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tsatske -> RE: Lift Detroit In Prayer! (9/15/2008 5:00:09 AM)
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I understand that you don't approve of prayer. And it is your right not to pray.
I can even emphasize with the basic sentiment. It is rather like a conversation I once had with my DSIL, when she lived with us, when she drove home from her shift (she was a nurse - why she drove home instead of just staying at the hosp till her next shift was beyond me) in a blizzard. I had called the hospital and confirmed that she had, indeed, left. When she finally walked in the door, I said, 'I was just about to grab hubby and start searching for you.'
She said, 'I have lived in Chicago. Don't worry about me. If you want to do something, you can always say a rosery.' I said, 'That's a good idea. Can I say it from the passenger seat of a moving vehicle?'
but, the point remains - you admit to doing nothing, but you don't like what someone else is doing, because it is 'worthless'. You might see it as being 'equal' to your doing nothing - but do you notice, none of those people are griping that you are doing nothing?
Rather you like to admit it or not, religious groups do a lot of good work in this country. And, no, they wouldn't 'get more done' if you could just manage to forbid them prayer and peaceful assembly.
The world is full of people who do nothing, but are sure that those who are doing something could be doing more, better, more efficent. As a lifelong volenteer, I know this only too well. My sister is now the hospitality minister at her church, and she can not learn to take my very good advice on this subject. People are always coming up with great things the hospitality committee should be doing. I told Tina, when someone stands up in church and says, 'The church (which means the hospitality committee) needs to have a meal before we send the young people off next sunday', 'The church needs to send meals to wives when their husbands first leave for a tour of duty', ect, ect, before one of the ministry team can hop up and say 'Great idea! Okay, Ladies, Tina will be calling you, blah, blah, blah' she needs to hop up and say, 'Great Idae, Susan! Susan is going to be putting together...'
I have led scouts. the parents who volenteer and help things get done seldom have complaints. The parents whose entire contribution is to drive to the meeting location to drop off their child, without ever getting out of the car, are full of complaints about how you are doing things.
Arm chair philanthropy is so easy, isn't it?
It isn't your time, it isn't your money, it isn't your gas. But, if you are so offended to live in a country where prayer and peaceful assembly are protected rights (freedom of the press is, as well, before you tell me that your real complain was that there was an article on the subject) - I can sugest some countries whose laws might be more in keeping with your belief systems. Hell, some of them have 'most favored nation' status with us, so your imigration should be smooth and easy.
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