[Dianna]

"And now, in the name of Jesus, let us say Amen."

Ok, in that instance since YOU are NOT praying in Jesus' name, I would expect that you would not say "Amen".

You really think this sentence DEMANDS something of you?

[TopQuark]

I'll let you worry about the subtlties and synonims here, but I am certainly compelled to do something I am proscribed to do.

YOu are correctly suggesting whay my reaction to it should or could be. I agree with you.

There remains a question, why should I be compelled in the first place. Why is it is possible for thousands of chaplains, ministers and priests to find prayers that are Christian and yet to do alienate other denomination of Cristianity, Jews, Muslims, or Hindu? As I said on this thread before, I myself participated in many inter-religiosu services, and has never had any problems. Were the priests adn ministers officiating there selling out Christianity? Nonsense.

All this is much simpler than most make it: we all know that we have to speak the truth, but it does not mean that we have to speak all of the truth and all the time (sometimes we can be silent). Same here: there are many components to your faith and, if you do not brign them all at once, you are not betraying your faith. That's all.

Now, if you choose to read in this that someone is making you a non-Christian, then you are correct in taking offesne. BUt that assumption is simply wrong.