If a person prays for the victims of an atrocity yet continues to act in a way that is likely to cause a repeat of the atrocity, then the prayer is a lie and God is being treated as a fool.<\/p>\n
Here<\/a> is Canada\u2019s effort:<\/p>\n In Canada, the Council of the General Synod paused its Friday evening meeting as news of the attacks filtered through. Archbishop Fred Hiltz led prayers for those affected by the tragedy.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n Yet, the ACoC and Hiltz are delighted<\/a> with the election of a new Liberal government, a government whose campaign platform included withdrawing from the fight against ISIS and the accepting of 25,000 Syrian migrants into Canada by Christmas \u2013 a volume that would make adequate security screening impossible.<\/p>\n So, Canadian bishops: either shut up with the hypocritical prayers or stop your support for a government and policies that will inevitably result in yet more victims, more bishops babbling like pagans<\/a><\/em> and more vain, empty, repetitious prattling disguised as prayer.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" If a person prays for the victims of an atrocity yet continues to act in a way that is likely to cause a repeat of the atrocity, then the prayer is a lie and God is being treated as a … Continue reading