Comments on: Canada National Prayer Breakfast http://www.benedictionblogson.com/2008/05/21/canada-national-prayer-breakfast/ Sun, 12 Feb 2012 15:23:17 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: See how they pray: Ottawa’s National House of Prayer | Religious Right Alert http://www.benedictionblogson.com/2008/05/21/canada-national-prayer-breakfast/comment-page-1/#comment-110190 See how they pray: Ottawa’s National House of Prayer | Religious Right Alert Fri, 17 Apr 2009 06:37:09 +0000 http://www.benedictionblogson.com/?p=3877#comment-110190 [...] Birthpangs: Cinderella with amnesia? Bene Diction Blogs On: Canada National Prayer Breakfast [...] [...] Birthpangs: Cinderella with amnesia? Bene Diction Blogs On: Canada National Prayer Breakfast [...]

]]> By: Sally Dean http://www.benedictionblogson.com/2008/05/21/canada-national-prayer-breakfast/comment-page-1/#comment-109841 Sally Dean Tue, 27 Jan 2009 06:56:46 +0000 http://www.benedictionblogson.com/?p=3877#comment-109841 Writing from an American perspective, where we have this curious dichotomy of separation coupled with an overtly religious thrust into political life, I share your concern about the lack of a community focus to state sponsored prayer. The recent inauguration of Barack Obama, whose religious outlook colors his political views in ways I find more appealing than was the case with Bush, still focused hugely on faith and prayer ... in the first couple of days there were perhaps a dozen events in which public prayers were offered. Strange for a country that holds separation as a core value. Writing from an American perspective, where we have this curious dichotomy of separation coupled with an overtly religious thrust into political life, I share your concern about the lack of a community focus to state sponsored prayer.

The recent inauguration of Barack Obama, whose religious outlook colors his political views in ways I find more appealing than was the case with Bush, still focused hugely on faith and prayer … in the first couple of days there were perhaps a dozen events in which public prayers were offered.

Strange for a country that holds separation as a core value.

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