Melania Trump's prayer was a shot in the culture war.

[Kevin Ambrose]

Let us pray. Three simple, beautiful words. [Staff edit].

And the left is not happy: Read more.

 

[brinny]

Let us pray. Three simple, beautiful words. [Staff edit].

And the left is not happy: Read more.

Thank you.

God bless this lady.

 

[Larniavc]

Let us pray. Three simple, beautiful words. [Staff edit].

And the left is not happy: Read more.

Well this is just another political gambit to shore up the support of the religious right for that renowned Good Christian Mr Trump.

You have to give the guy credit. He sure knows how to play the game (but when getting your supermodel wife to say 'let us pray' is like unto a holy Pavlovian Bell it's not that much of a Machiavellian achievement).

 

[brinny]

Well this is just another political gambit to shore up the support of the religious right for that renowned Good Christian Mr Trump.

You have to give the guy credit. He sure knows how to play the game (but when getting your supermodel wife to say 'let us pray' is like unto a holy Pavlovian Bell it's not that much of a Machiavellian achievement).

I KNOW, right?

The NERVE of that woman praying!

What IS this world coming to?

 

[-(iconoclast)-]

Thank you larn for this link

Please leave the politics out the door. We must seek the kingdom of God.

Left and right wing is a division that is not needed here. We are united in Christ not divided by men.

Good on mrs trump for what she did regardless of anyones political view.

I do not mean to reprimand you, Im tired of all the trump talk, for or against. We must pray for our leaders.

 

[Kevin Ambrose]

Well this is just another political gambit to shore up the support of the religious right for that renowned Good Christian Mr Trump.

You have to give the guy credit. He sure knows how to play the game (but when getting your supermodel wife to say 'let us pray' is like unto a holy Pavlovian Bell it's not that much of a Machiavellian achievement).

What gives you the authority to declare who is sincere in their faith and who is not?

It's bad enough when fellow Christians attempt to critique such things. For an Atheist to do so is laughable.

 

[brinny]

Well this is just another political gambit to shore up the support of the religious right for that renowned Good Christian Mr Trump.

You have to give the guy credit. He sure knows how to play the game (but when getting your supermodel wife to say 'let us pray' is like unto a holy Pavlovian Bell it's not that much of a Machiavellian achievement).

Ummmmm...i'm assuming that you posted here without realizing what forum this is, my friend.

It happens all the time.

I've done it myself.

No worries.

Could you, however, in the future be aware of where you are posting, especially if said person is "praying"?

Give the lady a break.

We all need all the prayer we can get.

Peace.

 

[Nithavela]

What gives you the authority to declare who is sincere in their faith and who is not?

Maybe he read it in two corinthians.

 

[Larniavc]

I KNOW, right?

The NERVE of that woman praying!

What IS this world coming to?

My point is that she's doing this as a sop to the religious right.

In the same way bikini babes get draped across the bonnet of ferraris so teenage boys and midlife crisis guys want them.

Put a pretty woman on screen to sell the product.

Mr Trump is s savvy businessman. Put a pretty face with a product is just good business.

 

[Larniavc]

What gives you the authority to declare who is sincere in their faith and who is not?

It's bad enough when fellow Christians attempt to critique such things. For an Atheist to do so is laughable.

I'm just saying it's sound business sense.

For all I know she may be very devout.

 

[Kevin Ambrose]

My point is that she's doing this as a sop to the religious right.

In the same way bikini babes get draped across the bonnet of ferraris so teenage boys and midlife crisis guys want them.

Put a pretty woman on screen to sell the product.

Mr Trump is s savvy businessman. Put a pretty face with a product is just good business.

Your point? I think you mean your projection.

You have no factual basis behind your claims. It's your opinion.

 

[Larniavc]

Your point? I think you mean your projection.

You have no factual basis behind your claims. It's your opinion.

Do you disagree that it is a well known advertising strategy to pair a product with a pretty face?

I'm just giving Trump kudos (and my politics in no way shared with Mr Trump as regular readers might know) for knowing how to play the politics game.

I'm literally not criticising him.

 

[Larniavc]

Ummmmm...i'm assuming that you posted here without realizing what forum this is, my friend.

It happens all the time.

I've done it myself.

No worries.

Could you, however, in the future be aware of where you are posting, especially if said person is "praying"?

Give the lady a break.

We all need all the prayer we can get.

Peace.

Fair enough.

I'm on my phone so it's not always easy to see the full name of the thread.

As a non-Christian I'm barred from many threads so I assumed it was cool to post in threads that I had permissions too.

But I'll take on board what you say.

All the best.

 

[Kevin Ambrose]

Do you disagree that it is a well known advertising strategy to pair a product with a pretty face?

I'm just giving Trump kudos (and my politics in no way shared with Mr Trump as regular readers might know) for knowing how to play the politics game.

I'm literally not criticising him.

Your insinuation that her public display of her faith is a marketing ploy is worse than criticism.

 

[brinny]

Fair enough.

I'm on my phone so it's not always easy to see the full name of the thread.

As a non-Christian I'm barred from many threads so I assumed it was cool to post in threads that I had permissions too.

But I'll take on board what you say.

All the best.

No worries.

Ease up on Melania, eh?

In a time such as this, she's very wise for leading in prayer.

At least give her that.

Ok?

Fair enough?

 

[brinny]

Maybe he read it in two corinthians.

You DO realize which forum this is, yes?

Would you be so kind as to keep that in mind?

Nevertheless, i'm assuming that you perhaps were not aware which forum it is that you just posted in.

Since you did post here, however, give Melania a break, eh?

We all need all the prayers we can get as a country.

God bless this dear lady for praying.

Peace.

 

[Aryeh Jay]

"And when you pray, do not be like the hypocrites, for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the street corners to be seen by others. Truly I tell you, they have received their reward in full.

 

[brinny]

"And when you pray, do not be like the hypocrites, for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the street corners to be seen by others. Truly I tell you, they have received their reward in full.

Now now, let's not go there.

C'mon, She was praying for her nation and mine, my friend.

And that prayer would be out loud, as she's leading the participants in prayer.

Let's not discuss whether it's ever ok to pray out loud.

Fair enough?

After all, Jesus Himself did right there on the cross, and at other times as well.

Give this lady credit.

She's very wise for praying.

God help us all, we need it.

 

[Kevin Ambrose]

"And when you pray, do not be like the hypocrites, for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the street corners to be seen by others. Truly I tell you, they have received their reward in full.

There is a massive difference between a communal prayer and private prayer. By your stretch we shouldn't pray in churches either.

The venom this simple, yet important act brings out of people just proves that we need more of it.

More prayer. Everywhere.

 

[brinny]

There is a massive difference between a communal prayer and private prayer. By your stretch we shouldn't pray in churches either.

The venom this simple, yet important act brings out of people just proves that we need more of it.

More prayer. Everywhere.

I was just thinking the same thing.

Amen, brother.

Praying!!!

God bless Melania.