AliHajiSheik
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Re: Supreme Court ruling favors prayer at council meeting
Just another circular argument. You want your prayer to take place at the "traditional" time and you keep leaving out the main point. This is a government meeting. The old expression: "government of, by and for the people" doesn't mean the majority of people--it means all the people. If the solution to accommodating everyone means that there has to be two hours worth of various prayers before some meeting, then I would rather not have any prayers.
Meetings have schedules. If there are going to be prayers, then put them on the schedule. Of course, since I'm not aware of reserved seating at any government meeting, that would mean that the prayer participants are going to be in front or perhaps take up the whole room.
Again, I'm not against any religion and when in the appropriate forum, I either stand or sit quietly out of respect for others. At a government meeting--my government as well as yours, I expect neutrality across all beliefs. You want government to support the majority wherever that may be. I want government to accommodate all religions and if even 1 person wants to pray before your government meeting, then in the context of the OP, then they should have just as much right as you do to have their prayer aired. I hope the meeting takes 5 hours before business begins. If that is the case, then more people will agree with me.
If I'm in India I would respect the customs and wishes of the majority there. If I am attending a meeting in a predominantly Jewish community I would respect their customs. If I am in Provo Utah I would respect a prayer by Mormons. But you don't respect the majority of Christians who want to have a prayer, so why do you accuse me of being disrespectful?
That is not a compromise. In the OP it was stated that the prayer began before the meeting, that is the normal custom, probably the same for most religions. Like I said, if the prayer bothers you don't enter the meeting until after the prayer, or you could just ignore the prayer. Sitting in your seat in silence would not disrupt what others are choosing to do, why isn't that good enough for you?
The time in question belongs to others as well. Don't impose your demands on them.
Just another circular argument. You want your prayer to take place at the "traditional" time and you keep leaving out the main point. This is a government meeting. The old expression: "government of, by and for the people" doesn't mean the majority of people--it means all the people. If the solution to accommodating everyone means that there has to be two hours worth of various prayers before some meeting, then I would rather not have any prayers.
Meetings have schedules. If there are going to be prayers, then put them on the schedule. Of course, since I'm not aware of reserved seating at any government meeting, that would mean that the prayer participants are going to be in front or perhaps take up the whole room.
Again, I'm not against any religion and when in the appropriate forum, I either stand or sit quietly out of respect for others. At a government meeting--my government as well as yours, I expect neutrality across all beliefs. You want government to support the majority wherever that may be. I want government to accommodate all religions and if even 1 person wants to pray before your government meeting, then in the context of the OP, then they should have just as much right as you do to have their prayer aired. I hope the meeting takes 5 hours before business begins. If that is the case, then more people will agree with me.