Apparently if you're an evangelical Christian that is. Shirley Dobson, the "Chairman of the National Day of Prayer Task Force" requires that her coordinators sign this declaration:
"I believe that the Holy Bible is the inerrant Word of The Living God. I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God and the only One by which I can obtain salvation and have an ongoing relationship with God. I believe in the deity of our Lord Jesus Christ, his virgin birth, his sinless life, his miracles, the atoning work of his shed blood, his resurrection and ascension, his intercession and his coming return to power and glory. I believe that those who follow Jesus are family and there should be unity among all who claim his name. I agree that these statements are true in my life." So - even if you're into prayer - this day ain't for you if you're, say, a Jew. Or Muslim. Or Hindu. Or Catholic. Or, you know, one of the vast majority of Americans. If prayer's not your think you can just wait for the National Day of Reason (and wait... and wait... and wait...) Here's the President's proclamation: http://www.ndptf.org/press_room/Index.cfm?Entity=4&Department=4&Dept_Order=1 &This_TopicOrder=8&This_SubtopicOrder=1#3 And here's the website for the whole shebang (): http://www.ndptf.org/home/home.html I'll leave you with the words of Dr. Ravi Zacharias, Honorary Chairman for the event: "The church has flourished in spite of tremendous opposition. Great strides have been made and the church will continue to grow. As a matter of fact, history has proven that one of the surest ways to guarantee church growth is to persecute believers. The western world is being challenged in its culture and questioned in its beliefs as at no other time in recent memory. No nation can ultimately succeed if it fails to value God's Word. No nation can ultimately succeed if it seeks to advance itself on its own strength, apart from faith and trust in God, even through hard times. Join with me in prayer for America." Considering that I may go out today and help the cause by persecuting some believers. Jim Davis ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;192386516;25150098;k Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/message.cfm/messageid:259475 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5
