Oh boy, if that ridiculous prayer is approved by McCain, it pushes me more towards Obama than I am already leaning.

Not only is God aware of His reputation, He has sovereignty over every election and leader on His planet.  There are so many right and righteous prayers to pray at a political rally, and this prayer was neither.

And who are those guys in uniform with guns on their shoulders?  Are they ready to shoot anyone who harms God’s reputation?  Are they preparing for the 3rd Crusade against the Hindus and Muslims named in this guy’s prayer – to protect God’s reputation of course.

Wendi

I am gonna pray that one sunday just before the offering.

I don’t know what makes him think that McCain is going to bring God more glory than Obama…

I wonder if he prayed that way when Clinton Got elected…

Sow the wind, reap the whirlwind.

The Republican party has been the official party of Christianity for quite a while—or at least that’s what many Christians and Republicans would say.  This administration would not be in power without the support of evangelicals.

Now the screw turns. Will this relationship continue, or will the church rise above politics and become counter-cultural as Jesus intended?

When Christianity is reduced to the level of discussion over who’s most powerful, Superman or Godzilla, we suffer.

Well, the preacher is right. Those who are praying to their god for Obama to win will most likely think their god superior if Obama wins.

I seem to remember Elijah doing battle with a political figure’s gods. I just bet some of you would take issue and think it ridiculous with all that Elijah prayed that day! 

“""Answer me, O Lord, answer me, SO THESE PEOPLE WILL KNOW THAT YOU, O LORD, ARE GOD” (caps mine).

And as far as getting huffy about him praying about God’s reputation, I would guess that everyone here cringes for God’s reputation when we have a Bakker, Swaggart, or Haggart hit the news stands.

Wendy, what is unrighteous about his prayer? Biblical example please.
fishon

BTW, Wendi, the guys with guns are probably just an honor guard.  No bullets in there, just a recognition of McCain’s background.  Perhaps this event was sponsored by a VFW group or something.

Dave Z wrote:::"This guy was trying to link Obama to Islam (again) when he said some people are praying to Allah that Obama win.”

------Oh yea. I smell conspiracy all over the prayer.

“He threw in buddha and some kind of hindu reference for good measure.”

-------Ah, a prophet in the house.

“He seems to have some inside info that Obama, despite his clear claims, is not really a believer.”

------I seemed to have missed that part where the pastor said Obama wasn’t a believer.
fishon

It further drives me away from the midwest, republicans and the broader evangelical movement.

It seems to me that this kind of praying is what makes me gag as a christian. It is full of the attitude that says “I’m right, so your wrong”

It’s as if we can only be true believers is we believe what, in this case, the pastor believes.  Sure leaves a sense of arrogance that I for one don’t really like or want in my faith.

God is more aware of things than we are! Our responsibility is to pray for His will, and not to try and “influence” what his will is.

Can’t believe I said we try to influence God’s will… but I guess we try to sometimes.

Thanks for your post, love your blog.

Seems only a little disjointed, maybe not totally thought out, and even silly to me. This is why if I ever pray in public, I’m gonna write it all down first.

Dave Z,
Nope, don’t know the guy, nor have I ever heard of him.

Nope, not personally offended.

Just reacting to your long stretch of assumptions.

When you write things like:::"He seems to have some inside info that Obama, despite his clear claims, is not really a believer,"---------and NOT A WORD was mentioned or inferred of that, it makes me wonder about your agenda?

Personally, there is a very good chance that I will not be voting for a Presidental Candidate. Both of them are liars. How anyone can get excited about either guy is beyond me. They both promise the moon, and we know neither can deliever, and yet people fall all over them. Beyond me.
fishon

Wendi,
You may be JUDGING the preachers motives rightly. His motives for the prayer might be as you state, “...intended for the human audience....” Then again, maybe not.

I sure do hope you will not say of me, ‘That’s very judgmental, fishon.  Who are you to judge their motives of...,?’ the next time I point out what I believe the motives of someone we discuss in this blog room.
fishon