Additional information on prayer
Here’s the story I wrote on prayer for today’s paper. I figured I’d add some links if you want more information:
The Freedom From Religion Foundation is currently working on another lawsuit in California relating to tax code benefits for ministers.The foundation and 21 of its California members, including Karen Buchanan, filed suit Friday, and the news release describe the case as “nationally-significant.” Here’s the press release the foundation sent out on the case.
Also, click here if you want to hear Karen Buchanan talk about Lodi’s decision to continue prayer.
To read the proposed policy the council will consider, open the council agenda here. Click on item E-13.
October 20th, 2009 in
General by Maggie
John Johnson’s editorial about the council’s lack of any goals was excellent.
No wonder the council has spent so much time lately arguing about starting their meetings with a prayer. When one hasn’t a clue about what to do, one needs to pray.
I believe in God. However, I have a problem with most organized religions. I often wonder if the fundamentalists ever really read the Bible. In Matt 6:6-7 Christ instructed his apostles how to pray (”Go into your room and shut the door.”) before teaching them the Our Father. Like Christ, I’m rather skeptical of hypocrites who need to loudly draw attention to themselves while praying.