tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3894900671202619851.post8776200164227437560..comments2022-10-28T08:02:29.518-05:00Comments on The Kandt Khronicles: Praying at the RodeoGJKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04333356530730791540noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3894900671202619851.post-15711682541277202612009-06-20T22:52:38.890-05:002009-06-20T22:52:38.890-05:00AND . . .
the kind, young man I came to love thr...AND . . . <br /><br />the kind, young man I came to love three years ago would, if he were in the stands at this event, have been "respectful of everyone attending...regardless of belief" by silently standing aside during the prayer and NOT "brashly touting [his] own" beliefs and causing some kind of scene.<br /><br />Yes?GJKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04333356530730791540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3894900671202619851.post-72383086845850846202009-06-20T22:34:23.241-05:002009-06-20T22:34:23.241-05:00And I still love you, Derrick. :)
For the record...And I still love you, Derrick. :)<br /><br />For the record, this prayer was after a salute to our troops and veterans, including a standing ovation for all the military folks present in the stands. Nobody was belittling their sacrifices. And the military people sitting around me were among the first to bow their heads and respond with an "Amen", so apparently they didn't feel belittled -- and apparently they feel they owe their freedoms to God as well.GJKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04333356530730791540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3894900671202619851.post-77040093949159201292009-06-20T13:57:09.807-05:002009-06-20T13:57:09.807-05:00It is absolutely subversive to pray at a public ga...It is absolutely subversive to pray at a public gathering. I fundamentally disagree with the speaker's notion that god gave anybody the freedoms Americans enjoy today.<br /><br />The freedoms we enjoy were fought for and earned by real brave men and women who risked their lives and reputations for the benefit of their progeny and humanity. For anyone to belittle the sacrifices of these brave individuals by suggesting their rights were granted by their favorite imaginary friend IS not only subversive, it's rude and un-American. <br /><br />God or country? Which kingdom does one really serve? I choose the one that exists, and that means being respectful of everyone attending a public gathering regardless of belief rather than brashly touting my own.DerricksAHorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08644075917724744266noreply@blogger.com