[Vision2020] The Nicene Creed (was Atwood letter rewritten)

[Chasuk]

On 4/4/06, ToeKneeTime at aol.com <ToeKneeTime at aol.com> wrote:

> Imprecatory prayer?  Not familiar with it.  Would appreciate an explanation,
> preferably from BOTH sides.  Would also like to see verbatim, dated examples
> of such practice calling for the death of others as Joan alleges.  Thanks
> you.

An imprecatory prayer is simply a prayer asking God for the
destruction of enemies.

"Break the teeth in their mouths, O God; tear out, O Lord, the fangs
of the lions! Let them vanish like water that flows away; when they
draw the bow, let their arrows be blunted. Like a slug melting away as
it moves along, like a still born child, may they not see the sun� The
righteous will be glad when they bathe their feet in the blood of the
wicked." Psalm 58.6-10.

Many of the psalms are imprecatory prayers.  When Joan speaks of
imprecatory prayer, she probably means it in a figurative sense, but I
don't know.