Posted on 05/05/2009 8:35:29 PM PDT by Nachum
President Obama is distancing himself from the National Day of Prayer by nixing a formal early morning service and not attending a large Catholic prayer breakfast the following morning.
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The List, ping
The wheat is separating ITSELF from the chaff.
The chaff is separating ITSELF from the wheat.
Mods? A little help?
Not me!
Soetoro doesn’t think prayer is necessary for him since he considers himself god.
Don’t worry, we get the meaning.
or muslim
It's always all about him. He just doesn't get it that he represents the whole country now. Amateur Hour assclown.
President Washington declared a National Day of Prayer after the Whiskey Rebellion, as did President John Adams when France threatened war, and President Madison during the War of 1812.
President Tyler declared a Day of Prayer when President Harrison died, and as did President Taylor during a cholera epidemic.
President Buchanan proclaimed a Day of Prayer to avert civil strife, as did Lincoln during the Civil War.
President Andrew Johnson proclaimed a Day of Prayer when Lincoln was shot, as did President Wilson during World War I.
In 1952, President Truman made the National Day of Prayer an annual event, stating: “In times of national crisis when we are striving to strengthen the foundations of peace…we stand in special need of Divine support.”
President Reagan made it the first Thursday in May, saying: “Americans in every generation have turned to their Maker in prayer…We have acknowledged both our dependence on Almighty God and the help He offers us as individuals and as a Nation…Now, Therefore, I, Ronald Reagan, President of the United States…do…proclaim MAY 5, 1988, as a National Day of Prayer. I call upon the citizens of our great Nation to gather together on that day in homes and places of worship to pray.”
—American Minute
Color me surprised - not.
Well of course he is, Muslims don’t go to church.
Why would a Muslim attend a Christian Prayer Day, or Catholic Prayer Breakfast?
You might actually have been right the first time. Can’t you just see what’s goin’ on up there by the Pearly Gates?
“I didn’t invite this guy, he doesn’t have the right stuff” “Well, don’t look at me, I didn’t invite him!”
I’m so tired of this zero pandering to the atheists.
Don’t worry folks, I’m sure he will reinstate the National Day of Prayer, complete with Prayer Rugs and arrows pointing to Mecca everything.
Five times.
Making a “new America”
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MY Father-in-law is a Baptist minister and proclaimed Obama the Anti-Christ back during the Dem primaries... every day the Annointed One seems to be proving him true.
More “change.”
Well, they may pray for him, but they're not saying for what :)
Maybe he did it because there are no prayer rugs at the NDOP.
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Apparently not one of those who supported the faux messiah.
Good point, lol!!
The idea of seeing the man in prayer makes me more than a little nauseous, to be honest. In fact, I think I need to go wash my hands compulsively for an hour or so.
He already prays six times a day.
Thank you Cicero.
Which he thinks is in Hawaii at the foot of Big Bud Candy Mountain.
The geniuses praying for him are those that read God’s Word and take it to heart. The Bible instructs us to pray for our leaders and those in authority. Nowhere does it say pray for the leaders we like or happen to agree with.
God’s ways are not our ways. We are to obey. We can pray that our current leadership finds the Truth, that they act justly, etc.... But whether to pray for Obama or not is not left as an option to the practicing Christian.
The idea of seeing the man in prayer makes me more than a little nauseous, to be honest. In fact, I think I need to go wash my hands compulsively for an hour or so.
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Me too. I can’t even stand seeing his face. And his voice....
He has no soul.
Dang I was going to say something similar, but ya beat me, and with a far better example. :)
In this situation of this Assembly, groping as it were in the dark to find political truth, and scarce able to distinguish it when presented to us, how has it happened, Sir, that we have not hitherto once thought of humbly applying to the Father of lights to illuminate our understandings? In the beginning of the Contest with G. Britain, when we were sensible of danger we had daily prayer in this room for the divine protection.-Our prayers, Sir, were heard, & they were graciously answered. All of us who were engaged in the struggle must have observed frequent instances of a superintending providence in our favor. To that kind providence we owe this happy opportunity of consulting in peace on the means of establishing our future national felicity. And have we now forgotten that powerful friend? or do we imagine that we no longer need his assistance?
I have lived, Sir, a long time, and the longer I live, the more convincing proofs I see of this truth that God Governs in the affairs of men. And if a sparrow cannot fall to the ground without his notice, is it probable that an empire can rise without his aid? We have been assured, Sir, in the sacred writings, that "except the Lord build the House they labour in vain that build it." I firmly believe this; and I also believe that without his concurring aid we shall succeed in this political building no better, than the Builders of Babel: We shall be divided by our little partial local interests; our projects will be confounded, and we ourselves shall become a reproach and bye word down to future ages. And what is worse, mankind may hereafter from this unfortunate instance, despair of establishing Governments by Human wisdom and leave it to chance, war and conquest.
I therefore beg leave to move-that henceforth prayers imploring the assistance of Heaven, and its blessings on our deliberations, be held in this Assembly every morning before we proceed to business, and that one or more of the Clergy of this City be requested to officiate in that Service
A very very hard thing to do right now...
I will pray for him. That does NOT mean I will pray for God to grant him success in his agenda. I mean I will pray that he may rule well...which is almost the complete opposite in this case.
My post is reference to those who pray for his success. You are free to pray for anyone you want.
All people, no matter how evil have a soul. And we ought not dare condemn any in our hearts. Next to God's standard we are all pretty evil.
We should oppose his agenda by all means. But though I sympathize, we must ought not dare to condemn someone's very soul in our hearts.
Well, we aren’t a Christian nation, according to Zero.
Besides, why waste an opportunity to diss Shirley Dobson?
Per the article, Robert Gibbs said that the President will pray privately, like he does every does.
Five times, no doubt.
Some national leader we got this time.
The uneasiness about him has given way to the inability to dismiss any longer the fact that this man hates this country and its Christian heritage and its “values”.
We have anti American President, and he proves it more, day by day.
A day to choose is coming. America or Zero. Which will America choose?
I pray it makes the right choice.
Rule?? Is he King Obama now?
I guess you are right, he acts like one. He has control of the Senate and the House, so he can do whatever he wants.
To his and our demise......
Is that chap at Notre Dame still insisting on having Duh 0 speak at commencement and get an honorary degree???
Why does this not surprise me in the least? It also won’t shock those faithful Christian leaders who consider the National Day of Prayer so very important. I think most of them were kind of expecting this anyway...
**not attending a large Catholic prayer breakfast the following morning.**
Any thoughts?
He’s a flaming hypocrite to accept Notre Dame’s invitation but refuse to attend a prayer breakfast.
It just reinforces the impression that Christianity to Zero is like a Crucifix to Dracula. Except at ND of course which apparently has lost it’s Christian character.
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