[Vision2020] Public prayer on public money

[Pat Kraut]

A Hypocrite at this time was an actor...Jesus was admonishing his followers
not be phony in their public pray. It is an often misunderstood passage by
those who don't truly study the words and the time frame it was written.


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Chasuk" <chasuk at gmail.com>
To: "Donovan Arnold" <donovanjarnold2005 at yahoo.com>
Cc: <vision2020 at moscow.com>; "Sunil Ramalingam"
<sunilramalingam at hotmail.com>
Sent: Thursday, August 18, 2005 10:52 PM
Subject: Re: [Vision2020] Public prayer on public money


First, a preface: I am not a Christian.  I might truthfully be
considered a recovering ex-Christian.  When I was a Christian, I
prayed frequently, and I found it beneficial.  However, I always
minded Jesus's own words regarding prayer:

"And when you pray, you must not be like the hypocrites; for they love
to stand and pray in the synagogues and at the street corners, that
they may be seen by men. Truly, I say to you, they have received their
reward. But when you pray, go into your room and shut the door and
pray to your Father who is in secret; and your Father who sees in
secret will reward you." (Matthew 6:5-6 RSV)

I haven't had time to read every message in this thread, so I
apologize if this quote is yet another reiteration.  Still, I would
hope that the founder of Christianity's word are relevant -- and we
are talking about Christian prayer, realistically -- so what else
needs to be said?

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