[Texas_Jarhead]

"When, before the game, a group of fans joins hands and ''voluntarily'' recites the Lord's Prayer--that is horizontal prayer. It serves one of two purposes: to encourage me to join them, or to make me feel excluded."

2 things: one, never ever heard of vertical and horizontal prayer (did he jsut make that up or what). Two, I can think of 2 other pruposes: to publicly praise God (the Bible tells us to praise Him in all things) or as a display of public defiance against those fanatical forces that would strip Christians of their religious freedom and expression.

[Sacajaweau]

Sorry, I don't even believe his story. I transfered from a public school to a Catholic school in the fall of 1953.

[RonF]

Your comment on my post #7, please.