tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37148773.post352792094567077408..comments2024-03-27T14:50:47.345-04:00Comments on <center>Sandwalk</center>: Reciting the Lord's Prayer in Ontario's LegislatureLarry Moranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05756598746605455848noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37148773.post-74474855086976118192012-04-23T05:19:19.337-04:002012-04-23T05:19:19.337-04:00Thank you, Carolyn, for openly demonstrating the m...Thank you, Carolyn, for openly demonstrating the majority bigotry that was mentioned above. Had you taken half a second to look at your false dichotomy between immigrant and christian, or the Matthew 6:5-6 passage above, you'd realize how unchristian it is to recite the Lord's prayer at the beginning of the public forum.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37148773.post-62077718013711585642011-05-29T13:20:10.527-04:002011-05-29T13:20:10.527-04:00I for one would not like them to take out the Lord...I for one would not like them to take out the Lord's Prayer anywhere in this country. Christianity is what this country is founded on. I also would like to see the Lord's Prayer and the Golden Rule put back into our schools. You take it out an He, God Almighty will turn his back on this wonderful nation. Let the new immigrants get used to this fact. If you were in their country you would have to put up with their ways! Do not be foolish!Carolynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10723623286056707606noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37148773.post-66106590571458235972008-05-10T02:26:00.000-04:002008-05-10T02:26:00.000-04:00carlo, yeah you're right. I forgot about the rabbi...carlo, yeah you're right. I forgot about the rabbi. He was okay. It was Lorna Dueck that really bothered meAndrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10131817444483544280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37148773.post-77910398934987060592008-05-10T01:28:00.000-04:002008-05-10T01:28:00.000-04:00But the move has left many Christians in Ontario w...<I>But the move has left many Christians in Ontario wondering if the province is still their home; if it is a place that is in tune with the Christian principles that have informed the province's political and economic values</I><BR/><BR/>Clearly, the only way to decide whether Ontario is still in tune with Christian principles is to ask whether a prayer is mumbled before government sessions. Actually examining the political and economic decisions that the legislature makes seems too hard for these people.<BR/><BR/>It's this sort of unthinking expression of dogmatic devotion to the letter of their faith rather than even the barest consideration of deeper issues serves as yet another example of why Christians are held in such low regard.<BR/><BR/><BR/>Now if we can just follow Ontario's lead at the federal level and in the rest of the country...Adrianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08694840174170043470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37148773.post-24052222692066759992008-05-09T21:44:00.000-04:002008-05-09T21:44:00.000-04:00Matthew 6:5-6 (introducing the Lord's Prayer):"And...Matthew 6:5-6 (introducing the Lord's Prayer):<BR/><BR/>"And when thou prayest, thou shalt not be as the hypocrites are: for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and in the corners of the streets, that they may be seen of men. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward.<BR/><BR/>But thou, when thou prayest, enter into thy closet, and when thou hast shut thy door, pray to thy Father which is in secret; and thy Father which seeth in secret shall reward thee openly."<BR/><BR/>The legislature is a pretty big closet.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37148773.post-80907059735192627342008-05-09T21:26:00.000-04:002008-05-09T21:26:00.000-04:00Hey, Post-Diluvian Diaspora. I read over the G&M d...Hey, Post-Diluvian Diaspora. I read over the G&M discussion and found it quite heartening. With the exception of the Evangelical and Catholic participants, the other panelists, particularly the Rabbi, seemed to be of the opinion that religion should be a personal matter (or no-religion for that matter) and that the best way to protect our liberties and freedoms is to have a completely secular society. Most of the reader comments were also in agreement with this.<BR/><BR/>I guess the only scary part was when the Evangelical panelist asked why, via the removal of the lord's prayer, our 'atheistic rights' triumphed over her rights to worship as a Christian...Carlohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00153076425887492166noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37148773.post-9458359470823076622008-05-09T19:00:00.000-04:002008-05-09T19:00:00.000-04:00There was a panel discussion about this in the Glo...There was a panel discussion about this in the Globe and Mail. <A HREF="http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20080507.wfaithmay2008/BNStory/specialComment/home" REL="nofollow">Link</A><BR/><BR/>Overall, it was pretty infuriating except for Justin Trottier's piece.Andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10131817444483544280noreply@blogger.com