[Vision2020] Public prayer on public money

[Donovan Arnold]

The Government representing a FAITH or Religion is
against the Constitution Mr. Hansen. Allowing a moment
to pray does not.

Further, it would be unfair that 95% of the people get
only the same amount of time as the other 5%. The
government represents people, not Gods, so it should
be the people, not Gods that get equal time.

Finally, by not allowing prayer you force people to
follow atheism, by allowing prayer you do not force
atheists to say the prayer. Therefore, it is
discriminatory NOT to allow prayer because you are
preventing them from practicing their faith and
forcing them to practice another.

What you are saying is that because my moment of
worship does not suit everybody, I cannot practice it.
This is the state stopping me from my free exercise of
religion. 

Donovan J Arnold

 

--- Tom Hansen <ththansenomoscowom> wrote:

> As I have stated twice before, Arnold -
> 
> I would be more than willing to support prayer at
> all city council sessions,
> provided that each (and EVERY) faith represented
> within Moscow is provided
> "equal time".
> 
> Lacking this possibility, the session further lacks
> equality.  And I am
> certain that you wouldn't want that, now would you?
> 
> Enough said.
> 
> Tom Hansen
> Moscow, Idaho  
> 
> "If not us, who?
> If not now, when?"
> 
> - Unknown
>  
> -----Original Message-----
> 
> From: Donovan Arnold
> [mamailtoodonovanjarnold05 at yahoo.com] 
> Sent: Wednesday, August 17, 2005 2:57 PM
> To: Tom Hansen; jojoanopyraearthlinket;
> vision2020 at momoscowom
> Subject: RE: [Vision2020] Public prayer on public
> money
> 
> Mr. Hansen,
> 
> You are only offering circular arguments. A speaker
> can also ignore a prayer completely at a meeting
> too.
> You silly man. So why not let those that believe in
> praying before conducting important business pray
> and
> those that wish not to think about something else.
> Why
> should those that wish to pray be denied. If you
> allow
> prayer, everyone gets what they want. If you
> disallow
> prayer only those that wish not to pray get what
> they
> want.
> 
> Donovan J Arnold 
> 
> 
> 
> 


		
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