Much to Liberals' Horror, Trump Declares Nat'l Day of Prayer as We Look 'to God for Protection & Strength'
It’s great that America is turning to God in prayer. It’s a great American tradition in times of crisis.
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On the same day that President Donald Trump declared coronavirus a national emergency, the commander in chief also declared a national day of prayer for this weekend.
The day of supplication will be this Sunday.
“It is my great honor to declare Sunday, March 15th as a National Day of Prayer,” Trump tweeted Friday.
“We are a Country that, throughout our history, has looked to God for protection and strength in times like these.” “No matter where you may be, I encourage you to turn towards prayer in an act of faith. Together, we will easily PREVAIL!”
Do you plan on commemorating the national day of prayer?
The move came after his declaration of coronavirus as a national emergency.
“The action I am taking will open up access to up to $50 billion of very important and a large amount of money for states and territories and localities,” Trump said .
He added that he’d partnered with private companies in order to “vastly increase and accelerate our capacity to test for the coronavirus.”
This was the big news of the day , as it rightly should have been.
However, the national day of prayer didn’t get nearly as much coverage as it should have.
As Fox News reported, the annual National Day of Prayer is scheduled for May 7. That’s quite a ways away, particularly when you consider the fact that we’re facing a generational health crisis.
And, as Trump noted in his State of the Union speech, there’s nothing more American than humbling ourselves before the Lord.
“In America we celebrate faith. We cherish religion,” Trump said.
“We lift our voices in prayer and we raise our sights to the glory of God.”
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This sort of thing annoys some people, which is why you got more than a few responses like these which showed liberals’ horror at the idea of prayer — particularly from Trump. At difficult moments like these for the nation, this is the meliorative power of prayer .
“Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God,” Philippians 4:6 says.
In trying times like these, it helps to remember that things aren’t in our hands and that we have a heavenly father to call upon for protection.
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It's a good idea. I have added this issue into my prayers as I am sure many others have.
Why, exactly, is it a good thing? (see @4.1.8)
Okay, we will go with Tacos! making your point for you.
Prayer for comfort is a good thing. If praying can keep people from panicking then that is good. But when people think that praying is going to take care of the problem then that is bad. My point.
Denying that there are plenty of people who think that God will fix this issue if they pray is beyond naive; those people who hold that belief are engaging in counter-productive activities just like anti-vaxers.
And I have not stated that anyone here has made that suggestion. And I have acknowledge when people spoke of precaution with prayer. So maybe read what I write rather than simply proclaim.
Again, not once have I stated anything about people here in this article. Read what I write rather than invent.
Because the example holds. You insert the word ALL in your question where I made no such claim.
You talk about strawman arguments, accuse me of making them and do so in a post where that is all you have done.
The example is stupid. It's the very epitome of prejudice and stereotyping. Sure, some small number of people in the world forego vaccines or other medical care for religious reasons. The vast majority of religious people do not.
So, it would be stupid to hold it up as supportive of the idea that praying is a problem. It's like saying black people are criminals or video games turn people into murderers.
I did not even imply that it was the majority. It was an example of religious belief leading to extremely poor choices. Strawman!
I never argued that praying is a problem. Pay attention to what I actually write Tacos!. The example I used was of people who will pray (e.g. for their sick child) to get better while denying the vaccination for religious reasons. The other example I used was the JWs who would deny a blood transfusion even to save the life of their child and instead pray for the child's recovery.
Citing these examples does not mean they are the majority of cases. They are examples. See?
Now that is funny. I open with thoughtful topical points and then deal with rebutting allegations and misrepresentations from you and Tacos! and you think I am the one who is here to argue.
It does not. Why do you ask?
You tell me. Why stop making ugly allegations now?
My questions too difficult to answer?
Oh, the irony of that statement.
Because it's not actually handling the problem. It's just pandering. Just talk and no action.
The problem is we are dealing with a pandemic for which we are ill prepared for and one's solution is to pray?
It seems you don't know the definition of irony.
It is a valid point and I never said that it was all that was or is going to be done. Stop making things up!
See previous statement.
I never said no precautions. Attributing something to me for which I never said is as good as lying. But it's precautions that will help, not prayer.
There's that persecution complex showing again.
How long did that take? What about preparing for a possible pandemic in the first place? Especially since we've known about Corona for months now? A national Emergency is just a reaction which may not have even been necessary or required had this issue been dealt with from the get go. This is like calling a fire department after the house has burned down.
Not at all. It's just a meaningless action which won't solve the current problem. It's little more than pretending to do something without actually doing something.
You've already demonstrated what you don't know. Sure isn't my problem.
Your statement implies that I said it was all that was or is going to be done.
Then saying "prayer WITH precautions---not prayer alone with no precautions" was unneccesary.
No, prayers won't do anything at all.
Where did I say I was upset. Prayer as a precaution is useless. It won't protect anyone, much less help with corona. It's nothing more than a personal feel good exercise. But it won't do anything to deal with the current crisis.
Haters reaction to a National day of prayer:
Why do they care? Why do they have such a rancor towards a suggested something, which might bring so many of their fellow citizens some peace? It is a vexing question for many but not for me.
Imo it’s simply a self centered hatred of that which is NOK to them, driven by a deep seeded inferiority complex. But hey, that’s just my opinion. I could be wrong.
For President* Trump , asking people to pray is a political exercise.
On his personal level, we can assume he has never prayed. He never mentions praying himself, has never mentioned it in the past, and is almost never seen going to church. His religious connections are limited to photo ops like the one where leading evangelicals "laid hands on" him in the oval office.
Thus, we can see this National Prayer Day as cynical on Trump's part.
But that doesn't necessarily mean it is a futile effort. Fundamentalist Christians will appreciate it.
I don't see much harm in it.
The good of this, as I have noted, is the comforting effect this has on some people. Anything that can reduce panic is good because panic is what causes most of the problems. The ideal situation is to remain calm but be vigil in precautions under the assumption that we are on our own to deal with this.
golly, I thought god created all living things. isn't covid-19 a living thing? POS/POTUS has bungled this health crisis from day 1. not too hard to guess what I'll be praying for today.
Gray area
cool. that's the area most affected. with religious tithing and offerings now fully documented, due to churches closing, it looks like a lot of right wing political dark money will be drying up very soon. bwah ha ha ha
good for you. think of covid-19 as god dumping some bleach into the gene pool.
That's nice. Prove it!
Of course, if Satan is doing evil, your God just sits back and does nothing. Talk about being useless as a deity.
This is true.
Maybe Trump should follow Obama's example./S
Didn't hear a damn peep out of the left about how Obama handled things. The lame stream media glossed it over as well.
Sounds like both Presidents didn't do enough. So what's your point? When did Obama become the topic?
When hypocrisy reared it's ugly head.
No matter what Trump did it wouldn't be good enough for some.
What could have Trump done that wouldn't have the left screaming bloody murder? What have the Democrats proposed? What are their fixes? Easy to criticize while offer no solutions. If this was so serious why didn't the Democrats in the House get bills rolling when this was supposedly contained to just one Chinese city? Why wait for WHO and the CDC to state the obvious to anyone that was paying attention- that this was an epidemic than would very easily go global.
This is only proving the US still isn't prepared for a pan epidemic; it doesn't matter who is in the White House- or what party holds Congress. The only thing we are learning is that national emergencies are fair game for political sniping. How does something as innocent as a national day of prayer get construed as something evil?
Before you play the atheist card, I am one. I take no offense to a national day of prayer. There are those that are religious- and it is a way to draw people together. Atheists can say those affected by the virus are in our thoughts. Might be worthless sentiment; but sometimes that is all that is needed to bring people together. Instead of the BS reaction we are getting.
With some governors starting to talk about martial law, and calling out the National Guard- we are going to need to come together before this turns into some sick Hollywood movie plot.
Trump needs to stop saying he's done a great job with the virus. Even if he had, which is obviously not true, he shouldn't be saying such things while tens of thousands of people are getting very sick , and some dying.
But Trump cant help himself. Is he is utterly ill equipped to be a real leader. He is a self-promoter.
It's not so much what he did, but rather what he hasn't done.
Not disband the pandemic response team, appoint an actual doctor or scientist to head the Covid task force, coordinate with all relevant agencies ahead of time to deal with the possibility and/or reduce the risk of Covid spread to the US, get an actual infectious disease expert to address the public on Covid, including safety precautions, cooperate with the Chinese (if feasible) to work together to reduce the spread or develop a treatment to Covid. Those are just what comes off the top of my head.
That's why I hold all politicians in contempt.
Good question. See previous statement.
But we knew there was an outbreak long before it reached our shores. We had advanced warning but the government did nothing. So instead of being proactive in dealing with a then possible pandemic, now we can only be reactive after the fact.
Not evil. Just useless.
Why would I do that?
I never said otherwise. Of course religion can be comforting to some.
Some probably do I'd wager.
What's the old saying? "It's the thought that counts."
Indeed. People are irrational, panicky, hysterical, ect..
That only highlights the necessity of leadership to calm the public and call all hands on deck, so to speak, to deal with this issue.