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11 Comments to "Day of Prayer in Sackcloth and Ashes in Birmingham, Alabama"
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bean
April 25th, 2008 at
7:45 pm
So much for the Constitutionally-mandated separation of Church and State.
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Theophrastus
April 25th, 2008 at
8:11 pm
Another highly-placed government leader using their post to promote religious acts.
A man of faith should be happy in his community, glad that he lives in a tolerant country and proud to hold public position. He should not, however, feel that the captive audience of those he serves should be subjected to religious proclamations, especially ones *sent out on the city’s letterhead.*
Government money, power and position used for religious causes, hmm? It’s always impressive to see how bold people can be in violating the American constitution.
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Alannah
April 25th, 2008 at
10:28 pm
Well, that’s surely going to cut down on the murder rate. It does my heart good to see a public official using his influence to find and implement practical solutions to difficult problems. I bet when all of the murders in the city see all those priests wearing these sackcloths, they will put down their knives, guns, hacksaws, sharpened tooth brushes and drain fluid because they will finally understand that the city would like them to stop murdering.
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J of The Sandhills
April 26th, 2008 at
1:24 am
at bit too much, but prayer never hurts..
but prayer without action is just like pissing on a forest fire. -
Andre
April 26th, 2008 at
7:07 am
Thanks for using my photo of the mayor; it’s seems to be getting a lot of use right now!
I think some of you may be interested in seeing what some folks thought about the proclamation, including myself.
Cheers!
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Alex
April 26th, 2008 at
9:46 am
Andre - I got the photo from Wikipedia, and in my haste, I didn’t investigate the origin of the photo (which I usually do).
I’ve added the attributions to the post. Thank you for adding that to the Creative Commons!
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smak
April 26th, 2008 at
2:03 pm
Isn’t it nice to see the fruit the Civil Rights Movement has borne four decades later?
Their education levels “pail” in comparison to other states, out-of-control homicide rates, blurring of the lines between the functions of church and state, and epidemic — yet completely preventable — health problems (obesity and its related issues).
Way to capitalize on your opportunities, Birmingham!
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elizabeth-anne
April 26th, 2008 at
5:54 pm
ahhh. home sweet home.
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Evilbeagle
April 27th, 2008 at
6:47 am
It doesn’t get much scarier than this. If he were doing this through his church it would be ok, but doing it as mayor is stepping over the line dividing church and state.
Furthermore, wouldn’t it be more practical to actually do something about the problem? I seriously doubt that murderers are going to be swayed by a bunch of Bible thumpers in sackcloth.
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Ellen
April 28th, 2008 at
12:23 pm
And sadly, this barely breaks the top 10 list of asinine things Mr. Langford has done.
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Marcus
April 30th, 2008 at
9:50 pm
Prayer: How to do nothing and still look like you’re helping.
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