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The National Day of Prayer, does not force or support any religion. Why some individuals may not believe in the power of prayer, many do and it gives these individuals a day of unification.

I rarely pray for assitance or intervention from the creator, who I call God. Many individuals may call the creator by other names. And some may reject that there is an intelligent design in the universe, which I call God.
My prayers are usually for the blessings the creator provide me each day. On "The National Day of Prayer", my prayer was a prayer of thanks. I am blessed by being born in country that believe in individual freedoms.

ALSO [[SMARTGEEK]] To emphasize the correct way to write a sentence with proper English.

You wrote : i'm sorry, [jhnsn283] but i capitalized it to emphasize the typos of the people that had previously didn't like what i said.

Correct way : I'm sorry [jhnsn283] , but I capitalized it to emphasize the typos of the people that had previously not liked what I said.

Also, enjoyed or appreciated would of been a better word to use other than LIKED....it's a little grade school boyish

AND,
It has nothing to do with feeling COOL it has to do with PROPER ENGLISH. Yes people make mistakes. But, it's not hard to know the correct words to use and how to write a complete meaningful, UNDERSTANDABLE sentence. It's easy 1st grade material. THATS ALL. Good Day :)

OK OBVIOUSLY THAT WENT WAY OVER YOUR HEAD [SMARTGEEK]

YOU USED THE INCORRECT WORD FOR THE SENTENCE YOU WROTE. [[[[HELLLLOOOOO]]] THIS >BY 'BUY' IS THE CORRECT WORD TO YOU SHOULD OF USED. IT HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH CAPITALIZING..........

GOD HELP SOME PEOPLE FOR THEY DO NOT KNOW ANY BETTER!!!!!!!!!

I observed the news coverage of it the day after. I don't pray, because I have nothing to pray to. I think everybody lets religion get them kooky and worked up, whether they believe in something or not. I don't get worked up over it, but if you ask me how I feel I will tell you that I doubt the existence of all supernatural phenomena. I don't believe in the Boogie Man, the Easter Bunny, Santa Claus, Zeus, Aphrodite, Dionysus, or any of those other 2000 year old comic book characters either.

The man who is preaching loudly on the National Day of Prayer maybe offending to those non-believers. Here in America, we were founded on Christian Principles. I'd rather hear that man preach loudly than seeing some soldiers in a communist country shoot someone for practicing their religious beliefs either by praying in public or praying in their homes reading their bibles. In the USA we are lucky to have our freedoms to worship. Try doing that in the former USSR or China.

[streetgeek] BTW...when using the word BUY in a sentence as you did I would make sure it was meant in the correct form as you so horrible just DEGRADED that word. BY is what you meant not BUY.....EX on how you correctly would use the word. Are going to 'buy' something or are you passing 'by'. Just a little something for our ""smartgeek"" to put in HIS JUICE BOX and suck on!!!!!! Poor little guy needs to go back to school......awwwwww . Come on, my 1st grade daughter even knows how to distinguish those words when using them in a sentence.

Prayers that come true most often are those asking for guidance.

As to whether or not our Nation was founded on Christian principles, it is.

I read every comment here, this one is the most relevant to prove it:

The Declaration of Independence:
"We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator...."

A direct reference to God. As also written in the last line of the Declaration:

"And for the support of this Declaration, with a firm reliance on the protection of divine Providence, we mutually pledge to each other our Lives, our Fortunes and our sacred Honor."

divine Providence = God's will

Also penned by Jefferson:
"No nation has ever yet existed or been governed without religion. Nor can be. The Christian religion is the best religion that has ever been given to man and I as Chief Magistrate of this nation am bound to give it the sanction of my example."

Then there is Madison, who said: "Religion is the basis and foundation of government." and "We have staked the whole of all our political institutions…… to sustain ourselves according to the Ten Commandments of God."

Then there is the ultimate anti-American, George Washington, who wrote:
"The General hopes and trusts that every officer and man will endeavor to live and act as becomes a Christian soldier defending the dearest rights and liberties of his country." – General Order, (9 July 1776) George Washington Papers at the Library of Congress

-and-

"While we are zealously performing the duties of good citizens and soldiers, we certainly ought not to be inattentive to the higher duties of religion. To the distinguished character of Patriot, it should be our highest glory to add the more distinguished character of Christian." – General Orders (2 May 1778)

Of course, the Motto of the United States of America:
"In God We Trust",
a connotation of such first appearing written in 1814 as the final stanza of Francis Key Scott's The Star-Spangled Banner: "...And this be our motto: 'In God is our trust'". While acknowledged it was not an official motto, there are many references to the use of this phrase since the very beginning of the American Revolutionary movement.

what do you pray for anyways.
is it like those wish lists i sent to santa?
streetgerk out

come on, that metaphor was so bad. like forewarded text message bad. if your going to degrade yourself BUY posting something stupid in a forum be prepared to hear about it.
you would have done it too if you didn't agree with her.
please keep on backing each others arguments up, you need all the help you can get.

it's pretty easy to dismiss someone who disagrees with you as crazy. i guess i am mentally imbalanced then. but i guess if we're all a part of god, i guess he's(she's?) a little mentally imbalanced too.

streetgerk,

Yawn, hohum, ZZZzzzzzz

This nation was founded on Christian principles. When I was in school about 30 yrs ago, we had invocation at footballs games and our daily moment of silence during the morning announcements. When the non-believers took prayer out of school, the trouble with school violance began. When I was in high school, there were practically no school shooting like Columbine. These days the schools are not allowed to have Christmas parties so that they wouldn't offend the politically correct crowd. I am tired of the secularism that is in today's society. I am also tired of these corporate american retail giants such as Wal-Mart, Home Depot and Lowe's calling Christmas decorations Holiday decorations, trees, etc. Since public prayer has been basically outlawed, our country is going downhill. Remember 9/11. This was a terrorist attack that attacked our nation. I remember that day very well, after work going to my neighborhood church for a prayer service that brought tears to my eyes. None of these terrorists were Christians.

During these tough times us CHRISTIANS ought to pray when we want, where we want. If those who oppose prayer don't like it, they can just walk away and do their own thing. My wife and I pray at least 3 times a day, before each meal, no matter where we are, even in public.

Aubrey, Prayer of one does one hell of alot more than the hard work of one.

I AM A CHRISTIAN AND PROUD OF IT!!!!!!!!!!

VBB you said a mouth full there!!!!!! go girl !!!!!!

Aubrey.....you don't work nor do you pray...what good are you?

YES IT'S LONG BUT IT'S WORTH THE READ...ESPECIALLY YOU AUBREY AND AUBREY FOLLOWERS!!!!

Only the Mentally Unbalanced Deny God

Romans 1:20

For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even his eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse:

Creation clearly indicates the power and the presence of an Almighty, Eternal God. There is too much order, too much logic, too much intelligent design to deny Him. Yet, even in the midst of such a systematic universe, there are wondrous, amazing things that only an awesome Being could have created! When we consider things like the seahorse, and the fact that it is the male that has the offspring, when the female is the generally accepted gender to become pregnant. If the universe were merely a machine running on a scientific program, where did things like this come from?

God is so good that he doesn’t leave his natural creations as the only evidence of His awesome power. He takes people who are riddled with cancer, people who have months, weeks, even days to live, people whom the medical community has sadly given up on- and heals them. Not a trace of cancer, as though they had never battled the dreaded disease! The medical community cannot explain these phenomena. Let me repeat: the medical community cannot explain these phenomena! What, no scientific explanation? That is because the answer is spiritual! God healed the person!

Only a fool would deny His existence. Psalms 14:1 says that “The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God. They are corrupt, they have done abominable works, there is none that doeth good.” It is my understanding that the word for fool in the original Greek means “insane”. So only a mentally unbalanced person would deny the existence of God! I have to tell you that, even before I was saved, there was just too much evidence of the existence of a higher power for me to deny His existence. I was one of these people who was like, I’m going to acknowledge God’s existence and try not to do anything that might upset Him too much, just in case He exists, just in case Heaven and hell are real…I can’t believe the people out there that are willing to risk it! I mean human life lasts, at the very very most, what, 115 years? I’m not sure how old the oldest person Willard Scott ever said happy birthday to was, but I doubt they were older than that. Even when people try to tell you all about super old people in the mountains of Tibet or whatever, its always that they live to be like 120. Whatever. Most of us will make it to 75 or 80 and be lucky to get there. But even 120 years doesn’t stack up to eternity! Only a crazy person would risk spending all of eternity in hell to deny God and do whatever they want for 75 to 120 years.

streetgeek

i think you can get the message that justmom was trying to make. so dont try and defend your thoughts buy degrading her. you have your thoughts and she has hers. she just dont agree with you..

justmom: You can't see air, you feel it. Yet I am sure the non believers suck up as much air as the rest of us, even though they can't actually prove it is there. You may not be able to see God but you can feel Him.

news flash, we can prove air is there. its a real thing, crazy.
here's what science has taught us and the dictionary tells us.

air (âr)
n.
1.
a. A colorless, odorless, tasteless, gaseous mixture, mainly nitrogen (approximately 78 percent) and oxygen (approximately 21 percent) with lesser amounts of argon, carbon dioxide, hydrogen, neon, helium, and other gases.
b. This mixture with varying amounts of moisture and particulate matter, enveloping the earth; the atmosphere.
(www.thefreedictionary.com)

you know what i observed on prayer day?!
one of those mythical screaming preachers..... it was a riot.
out there in the gazebo, reading scripture at the top of his lungs to no one, did they leave? perhaps. was there anyone to begin with? who knows. but this guy was angry and doing a really good job at making christians look crazy.

maybe he just had a bad day

Another informative quote from a nicely written, historically sound paper written on this very subject:

"The two clauses of the First Amendment (1. no establishment of religion and 2. free exercise) clearly were written to RESPECT religion, not to diminish it...
...constitutional lawyers (regularly) hold that both the clauses were designed essentially to promote religion by prohibiting FEDERAL interference. Serious scholars, believe that unbridled judicial activism, in an attempt to make sure that no religion is “established” have gone far beyond the intent of the framers. The founders, on the other hand, appointed paid chaplains, asked for official prayers, funded projects to buy BIBLES for Indians, engaged personally in fasting and appeals for Divine assistance... There are innumerable modern instances (to the chagrin of the secularist) of government directly aiding religious expression. The prayer “God bless the Court” has begun the deliberations for over 200 years..."

http://www.geocities.com/frjimlloyd/J...

"this country was founded on secularism"

WRONG.

WHOOP WHOOP WHOOP!
REVISIONIST HISTORY ALERT!
WHOOP WHOOP WHOOP!

The Declaration of Independence:
"We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator...."

A direct reference to God. As also written in the last line of the Declaration:

"And for the support of this Declaration, with a firm reliance on the protection of divine Providence, we mutually pledge to each other our Lives, our Fortunes and our sacred Honor."

divine Providence = God's will

Also penned by Jefferson:
"No nation has ever yet existed or been governed without religion. Nor can be. The Christian religion is the best religion that has ever been given to man and I as Chief Magistrate of this nation am bound to give it the sanction of my example."

Then there is Madison, who said: "Religion is the basis and foundation of government." and "We have staked the whole of all our political institutions…… to sustain ourselves according to the Ten Commandments of God."

Then there is the ultimate anti-American, George Washington, who wrote:
"The General hopes and trusts that every officer and man will endeavor to live and act as becomes a Christian soldier defending the dearest rights and liberties of his country." – General Order, (9 July 1776) George Washington Papers at the Library of Congress

-and-

"While we are zealously performing the duties of good citizens and soldiers, we certainly ought not to be inattentive to the higher duties of religion. To the distinguished character of Patriot, it should be our highest glory to add the more distinguished character of Christian." – General Orders (2 May 1778)

Of course, the Motto of the United States of America:
"In God We Trust",
a connotation of such first appearing written in 1814 as the final stanza of Francis Key Scott's The Star-Spangled Banner: "...And this be our motto: 'In God is our trust'". While acknowledged it was not an official motto, there are many references to the use of this phrase since the very beginning of the American Revolutionary movement.

and mader its on every dollar we pay our bills with.....
(in God we trust)

Aubrey,

Please share where you found that particular bit of history.

Did you know that God is mentioned in the Declaration of Independence? Try reading it......

Mader

bravo.... you took the words out of my mouth.... hang in there man!!!

Oh Aubrey how sad……

Do you really feel excluded? Would a National Free Thinkers Day balance it out for you? Perhaps you should go to work on Christmas Day or Good Friday to protest.

“…the National Day of Prayer Task Force …..focused on a small segment of the Protestant Christianity.” Hardly! Everyone I’ve attended included Catholics as well as all kinds of Protestant denominations

“The National Day of Prayer makes those who don’t pray feel like second-class citizens. Why set aside a national day that needlessly excludes?”

Maybe we shouldn’t have a Veterans Day either, so non-vets don’t feel like second class citizens and that they’ve been excluded. While we’re at it lets get rid of the birthdays that celebrate Washington and Lincoln. I’m sure Bill Clinton feels excluded.

According to even the left wing polls, the majority of Americans still consider themselves to be Christians. You’re gonna have to show me some facts that the MAJORITY of people agree with the Supreme Court decision about taking “a moment of silence” out of the schools.

Despite the attempts by pseudo-historians to re-write our nation’s history, you have to face the fact that the religion has played a major role in the forming of America and has continued ever since.

NO ONE is trying to jam Christianity down your throat by celebrating a National Day Of Prayer – to claim otherwise is ludicrous - attendence isn't mandatory! Most celebrations took place before regular working hours or at lunchtime, so where's the HUGH waste of tax dollars?

It doesn’t bother me one whit (or most other people for that matter) if you want to promote the joys and benefits of being a free thinker or atheist. Why do you do have to slam what the majority of other people believe in because you don't agree? Just ignore it. I for one am SICK AND TIRED of a vocal minority of non-believers trying to force their views on me! Get a life!

Again, I suggest, form a group of like minded folks and push for a National Day of Free Thinkers. You could probably get the Supreme Court to agree, and then you wouldn’t have to go through the normal route of getting Congress to pass a law recognizing it.

I am not a smart person but can read. The Constitution is written in very plain language. You have not proved anywhere on this board the establishment of a religion. Proclamations and resolutions are not laws establishing any religion. Judges are human and make decisions contrary to the constitution. Read the constitution!

people let this psycho Aubrey rant and rave but dont let her get to you.. if you look at any of her comments at ANY blog, all she tries to do is drive down your neck is atheism... In the same breath she tells you that she dont like the ones who believe, because all they do is shove the bible down hers... she is a psycho on meds..

I'd rather live life as if there is a God and find out there isn't, than live as if there isn't and find out there is.

Aubrey, again I ask. What law did congress pass establishing a religion?

Christianity is the biggest scam ever. I can't believe how many people are dumb enough to follow it LOL

Amendment I
Freedoms, Petitions, Assembly

Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press, or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.

******Aubrey, could you site the law you are talking about?*****

SHE REALLY WONT GIVE UP WILL SHE....

YOU STILL HAVEN'T ANSWERED MY ? IN REGARDS TO WHAT WAS BEFORE THE BIG BANG....WHO/WHAT/ MADE IT HAPPEN. YOU HAVE ALL THIS OTHER "STUFF" TO BLOG ABOUT....LIKE CHRISTIANS ARE PREJUDICE AND CONTROLLING BECAUSE WE CARE ABOUT OUR BELIEFS ENOUGH TO PRAY IN PUBLIC AND TO SPEAK OF THEM OPENLY ON A FORUM/BLOG/ANYWHERE FOR THAT MATTER. COME ON, COME ON, COME ON... IS THAT ALL YOU GOT.

WELL I GOT OUR LORD JESUS AND OUR HOLY FATHER. AND THE'VE GOT ME. AND THATS ALL THAT REALLY MATTERS TO ME AND MY LIFE AS I KNOW IT. WITH GOD ALL THINGS ARE POSSIBLE. LIKE YOUR FREEDOM OF SPEECH. YOU SHOULD BE SO BLESSED TO HAVE IT. AMEN!!!!!!!!

BLESS YOU AUBREY BLESS YOU.

Everyone has their own beliefs, mine are in God! God is there when I need him, he listens to me, he comforts me, he uplifts me. He gave his son for me, that's quite a gift! I have never tried to force my religion on anyone, but I do enjoy sharing about it with others. If I can save someone simply by sharing, Praise God! If you're not interested, you're more than welcome to walk away, but that won't stop me from praying for you.

Have a blessed day everyone!

Aubrey

get the point .... you are in the wrong place to preach your thoughts...

Sorry Aubrey,

But you know as well as I do that one limited study doesn't prove much of anything. I notice that you didn't cite the number of people in the study, nor the time period it covered although surely the article mentioned it.

You know the old saying don't you? "There are lies, d*mn lies and statistics". Nice try though!

You can't see air, you feel it. Yet I am sure the non believers suck up as much air as the rest of us, even though they can't actually prove it is there. You may not be able to see God but you can feel Him.

Here is a good site to check out MISS AUBREY KNOW IT ALL.

http://www.everystudent.com/features/...

If God does not and never existed then you tell how all this whole EXISTENCE happened in the first place science can only go so far. So before the big bang what was there????? What created it????? Can't wait to see whatcha have for this one.

Does God exist? The universe had a start - what caused it?

Scientists are convinced that our universe began with one enormous explosion of energy and light, which we now call the Big Bang. This was the singular start to everything that exists: the beginning of the universe, the start of space, and even the initial start of time itself.

Astrophysicist Robert Jastrow, a self-described agnostic, stated, "The seed of everything that has happened in the Universe was planted in that first instant; every star, every planet and every living creature in the Universe came into being as a result of events that were set in motion in the moment of the cosmic explosion...The Universe flashed into being, and we cannot find out what caused that to happen."9

Steven Weinberg, a Nobel laureate in Physics, said at the moment of this explosion, "the universe was about a hundred thousands million degrees Centigrade...and the universe was filled with light."10

The universe has not always existed. It had a start...what caused that? Scientists have no explanation for the sudden explosion of light and matter.

[AUBREY]: there must be something wrong with you mentally/emotionally??? IDK.....Why do you always feel the need to bash and yes you are literally bashing everything that might have the word of God or be connected to religion or some sort of faith. If you choose to be a non existent person to our Lord and Saviour than so be it but stop posting all these ridiculous things on blogs etc that really no one cares about. I think you do it just to be annoying because you have nothing better to do with your time.

You say we try and push our beliefs on, But honestly, I think its the other way around. Your just to ignorant to see it. YA I said that!!! What ever is bottled up in you !!God!! for bid let it out and see things for what it really is. Cause I could care less about your spouts of research and so called facts etc. Over 85 % of America is Christian so put that in your juice box and suck on it. Your always welcome to stop being the minority.

Good Day :)

Going through these tough times, we all need to take time to pray everyday. I visited the prayer chapel of my church yesterday for prayers for this tough time of being jobless at this time. I've been thinking lately that the day for prayer is not just the national day of prayer for the year, but it's everyday. We all need our daily prayers.

it's all part of the "Grey's" agenda!

everyday is a day of prayer for me!

I'd have to disagree with you on that point. But I would also have to agree. I'd disagree because it depends on the "one" that you are talking about. I'd agree because, thanks to the hard work of THE ONE, billions of people have been saved. I can see where you are coming from though, our companies don't pay us to pray. I can say from personal experience that it does pay to pray. Not necessarily in monetary terms, but the peace that God gives and the assurance that above all else, He is sovereign and will work everything together for the good. Prayer is not a cure-all for human suffering, it is simply a connection to God to keep you grounded in times of suffering. Think of it as a lighthouse in the storm, just because you see a lighthouse doesn't mean the storm is over and your ship is safe. It does remind you that there is Someone watching out for you. Prayer should be a refreshing experience, building yourself up in the faith. To many people see it as a plea for help. Yes, certain times we will ask for things in prayer, but that should not be the only time we seek God's face. Prayer should be an open communication with God, which is why the bible says "Pray without ceasing." You could also pray while you work, a modern take on "Pray without ceasing." :)

Wow, Aubrey...I'm glad that there were those millions praying. If you were the hard worker, I'm also glad that you have a job and are a good worker. I think that work and prayer get EVEN more done!