[Buggman]

Dave, the whole time you're supposedly meditating on the Lord Jesus Christ, you are saying over and over again,

Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee; blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death. Amen.

So even in theoretically meditating on God, you are overlaying it with verbal entreaties to Mary. You are thus sharing God's glory with another.

If you can see your way around that, that's between you and God. But stop acting like you couldn't possibly understand why a Protestant might see that as Mary worship.

[Conservative til I die]

Luke 1 26 In the sixth month, the angel Gabriel was sent from God to a town of Galilee called Nazareth, 27 to a virgin betrothed to a man named Joseph, of the house of David, and the virgin's name was Mary. 28 And coming to her, he said, "Hail, favored one! The Lord is with you."
41 When Elizabeth heard Mary's greeting, the infant leaped in her womb, and Elizabeth, filled with the holy Spirit, 42 cried out in a loud voice and said, "Most blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb."

Holy Mary

I would think most Christians would agree Mary was holy, even if not an ever-virgin or sinless.

Mother of God

Mary was the mother of Jesus, no? And Jesus was God, yes?

pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death

Nothing more than asking her to pray for us. Pretty innocuous stuff.

[rbmillerjr]

"But stop acting like you couldn't possibly understand why a Protestant might see that as Mary worship."

I would suggest innocent ignorance.

But tell us which part of the Hail Mary prayer you see as worshipping Mary?

[SoothingDave]

Dave, the whole time you're supposedly meditating on the Lord Jesus Christ, you are saying over and over again,

Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee; blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death. Amen.

So even in theoretically meditating on God, you are overlaying it with verbal entreaties to Mary. You are thus sharing God's glory with another.

We are honoring those God Himself chose to honor. I see no sin in that.

stop acting like you couldn't possibly understand why a Protestant might see that as Mary worship.

"Saying anything nice about anyone other than God" seems to be the Protestant definition of "worship."

SD