A traditional Catholic bemoans that his Church is not more agressive as this. The following is an excerpt form a speech given > by a Protestant Minister whom I think has the right stuff in the wrong > bottle. His message is quite eloquent. > > Tom > > Life's Message, Our Society in a nutshell....... > > When minister Joe Wright was asked to open > the new session of the Kansas Senate, > everyone was expecting the usual generalities, > but this is what they heard: > > Heavenly Father, we come before you today to ask > Your forgiveness > and to seek Your direction and guidance. > > We know Your Word says, > "Woe to those who call evil good" > but that is exactly what we have done. > > We have lost our spiritual equilibrium > and reversed our values. > We confess that. > > We have ridiculed the absolute truth of Your Word > and called it Pluralism; > > We have worshipped other gods > and called it multiculturalism; > > We have endorsed perversion > and called it alternative lifestyle; > > We have exploited the poor > and called it the lottery; > > We have rewarded laziness > and called it welfare; > > We have killed our unborn > and called it choice; > > We have shot abortionists > and called it justifiable; > > We have neglected to discipline our children > and called it building self-esteem; > > We have abused power > and called it politics; > > We have coveted our neighbor's possessions > and called it ambition; > > We have polluted the air with profanity > and pornography and called it freedom of expression; > > We have ridiculed the time-honored values of our > forefathers and called it enlightenment. > > Search us, Oh, God, and know our hearts today; > > Cleanse us from every sin and set us free. > Guide and bless these men and women > who have been sent to direct us > to the center of Your will. > > We ask this in the name of Your Son, the living > Savior, Jesus Christ. > > > Amen. > > The response was immediate. A number of > legislators walked out during the prayer in protest. > > > Commentator Paul Harvey aired this prayer > on "The Rest of the Story"on the radio > and received a larger response to this program > than any other he has ever aired. > > With the Lord's help, may this prayer sweep over > our nation and wholeheartedly become our desire > so that we can again, truly be called: ' One nation, > under God.' > > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------- This is the Neither public email list, open for the public and general discussion. To unsubscribe click here Mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?Subject=unsubscribe To subscribe click here Mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?Subject=subscribe For information on [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.neither.org/lists/public-list.htm For archives http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]
