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Majority support National Day of Prayer
By William Wan
As the heated arguments and countdown to Thursday's National Day of Prayer continue, a new poll shows that a majority of Americans support the event while most of the rest say they don't care one way or the other.
Here's the breakdown from a Gallup poll released Wednesday:
* 57 percent favor having a National Day of Prayer
* 38 percent say it doesn't matter
* 5 percent are opposed
In a followup question, 80 percent of Americans say prayer can be effective no matter what a person believes.
It's been especially tough for the "Day of Prayer" movement this year. Last month, a federal judge ruled the event unconstitutional. Then there was the controversy that ended up with Franklin Graham being disinvited from the event at the Pentagon because of his comments that Islam is evil. Then the sequel: Graham struck back by blaming the Obama administration for his disinvitation.
One prayer that might be on the lips of Christians, Muslims, pro-Graham and anti-Graham alike after this bruising go-around: Lord, can't we all just get along?
William Wan
| May 5, 2010; 5:30 PM ET | Category: God in Government Save & Share:
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Posted by: PSolus | May 6, 2010 10:11 AM
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I'm sure you can find polls that support all sorts of unconstitutional things. I'd also like to see a poll that asked questions like "Do you support government sponsored prayer events (breakfasts, etc)?" I'm not sure I'd be pleased with the result of that poll, though.
Posted by: acebojangles | May 6, 2010 10:41 AM
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I could not care less what 58 per cent support.
AT one point the majority supported the genocide of Native Americans.
There is that which is known as the Establishment Clause in our Constitution.
If prayers want to pray, they can hire large venues such as arenas. Just keep it out of my face. And do not use my tax dollars to fund this insanity.
To save money, prayers could call upon local divine talent to lead them, as will no doubt be the case in Massachusetts.
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Lord Jesus Christ hit by Mass. car
The Associated Press
Friday, May 7, 2010; 8:34 AM
NORTHAMPTON, Mass. -- The victim might have forgiven the woman who ran him down in a Massachusetts crosswalk, but police haven't.
Police say a Pittsfield woman has been cited for running down a man named Lord Jesus Christ as he crossed a street in Northampton on Tuesday.
The 50-year-old man is from Belchertown. Officers checked his ID and discovered that, indeed, his legal name is Lord Jesus Christ. He was taken to the hospital for treatment of minor facial injuries.
Police say 20-year-old Brittany Cantarella was cited for failing to yield to a pedestrian in a crosswalk.
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Assuming a full recovery, Lord Jesus Christ would make an excellent prayer leader for some folks, I would think.
Posted by: FarnazMansouri | May 8, 2010 4:53 PM
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Although I think it's a waste of time, I wouldn't oppose a national day of prayer, as long as it originated in the churches, synagogues, mosques, ashrams, and whatever. What is wrong about this one is that it came from the government, and that's unconstitutional. The judge made the correct call.
Posted by: docwriter | May 8, 2010 7:29 PM
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"As the heated arguments and countdown to Thursday's National Day of Prayer continue, a new poll shows that a majority of Americans support the event..."
The poll shows that a majority of the people who were contacted by the polltakers, and then actually responded to the poll, supports the event.
Not all Americans were contacted (I wasn't, for one).