In Christian devotional writings it is common to come across the phrase, “the problem of prayer.” The fact that prayer has problems is widely acknowledged, and the one that gets the most attention is ...
Why should people bother to pray? For many people, both religious and irreligious, this question does not seem to have a satisfactory answer. They still pray when desperate - who doesn’t? — but even ...
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If the practice of Judaism is based on synagogue attendance, and if synagogue attendance is based on the passive recitation of prayer, then Judaism is in trouble. The ritual of repetitive communal ...
Leaders will debate what should be done after the California shooting, but something must be done. Action without prayer is merely activism, and prayer without action is useless piety. By now, ...
Once again Lancaster has been vindicated — or “blessed,” as the city’s press release put it — by a court ruling upholding its practice of opening City Council meetings with a prayer. On Tuesday, a ...
But there’s a deeper problem. Since Maynard “just wanted to show that the House is very inclusive of all faith traditions,” and Taylor regards Wicca as evil and destructive, one of these religious ...
Last May, I was asked to lead a prayer for education at The National Day of Prayer breakfast in Chicago. The event happens every first Thursday of May and is coming up again on May 7. It’s interesting ...
Why should people bother to pray? For many people, both religious and irreligious, this question does not seem to have a satisfactory answer. They still pray when desperate - who doesn’t? - but even ...
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