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The Straight Story Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jul-11-07 12:06 AM
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Pray (Joint resolution asking us and media to Pray) - I feel all better now :)
Here are the relevant items I found (a lot more at second link to read over)

In respect for their devotion to America, the Congress, by a joint resolution approved on May 11, 1950, as amended (64 Stat. 158), has requested the President to issue a proclamation calling on the people of the United States to observe each Memorial Day as a day of prayer for permanent peace and designating a period on that day when the people of the United States might unite in prayer. The Congress, by Public Law 106-579, has also designated the minute beginning at 3:00 p.m. local time on that day as a time for all Americans to observe the National Moment of Remembrance.

http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2007/05/20070515-7.html

“(6) in Presidential Proclamation No. 7315 of May 26, 2000 (65 Fed. Reg. 34907), the President proclaimed Memorial Day, May 29, 2000, as a day of prayer for permanent peace, and designated 3:00 p.m. local time on that day as the time to join in prayer and to observe the National Moment of Remembrance; and
“(7) a National Moment of Remembrance and other commemorative events are needed to reclaim Memorial Day as the sacred and noble event that that day is intended to be.

http://www4.law.cornell.edu/uscode/html/uscode36/usc_sec_36_00000116----000-notes.html

(3) calling on the people of the United States to unite in
prayer at that time; and

(4) calling on the media to join in observing Memorial Day and
the period of prayer.


Sec. 119. National Day of Prayer

-STATUTE-
The President shall issue each year a proclamation designating
the first Thursday in May as a National Day of Prayer on which the
people of the United States may turn to God in prayer and
meditation at churches, in groups, and as individuals.

http://uscode.house.gov/download/pls/36C1.txt


I say we need a joint resolution to pray that bush gets impeached so that we may have that 'permanent peace'.



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opihimoimoi Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jul-11-07 12:09 AM
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1. We should Pray for WAR and WORK for PEACE....IMHO
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jgraz Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jul-11-07 12:36 AM
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2. Why don't we ever have a National Day of Action?
Much better to keep everyone on their knees talking to the Sky King.
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The Straight Story Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jul-11-07 12:45 AM
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3. Cause they don't want action :)
Scares em too much.
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Az Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jul-11-07 12:52 AM
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4. Lets replace our military with a prayer defense system
That should do it. A faith based missile defense system. Think of all the money we could save.

Lighthouses are more helpful than churches. - Benjamin Franklin

The hands that help are holier than the lips that pray - Robert Ingersoll
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The Straight Story Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jul-11-07 01:07 AM
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5. We could call it the KDS and spend billions on it
Move over Star Wars missile defense, we got Kneepads Defense System.

Pray that the missile heading your way will just turn around and head back to sender.

Sad thing is, many people would buy into it.
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