Church, State And National Day Of Prayer, Serenity Prayer, Favorite Prayers

Thursday, May 3, 2012 Does The National Day Of Prayer Mix Church And State? Hundreds of Texans are expected to come to downtown Dallas Thursday for an eight-hour string of faith-based celebrations that will include Sikh drummers, Islamic prayers, Hindu singers, a Jewish cantor and Methodist and Baptist congregations. It may sound like a standard interfaith event, another of the many that have become popular in increasingly diverse American cities, but the revelry at the the city's Thanks-Giving Square in observance of the National Day of Prayer is unique in how far it's departed from its Protestant roots. The Serenity Prayer's Journey From Wartime To Recovery This Prayer Book Helped Shape The English Language Rev. Billy Graham Backs NC Anti-Gay Marriage Amendment Catholic Priest Admits To Being Secretly Married Arctic Christians Get First Complete Inuit Bible BLOG POSTS Chris Stedman: Sam Harris, Will You Visit A Mosque With Me? What could happen if two atheists were to walk into a mosque? What could we learn from one another? In what ways could we work alongside Muslims to build a world that values pluralism and compassion? Rev. Chuck Currie: Creating a New Progressive Ecumenical Church Relationship I simply do not believe that at this point in time the distinctiveness of our different churches is more important than the values and common understandings of Scripture that unite us. Allan Brawley: A Prayer to Jesus From an Admiring Skeptic Jesus, if you are truly divine, all knowing and omnipotent, please do something about these so-called Christians. I know it's a bit presumptuous of me to be petitioning you this way, but desperate times call for desperate measures. Rev. Malcolm Boyd: America's Least Known Civil Rights Leader "Harry brandished the sword of the left brain so that the right brain could flourish on fertile ground. He lived both in the world of the intellect and in the world of the heart." Katherine Marshall: Bishops and Extractive Industries: A Human Face of Mining The potential coalition of leaders from different world regions and different religious traditions could do wonders for the extractive industry cause. They offer a special promise.

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