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| Thu, 03-27-2003 - 4:49pm |
House Approves National Day of Prayer
By Associated Press
March 27, 2003, 2:23 PM EST
WASHINGTON -- The House passed a resolution Thursday calling for a national day of humility, prayer and fasting in a time of war and terrorism.
The resolution, passed 346-49, says Americans should use the day of prayer "to seek guidance from God to achieve a greater understanding of our own failings and to learn how we can do better in our everyday activities, and to gain resolve in meeting the challenges that confront our nation."
Under the resolution, President Bush would issue a proclamation designating a specific day as a day of "humility, prayer and fasting."
White House spokeswoman Claire Buchan said officials there had not looked at the resolution but "the president believes that faith and prayer are important and frequently references the importance of praying for American troops and for freedom around the world."
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On topic I agree with Nwtreehuger about Bush's idea..... gag!
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If by some chance a great number of people do pay attention to this one, just think of how much easier it will be to get a table at the Outback.
Other than that, you can bet we'll be at the Outback that day! :-)
As a resolution, this is merely a suggestion. It does not carry the weight of law and therefore do not constitute the establishment of a state religion. Further, the government does not make any reference to a specific religion in this resolution. People are free to pray to G-d the Father, the Goddess, Allah, Rah, Satan, or Scooby-Doo. People are perfectly free to ignore it all together (as I suspect most people, regardless of their religious preference, will. My husband is about as religious as they come and I can promise you big appetite man will not be fasting at the President's suggestion).
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