How Christians Must Respond as Atheists Decry Tennessee’s Day of Fasting, Prayer as ‘Inappropriate’ by STEPHEN STRANG for Charisma News
GNN Note – Someone in a position of authority that understands we need Jesus Christ back at the helm instead of a bunch of humans that do not have our best interest at heart.
I pray, Father, that the Holy Spirit fill our state, our people and reflect Your Love, Your Light and Your Way.
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If you’re a praying Christian, you know that it’s time to pray, because things are very, very serious in our country. Thankfully, Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee invited the entire state of Tennessee to join him for a day of prayer on Thursday, Oct. 10. Lee declared it to be a day of fasting, humility and prayer. But of course, liberals and secularists quickly pushed back, calling the call to prayer inappropriate.
“On that day, [my wife] Maria and I will offer prayers for healing, prayers for forgiveness, prayers of thanksgiving and prayers of hope for our state,” Gov. Lee said on Twitter. “… We know that prayer accomplishes much. Prayer strengthens our families and it strengthens our communities. It strengthens our relationship with our neighbors. It strengthens our relationship with God himself.”
But atheists, of course, decried the day of prayer as unconstitutional. The Freedom From Religion Foundation presidents, Dan Barker and Annie Laurie, wrote an op-ed in the Knoxville News Sentinel, in which they called Gov. Lee’s actions “inappropriate,” “unnecessary” and “a disservice to the Constitution—and his citizens.”
And USA Today‘s David Plazas wrote that even though Gov. Lee’s proclamation did not violate the law, it did create a “slippery slope.”
But my friend Larry Tomczak told me on my “Strang Report” podcast that it’s imperative that our country stay united in prayer, especially in light of how strongly the left is attacking our religious freedoms.
“I’ve got a passion to motivate people to pray,” Tomczak says. “We need to be biblically informed on the issues. You want a biblical worldview, and we’re really in the midst of a very critical time.”
