Got to agree and disagree at the same time, I think that a prayer to a
higher power is called for but I agree it should not be Christian in nature.
There are many ways to acknowledge a higher power without using the name of
Jesus, this would not offend Christians
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From: owner-autox@autox.team.net [mailto:owner-autox@autox.team.net]On
Behalf Of Mark Sirota
Sent: Friday, September 29, 2000 10:11 AM
To: Jay Mitchell
Cc: Linnhoff, Eric; autox@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: Banquet Longevity
Jay Mitchell wrote:
> The prayer in question invoked Jesus in an audience in which I am
> certain that there were many of the Jewish faith. I would wager
> that there were also Muslims present, and possibly Hindus and
> Buddhists. What about their prayers?
Frankly, in the past, Joyce's prayers have been considerably more
general in nature. This is the first I remember being so directly
Christian.
Still, I agree, this prayer has no place at Nationals. Those who
prefer a blessing over the food can do so at their own table.
That said, my objection isn't strong enough to actually want to do
anything about it. This isn't a fight worth picking, IMHO.
Mark
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