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Yoyo,

Many people of faith also realize the danger of religion. My pastor is insistent on reminding us that it's about 'relationship' and not 'religion'.

There is a big difference between the two. If you look at the teachings of Jesus, he was constantly getting on the religious leaders of His day because they were talking the talk without walking the walk.

Religion is indeed responsible for many of the problems we see today. It's also responsible for many good things but you never hear about those because it does not make good copy. Why write about a church that is making a positive impact when you can write about a pastor who screwed up? Which article will sell more papers, get more hits on the web etc.?

I should have added to my last post
that I think religion is the most dangerous
force threatening the survival of us all.
It really scares me.
Religion seems to give people an excuse to behave
in incredibly irrational and savage ways. All in the name of god.
In time it will destroy us if its not opposed by the
non-believers amongst us.

Victoria
I'm sure you're a bright and wonderful
person. I've read some of your other posts.
I envy your confidence in prayer. I can
understand that it must be comforting to
believe as you do.
Who knows...perhaps there is a creator.
And perhaps you do have his ear. How can
we know?
However,I'm inclined to believe otherwise.
Never having been indoctrinated into
religion, I reject the idea of the
supernatural world or a god.
I also think that science will continue to
enlighten us about the real world,and that
faith will eventually be forced to give way to science.

my entire life is a continued living proof of the efficacy of prayer- no amount of studies or opinions can invalidate that-

perhaps someone should study PRAYDAR- the real and continual phenomena of prayerful people connecting with each other to act in service to other people in many unexplainable coincidences that seem to confound science at this time-

perhaps science will catch up some day

Mr Nyang,

The Annual Prayer Breakfast is really a political, not a religious, event. Please don't be so naive about the manipulation by the right-wing of supposedly religious events for political purposes.

I'm sure I read in this paper about 6 or 7 months ago a study that cost millions of dollars and
found that prayer didn't work.
Other studies too have shown that intercessory
prayer is totally ineffective.
If prayer worked we'd be living in a completely
different world,where we all would be praying day and night.
It's kinda scary in this cowardly world that we
continually ignore truth and reality and choose
superstitious mumbo jumbo instead.
No wonder the world is in such a godawful mess.

BR NYANG I join you in your prayers and intentions
A salaamu alaikum wa rahmatulahi wa barakatu

There is no factual or intellectual basis for these assertions by the writer.

It is a curious fact that when politicians, particularly right wingers have no argument to support whatever position they have, they wrap themselves in the flag and patriotism.

It is not so curious that when people with an agenda of religion have no argument, they wrap themselves in the flag and somehow equate religious belief or prayer with some innate sense of Americanism.

This is complete nonsense and infantile.

There is nothing uniquely American about prayer and this nation has no exclusive hold or proprietary grasp on prayer.

In fact, the author should know better. In countries with large Muslim populations, the Muezzin can be heard five times a day -- sometimes many Muezzins competing from different mosques in the same general area.

In India and other Asian countries there is a steady stream of people going in and out of temples.

In Rome, there is huge square where public prayer is held -- it's called St. Peter's Basilica, remember?

One could go on and on.

Does anyone at WaPo filter this drivel?

On this matter let me be clear...separation of church and state is not to be violated. You have all kinds of breaches today and you also have a President who is either Lucifer, or who is possessed. I am not sure which and it does not matter. You have shreaded your Constitution and in so doing you have let in that which you tried to keep out. Let this be a lesson that sticks with the Country THIS TIME. I doubt that we'll get another chance at mastery if we get past the lesson plan at hand first!

May those who curse you be cursed.The Law,Genesis 27.29 Whoever believes(Son of God) and baptised will be saved,but whoever does not believe will be condemned.Book of God written by Human Mark 16.16 God be got not nor was begotten Quran Sincerity Chapter 112.3 Jews shall be cursed 5.64. Which prayer Shall GOD Accept...

Why must religion be public? In most other western (enlightened) countries, public displays of religion are frowned upon.

I'd be all for "Prayer Breakfasts" if there was any evidence prayer actually works, though I suppose there's no harm in people praying to their imaginary friend.

Prayer has already been taken out of most US active. By the Lift Wing Liberals. or should I say Prograssives!