National Day of Prayer Controversy

You have probably been following the Facebook discussion about the (USA) National Day of Prayer. What do you think about it all?

National Day of Prayer Quote:

This is what used to be called one nation under GOD

This is chilling …

In 1952 President Truman established one day a year as a “National Day of Prayer.”

In 1988 President Reagan designated the first Thursday in May of each year as the National Day of Prayer.

In June 2007 (then) presidential candidate Barack Obama declared that the USA was no longer a Christian nation.

In 2009 President Obama canceled the 21st annual National Day of Prayer ceremony at the White House under the rouse of “not wanting to offend anyone”

On September 25, 2009 from 4 am until 7 pm, a National Day of Prayer for the Muslim religion was held on Capitol Hill, beside the White House. There were over 50,000 Muslims that Day in DC.

The direction the USA is headed should strike fear in the heart of every Christian. Especially knowing that the Muslim religion believes that if Christians cannot be converted they should be annihilated.

(then a reference in the original to http://www.islamoncapitolhill.com/ )

The words of 2 Chronicles 7:14:

“If my people, Who are called by my Name,

Will humble themselves And pray,

And seek my face, and Turn from their Wicked ways,

Then will I hear from Heaven

And will forgive their Sin and will heal Their land.”

We must pray for Our nation, our communities,

Our families, and especially our children.

They are the ones that are going to suffer the most.

If we don’t PRAY!

May God have Mercy…

IN GOD WE TRUST.

Added to this, Judge Barbara B. Crabb declared the National Day of Prayer unconstitutional. Despite the ruling, the White House has confirmed that President Obama will issue the annual proclamation on the first Thursday of May as planned (as he is currently required to do by law). (Much of the Facebook discussion was that Obama had “canceled” the Day of Prayer.)

The question is, what does all this mean for us?

Further Reading:

• > You can read Barack Obama’s 2009 National Day of Prayer Proclamation here.
• > National Day of Prayer FAQs
• > Discussion about the issues from the “Presidential Prayer Team”:
• > CNN Article and comments: “Federal judge strikes down National Day of Prayer statute”
• > History of the National Day of Prayer

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