Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 exptools 1/6/84; site ihuxr.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!floyd!harpo!ihnp4!ihuxr!stanwyck From: stanwyck@ihuxr.UUCP (Don Stanwyck) Newsgroups: net.religion Subject: Jesus against public prayer?? Message-ID: <984@ihuxr.UUCP> Date: Fri, 16-Mar-84 10:38:26 EST Article-I.D.: ihuxr.984 Posted: Fri Mar 16 10:38:26 1984 Date-Received: Sat, 17-Mar-84 02:50:45 EST References: <920@qubix.UUCP> <43@utastro.UUCP> Organization: AT&T Bell Labs, Naperville, IL Lines: 22 Bill Jeffreys (and others) have suggested that Jesus was against public prayer. Obviously, they either have not read that portion of the Bible, or they choose to take things far out of context. For starts, Jesus said in Matthew 18:20, "For where two or three are gathered together in My name, there am I in the midst of them." The passage Bill and others have refered to is the incident in the temple where the pharisee got up bragged aloud about his status and "good deeds" in a prayer format, while the poor man prayed in the corner thanking God for His mercy toward a sinner. Jesus said it is better to pray like the poor man (i.e. sincerely) than like the pharisee (i.e. hypocritically). He did not say it is not proper to pray in public. Please, if you insist on attributing a statement or philosophy to anyone - me, Jesus, Buddha, anyone - please at least read what the person said, and take it in context! Thanx! -- ________ ( ) Don Stanwyck @( o o )@ 312-979-3062 ( || ) Cornet-367-3062 ( \__/ ) ihnp4!ihuxr!stanwyck (______) Bell Labs @ Naperville, IL