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National Day of Prayer

May 1st is a "National Day of Prayer" or so I've been told. Prayer to what or who? This is yet another example of that American Civil Religion that is so pervasive these days. There is some vague undefined power out there called "God" who all Americans are supposed to believe in. Who or what is he? I honestly don't get it. Muslims deny the deity of Jesus Christ and call the doctrine of the Trinity polytheism. Hindus pray to hundreds of gods and goddesses, Buddhists claim no gods at all while the Baha'i faith claims all the gods and prophets as their own.

There is only One True God, that is the Triune God as described in the Holy Scriptures, the Father, Son and Holy Spirit. Sorry if that sounds intolerant but there can be no compromise on this issue. God is very real and very specific, He is the Father, Son and Holy Ghost and not Krisna, not Allah. Those who pray to these other gods are praying to false gods, praying to lies, indeed, they are praying to demons in the end!

For this reason I cannot support a "National Day of Prayer." The very concept is absurd on its face. Should not all Christians be praying each and every day anyway? I know I do, I pray and read the bible formally in morning and evening prayers every day and a dozen times informally during the day as well. Most importantly of all to declare a National Day of Prayer implies we are all in agreement on who God is, and we are not.

There is an alternative that is nearly as offensive, that is the National Day of Reason :-) Lets all worship ourselves for a day... blech.

Let us keep government out of religion and religion out of government. Yes, do pray, and pray every day to the Triune God, Father, Son and Holy Spirit, pray for your country, pray for your city and your family. Don't pray to Allah, don't pray to Krishna and don't pay to some undefined generic American "god" either.

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