tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6877063.post111017110758199457..comments2023-10-27T02:21:24.958-05:00Comments on Liberal Faith Development: Public School Board Prayer -- What Would Jesus Do? (Response to "Let School Board say its prayers" Editorial, Shreveport Times -- 2 March 2005)Steve Caldwellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12333184436301854794noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6877063.post-89852604411244971152008-08-03T09:30:00.000-05:002008-08-03T09:30:00.000-05:00On 2 August 2008, anonymous wrote:-snip-"As a note...On 2 August 2008, anonymous wrote:<BR/>-snip-<BR/><I>"As a note, at that time Jesus was teaching about hypocrisy, the showy 'faith' of many people, including religious leaders, then and now. The prayer He is talking about was prayed in order to draw attention to oneself as someone who is, quite literally, holier than thou."</I><BR/><BR/>So you're suggesting tha elected politicians would <B>never</B> engage in "showy" displays of faith?<BR/><BR/>I hope you're not so naive that you've never considered the possibility that at least some of the public religious performances of politicians is for "show" and may not be sincere.<BR/><BR/>If the prayers are for God to hear, why not do them in executive session where the voters cannot hear them but God can?<BR/><BR/>God may be able to tell the sincere public prayer apart from the insincere but they are identical to human ears.<BR/><BR/>But private prayer is sincere because there is no possibility that it's a display of piety for the voters.Steve Caldwellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12333184436301854794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6877063.post-12260399544723777862008-08-02T23:38:00.000-05:002008-08-02T23:38:00.000-05:00As a note, at that time Jesus was teaching about h...As a note, at that time Jesus was teaching about hypocrisy, the showy "faith" of many people, including religious leaders, then and now. The prayer He is talking about was prayed in order to draw attention to oneself as someone who is, quite literally, holier than thou. This has nothing to do with opening a public gathering in prayer, for usually one who does so seeks no such recognition, and is at least attempting to support Christ and the things He stood for. Therefore opening a meeting in prayer is actually healthy for the Body of Christ. For further information see what the book of Acts has to say regarding the prayers of the Early Church, and also what the gospels have to say about the prayers of Jesus Himself.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com