CompuServe Messages

GH> << "Why shouldn't I leave the question of "constructing an acceptable prayer" to the schools and the teachers involved." >> VCV> Of course, your statement here defines your attitude that you are willing to accept the wording of a prayer by a group of individuals whom you heretofore rated as less than, shall we say, committed to excellence. Well there are certain prayers whose wording few people need worry over. Such as, "Our Father, Who art in heaven, hallowed be Thy name" or "Dear Lord, bless this class and everyone in it." GH> <<"Why do people like you assume that you (or I) should have the power to impose our definitions of acceptable prayer on everybody else? What about the idea of just letting people decide for themselves?" >>