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RainCaster

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19. They would all be upset if he brought out a prayer rug

Reply to Atticus (Original post)

Tue Apr 26, 2022, 09:59 AM

Apr 2022

and faced Meccah to pray.

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To the football coaches praying at midfield, the political lampreys laying hands on heavily [View all] Atticus Apr 2022 OP

Future footb --- no, all sporting games will now be preceded by the singing of the "Banner" and 3Hotdogs Apr 2022 #1

Yep. Matthew 6:5. raging moderate Apr 2022 #2

Too bad they don't actually read the Bible. Diamond_Dog Apr 2022 #3

Actually they do - and that's the problem DenaliDemocrat Apr 2022 #4

No, many Protestant churches teach that Jesus spoke in parables. raging moderate Apr 2022 #8

Did Jesus really speak in parables ToxMarz Apr 2022 #40

The Gospels are supposed to be the actual words of Jesus DenaliDemocrat Apr 2022 #45

Sola Scriptura is universal in Protestantism. DenaliDemocrat Apr 2022 #43

I remember, eons ago, something like, Diamond_Dog Apr 2022 #10

The last will be first and the first will be last. wnylib Apr 2022 #17

Catholics DownriverDem Apr 2022 #11

+1, found out recently they did that in the 80s with the push of political affliation and not ... uponit7771 Apr 2022 #26

Aye...In direct conflict with their Jewish tradition DenaliDemocrat Apr 2022 #44

THIS !!!! ☝🏾☝🏾☝🏾 ... and when they do read the bible its seldom in perspective of how God .. uponit7771 Apr 2022 #25

Effectively part of the preamble to The Lord's Prayer, which is in the same chapter progree Apr 2022 #13

I wouldn't presume to tell anyone how to pray. RaDaR63 Apr 2022 #5

When it's a high school coach "leading" the team in prayer Mariana Apr 2022 #6

This x 1000 Ferrets are Cool Apr 2022 #7

Maybe it's time for a version of the DeSatan law in Fl. XacerbatedDem Apr 2022 #14

The OP goes well beyond that. RaDaR63 Apr 2022 #16

The OP didn't tell anyone how to pray. Mariana Apr 2022 #42

That's the core of this issue. wnylib Apr 2022 #18

+1, ... if a Muslim coach did the same MAGA heads would explode uponit7771 Apr 2022 #28

Yes they would. Diamond_Dog Apr 2022 #46

Exactly Rebl2 Apr 2022 #33

Yet, the same people who are pushing for prayer in schools 70sEraVet Apr 2022 #37

Welcome to our DU family. In a secular, and multi-cultural, nation, public niyad Apr 2022 #22

The term multi-cultural would suggest otherwise RaDaR63 Apr 2022 #35

Wrong. You will notice that the only public (contrary to their supposedly holy niyad Apr 2022 #39

That's the Rebl2 Apr 2022 #31

Alito justified the prayer by saying since the game was over the coach was no longer working Buckeyeblue Apr 2022 #9

What would the court say if a coach had them chant... multigraincracker Apr 2022 #12

Or recite a prayer from the Koran? wnylib Apr 2022 #21

Exactly Rebl2 Apr 2022 #32

Of the courts I am sceptical sanatanadharma Apr 2022 #38

Dabo Sweeney proclaiming "God is good", because he won a football game? czarjak Apr 2022 #15

They would all be upset if he brought out a prayer rug RainCaster Apr 2022 #19

. . .or burned some sage. . . DinahMoeHum Apr 2022 #20

Exactly. niyad Apr 2022 #23

5 times a day onethatcares Apr 2022 #30

Dayum ... "political lampreys" ... I swear, Atticus ... calimary Apr 2022 #24

If you really want win the game... multigraincracker Apr 2022 #27

Excellent! Thank you Escurumbele Apr 2022 #29

indeed Turbineguy Apr 2022 #34

100% agree bluestarone Apr 2022 #36

The whole religio-patriotic exercise at sports events..... jaxexpat Apr 2022 #41