosis” in the title means literally the raising of a person to the rank of a god, or the glorification of a person as an ideal; George Washington was honored as a national icon in the nineteenth century.
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   dtroutma said, about 3 years ago

   Were they his virgins?
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   W(ar).Crime said, about 3 years ago

   Good!
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   Virgil Kemp said, about 3 years ago

   A classic!!
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   TJDestry said, about 3 years ago

   Let me know how the courts rule on the “National Day of Porn” and the traditional strip tease before graduation, as well as the moment when the coach gathers all the players together before a game and has them masturbate.
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   Ian Rey said, about 3 years ago

   You are free to pray whenever and wherever and in whatever manner you choose. You are also free to organize with whomever you desire and assemble to pray in any forum you like without fear of reprisal. You are not, however, free to force me or my government to endorse your activities. Why would you want that, anyway? I personally like the wall of separation to keep government out of my church, and I’m fine with the fact that it also keeps church out of my government.
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   zzazzenn said, about 3 years ago

   …um, the capitol building didn’t exist when the first amendment was written…

   Considering the Federal recognition of the Christmas holiday, one might have a point that that endorses a religious festival. I guess they get around that by suggesting it is a winter holiday that celebrates whatever festival is going on at that time.

   In that light, a national day of prayer isn’t entirely out of whack with Federal tradition.

   On the other hand, there is a strong undercurrent of Christian (particularly Evangelical Christian) preference in the movement for a day of prayer. Getting the government to recognize the day of prayer is another foot-in-the-door for Christianizing the government, and that would be no different than running a country like Afghanistan through Islamic law. The Constitution is written to prevent such from happening because the founding fathers recognized that a government allied with religion strengthened tyranny.
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    dtroutma said, about 3 years ago

    Make the national leaders pray to Vishnu, or Voodoo, and the reality of this farce becomes more exposed.

    Pray as you wish, like Jesus said, in private!
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    Libertarian1 said, about 3 years ago

    “Get over your self and your self rigtiousness and quit trying to force others to your belief or lack there of.”

    I honestly don’t know which side of the debate you are taking. Literally both sides can say that. That is exactly why our founding fathers chose to not get involved. Whenever the government sponsors “religion” many may think that is the one they want established. Best to keep it private. That is one of our disagreements with Islamic countries. There is a state established religion in those countries.

    Pray at home, at church, in the park, on the street but don’t demand the official endorsement of our government.
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    Corosive Frog said, about 3 years ago

    You guys need a day to pray?

    It’s your time. Do what you want with it.
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    runar said, about 3 years ago

    National Day of Prayer - established 1952. Another relic of the Cold War.
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    ReasonsVentriloquist said, about 3 years ago

    http://www.usconstitution.net/const.html

    I just went to this site and I did a search for the word “God”

    You know what? “No matches found,” that’s what!

    So much for the “Christian Nation of our forefathers!” bushwah!
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    W(ar).Crime said, about 3 years ago

    <=======^What’d you say about me?
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