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[dramaturgy]

Write your congressman/woman and ask them to veto it, please. Not everyone is a Christian, I know understand that, but the fellow Christians on my friends list... we are called to pray for peace.

Dear Sir (or Madam, as situation allowed):

My name is Elizabeth S****. I am seventeen years old and a junior in high school in DeWitt, Iowa, near the Quad Cities. Through one of my friends, a new bill has been brought to my attention as is detailed here:

http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d108:HE00153:@@@L&summ2=m&

I must ask you to vote against this bill. To declare a day of "fasting and prayer" to secure God's help in the war against Iraq is not only arrogant, but disgusting and selfish.

As a Christian, I am called not to pray for "us" to win. I am called to pray for peace and a solution that is in the best interests of all. In Amos 5:21-24, it reads:

"I hate, I despise your feasts, and I take no delight in your solemn assemblies. Even though you offer me your burnt offerings and cereal offerings, I will not accept them, and the peace offerings of your fatted beasts I will not look upon. Take away from me the noise of your songs; to the melody of your harps I will not listen. But let justice roll down like waters, and righteousness an everflowing stream."

God isn't a mercenary, you can't entice him to one side or the other. God loves all his children the same, and war and conflict saddens Him. If you want to have a prayer/fasting day for peace or a quick end to this war, fine. But do not expect me to pray just for myself, even if it is a Federal statue. If this bill is passed, I will lose more faith in the current government.

I thank you for your time and alacrity.

Sincerely yours,
Elizabeth M. S****

http://thomas.loc.gov/ <-- Find your state congresspersons.

Comments

[queerasjohn.livejournal.com]

Sweetie, you forgot to snip your name at the bottom :)

--J

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[dramaturgy.livejournal.com]

I think I edited that out riiiight after you replied.

Ah well, if someone wanted to stalk me one would think they would have done it by now.

[lilypiper.livejournal.com]

Also, you might know this -- but when you send messages through FAPlayground, at least with my email your full name shows in the subject line instead of your email...so it's probably visable to other people subscribed to the group.

Just so y'know.

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[dramaturgy.livejournal.com]

This is true. Hence, the lack of worrying.

[jengivitus.livejournal.com]

Hi, I don't think you know me, I'm one of Ashlee's (angel_myst's) friends and I was wondering if I could use ur icon...? Pwease? I'm a huuuge fan of Billy Boyd and that's the best one I've seen of him yet! ~Thanx

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[dramaturgy.livejournal.com]

Certainly. :)

[madrigalblue.livejournal.com]

Good for you. I personally think that church and state should remain separate, and that certain leaders have crossed that line. If Bush has to listen to the Pope about any issue, he should start with listening to him about peace, not forced prayer.

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[dramaturgy.livejournal.com]

Yeah. I mean, I'm not Catholic, but dude. When the pope speaks, I listen.

[inkandalchemy.livejournal.com]

*STARES* Is that bill for real?! Because seriously... ugh. I may not consider myself Christian but I most certainly believe in God and I pray nearly every day for an end to this conflict. I do not pray for victory for one side or the other, partially because I believe that should be left up to God and partially because quite frankly I think both sides are in the wrong; the idea that our government would try to require people to pray for them to win is utterly repulsive to me. I applaud your letter and will certainly write one of my own to mail tomorrow.

Yikes.

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[dramaturgy.livejournal.com]

Well... yes, because its on the senate's website.

God, it makes me sick.