NationStates Jolt Archive

so im at the post office this morning and i see this proclamation on the door saying that may 5th has been declared a state and national day of prayer.

whats up with that?

did any of y'all know about it and are any of y'all planning to participate?

First I'm hearing of it.

i stared at it for a long time to figure it out.

they must be behind in publicizing it

You're all praying that the BNP don't miraculously seize control of the UK on May 5th :p

Never heard of it at school....

National day of prayer? That's scary.

I think that's the Republican economic plan.

Ah yes, people are praying and the Atheists are shakin' in their boots! Awesome! :p

National day of prayer? That's scary.
Already all pagan celebrations has been changed in the name of new religions. Now they start adding their own!!

I'm not sure what country you all live in, but here in the US there's been a national prayer day since, hell, before I was born. I don't remember wether it's on May 5th or not.

I think that's the Republican economic plan.

...and their education plan, their judicial plan, their social security plan, their energy plan, their social issues plan, et c., et c.....

Already all pagan celebrations has been changed in the name of new religions. Now they start adding their own!!

Well, you and I can take comfort in not living there. Valborg/Vappu rules! =)

Well, you and I can take comfort in not living there. Valborg/Vappu rules! =)
Yes! At least we have some good ol' pagan holidays left. And more drunk we were more fun we had, right?

...and their education plan, their judicial plan, their social security plan, their energy plan, their social issues plan, et c., et c.....

You know their doing this for when people say we haven't got a prayer, Bush can say:

"Well your wrong, we had a whole day of it."

Yes! At least we have some good ol' pagan holidays left. And more drunk we were more fun we had, right?

You bet your patootie! I wish we had a sauna where I live, but I can always live vicariously through you.

You bet your patootie! I wish we had a sauna where I live, but I can always live vicariously through you.

I won't make it too hot then. After all you are swedish ;)

I'm not sure what country you all live in, but here in the US there's been a national prayer day since, hell, before I was born. I don't remember wether it's on May 5th or not.
you mean you think that someone at the post office put up a 20 year old proclamation?

not that its out of the question

I did not. It's Mexican Independence Day, I know that. I will appreciate Mexican Independence Day and scoff at National Prayer Day. Perhaps I will make a bunny sacrifice to the Goddess of Spring. :p

I won't make it too hot then. After all you are swedish ;)

Sure, as long as you watch it with the booze. After all, you are Finnish! :fluffle:

I did not. It's Mexican Independence Day, I know that. I will appreciate Mexican Independence Day and scoff at National Prayer Day. Perhaps I will make a bunny sacrifice to the Goddess of Spring. :p
it did seem particularily wrong to have it be on cinco de mayo. its quickly becoming our "national day of drunkedness"

Sure, as long as you watch it with the booze. After all, you are Finnish! :fluffle:

lol

But back to the topic! What is this all about. Is the day triumph to pray or is the day devoted to praying (for those who do it)?

Intone, O My servants, the verses of God that have been received by thee, as intoned by them who have drawn nigh unto Him, that the sweetness of thy melody may kindle thine own soul, and attract the hearts of all men. Whoso reciteth, in the privacy of his chamber, the verses revealed by God, the scattering angels of the Almighty shall scatter abroad the fragrance of the words uttered by his mouth, and shall cause the heart of every righteous man to throb. Though he may, at first, remain unaware of its effect, yet the virtue of the grace vouchsafed unto him must needs sooner or later exercise its influence upon his soul. Thus have the mysteries of the Revelation of God been decreed by virtue of the Will of Him Who is the Source of power and wisdom.

(Compilations, Baha'i Prayers, p. ii)

Always nice to know the president wipes his ass with the Constitution.

I did not. It's Mexican Independence Day, I know that. I will appreciate Mexican Independence Day and scoff at National Prayer Day. Perhaps I will make a bunny sacrifice to the Goddess of Spring. :p
I say we combine all of these holidays happening in such close proximity (The 1st of May eve thingy, VE Day, Cinco de Mayo, spring rites, and this National Day of Prayer thingy) into one gigantic week-long holy Mexican pagan war-remembering drinking binge!

I say we combine all of these holidays happening in such close proximity (The 1st of May eve thingy, VE Day, Cinco de Mayo, and this National Day of Prayer thingy) into one gigantic week-long holy Mexican pagan drinking binge!

We all ready have July 4th!!

We all ready have July 4th!!
yes but we would have to wait 2 months for that

this is NOW

i say we go for it!

yes but we would have to wait 2 months for that

this is NOW

i say we go for it!

Since I quit drinking when I bacame a Baha'i I will have to have non-alcoholic malt beverages. I find I have more fun that way anyhow.

Always nice to know the president wipes his ass with the Constitution.

Speaking of which are any of you old enough to remember the Bicentenial in 1976?

Back then, and I kid you not, we had patriotic toilet paper. We had it with prints of the founding fathers, the US flag, the National Monuments and yes passages from the Constitution and the Bill of Rights. Only in America could a person wipe their ass with "All men are created equal", and to prove they where a real American finish up with "Old Glory".

Just a little forgotten American history.
Man we aree such a nation of whores. :D

But we're praying whores. :p

Since I quit drinking when I bacame a Baha'i I will have to have non-alcoholic malt beverages. I find I have more fun that way anyhow.
its the thought that counts!

I did not. It's Mexican Independence Day, I know that. I will appreciate Mexican Independence Day and scoff at National Prayer Day. Perhaps I will make a bunny sacrifice to the Goddess of Spring. :p


I myself will be screaming at the foreigner to go back to Mexico to celibrate its independence inbetween my prayers

I myself will be screaming at the foreigner to go back to Mexico to celibrate its independence inbetween my prayers
even the canadians??

its the thought that counts!

I still think about it at times.

I myself will be screaming at the foreigner to go back to Mexico to celibrate its independence inbetween my prayers

The earth is but one country and mankind it's citzens. (Baha'u'llah)

The earth is but one country and mankind it's citzens. (Baha'u'llah)

uhhuh. One big happy family. Tell you what, I'll keep my border and my guns, you can give everyone else a big freakin group hug.

uhhuh. One big happy family. Tell you what, I'll keep my border and my guns, you can give everyone else a big freakin group hug.

Your border has huge holes in it, and you don't have enough guns to keep everyone away. There has to be a better solution.

I myself will be screaming at the foreigner to go back to Mexico to celibrate its independence inbetween my prayers
He he he! Stupid American thinks Mexican independence day is on May 5, and taking it as a day to shout at Mexicans.

He he he! I mean, it's hard being more stupid and ignorant. It boggles the mind, it really does.

He he he! I can't stop laughing at how ignorant you are. He he he! Not to mention gullible.

Speaking of which are any of you old enough to remember the Bicentenial in 1976?

Back then, and I kid you not, we had patriotic toilet paper. We had it with prints of the founding fathers, the US flag, the National Monuments and yes passages from the Constitution and the Bill of Rights. Only in America could a person wipe their ass with "All men are created equal", and to prove they where a real American finish up with "Old Glory".

Just a little forgotten American history.
Man we aree such a nation of whores. :D

But we're praying whores. :p

Yet you can't burn flags. Hrmph.

But yeah, I heard of that, wasn't born yet though.

I think it's very poignant.

so im at the post office this morning and i see this proclamation on the door saying that may 5th has been declared a state and national day of prayer.

whats up with that?

did any of y'all know about it and are any of y'all planning to participate?

Sounds like a good excuse to skip school or blow off work, spin a few fatties, and take a walk in the park. Just tell 'em you were busy praying. Show 'em a photo of the proclamation if they don't believe you. Then denounce them as heathens.

Don't forget those cones, though. Make 'em big - big enough to see God. Now there's a religious experience for you.

so im at the post office this morning and i see this proclamation on the door saying that may 5th has been declared a state and national day of prayer.

whats up with that?

did any of y'all know about it and are any of y'all planning to participate?
May 5th is Ascension Day over here in Germany...

All I got to say is its cool as long as I do not have to participate nor pay for it :)

I wonder what Karl Marx would think (May 5th is his birthday). Oh, and, IIRC, Cinco de Mayo isn't Mexican Independence Day, it just remembers some battle Mexico won.

Maybe it's the communist day of prayer for Karl Marx.

I wonder what Karl Marx would think (May 5th is his birthday). Oh, and, IIRC, Cinco de Mayo isn't Mexican Independence Day, it just remembers some battle Mexico won.

Yep.

And it is less a Mexican holiday than a holiday created by American beer companies.

It has long been celebrated in the Puebla region of Mexico, but otherwise is primarily celebrated in the US.

I myself will be screaming at the foreigner to go back to Mexico to celibrate its independence inbetween my prayers

How fun!

The racist xenophobe plans on getting beaten up for Cinco de Mayo!

That's the spirit.

First I've heard of it and I'm not doin it.

You Yanks have had this for ages. The Continental Congress asked the colonies to pray in 1775, Lincoln declared a day of "humiliation, fasting, and prayer" in 1863, the Congress under Truman created an annual national day of prayer in 1952, and Reagan, in '88, fixed it as the first Thursday of May, every year.

See http://www.nationaldayofprayer.org/history.php for more details.

LOL, then you can see what kind of amazing impact it's made on us. ;) I will be celebrating the second week of May for an altogether different and yet MORE CRITICAL REASON!

My natal anniversary!