National Day of Prayer Official Site

[IChing]

"God has assembled an elite force for this endeavor.
Our team is made up of extremely dedicated
men and women who love and serve Jesus Christ
and who have a heartfelt belief that prayer is the only hope for our country. "

http://www.ndptf.org/coordinators/index_37.cfm?CFID=562081&CFTOKEN=cad5958b64d610eb-52CB0D21-056E-5B0C-256A152A2654FFDA

Day of Prayer exhibits little faith in reason

But, in fact, the National Day of Prayer does not embrace diversity. It's now basically a Christian observance, with more than 30,000 events nationwide promoted by the National Day of Prayer Task Force, an organization that requires its volunteer coordinators to agree to a statement that reads in part, "I believe that Jesus Christ is the son of God and the only one by which I can obtain salvation and have an ongoing relationship with God."

Blagojevich's proclamation says that "the theme for the National Day of Prayer 2007 is `America Unite in Prayer.'." This theme comes directly from the National Day of Prayer Task Force.

"We're not an official group," said task force spokesman Michael Calhoun in response to a question I left on his voice mail. "Where did you get that idea?"

From "National Day of Prayer Official Website," the logo on top of every page, I told him.

"Oh," he said. "That just means we're the official Web site of the task force that promotes the Judeo-Christian expression of the National Day of Prayer."

A "Judeo-Christian expression" that excludes Jews?"

"Right," Calhoun said.>>>>snip

http://blogs.chicagotribune.com/news_columnists_ezorn/2007/05/day_of_prayer_e.html

[bryant69]

1. This is an interesting website; in what it infers as opposed to what it actually says

It really wants you to think it's an official organization of the government, but it doesn't seem to be. Rather it's an independent organization that has latched on to the National Day of Prayer as a symbolic thing they can latch on to. Or am i missing something?

Bryant
Check it out --> http://politicalcomment.blogspot.com

[IChing]

2. However elected officals use their words in their proclamations

Yeah, nothing going on here.

[bryant69]

3. I'm not sure I see your point

I think there is a constitutional discussion that's worth having over whether or not we should have a national day of prayer, but that's not this organizations fault; rather this organization is trying to glom onto it to advance their dominionist agenda. I'm opposed to all groups promoting a dominionist agenda, but I don't think all such groups are running afoul of the law, anymore than I feel communist groups should be illegal.

Bryant

[spoony]

4. From the Detroit Free Press: "Prayer for all faiths"

PRAYER FOR ALL FAITHS: Event takes off from evangelical roots
May 2, 2007

BY DAVID CRUMM

FREE PRESS RELIGION WRITER

Thursday's National Day of Prayer, once mainly an annual evangelical display of political strength, is growing in metro Detroit into a showcase of religious diversity involving dozens of congregations.

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http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2007705020399

[BurtWorm]

5. I KNOW they're not including atheists.

;)

[spoony]

6. For some reason they didn't RSVP

:shrug: ;-)

[BurtWorm]

7. Too busy not praying, I guess.

:patriot: