Is America Rejecting God?

Yesterday (Thursday, July 12, 2007), the United States Senate was opened with a prayer led by a Hindu chaplain from Nevada (see story). He began his prayer by saying, "Let us pray. We meditate on the transcendental glory of the deity supreme who is inside the heart of the Earth, inside the life of the sky, and inside the soul of the heaven." Hinduism is a pantheistic religion that believes in many different gods. We claim to be "one nation under God" and yet there is man asking for the wisdom and guidance from false gods for our governing officials. Rajan Zed, who led the prayer, was invited by Democratic Senate Majority leader Harry Reid. Reid is the first Mormon to serve as Senate Majority leader.

Both the U.S. House and U.S. Senate have opened with a prayer to God since the Constitutional Convention of 1787. This is the first time in 220 years that the government of the United States has begun its meetings with a prayer to pagan gods. The only three protesters were led away in handcuffs. In a similar story, Muslim Representative Keith Ellison (D-Minnesota) compared President Bush to Hitler (see story).

The true and living God is a jealous God who will not tolerate his people having other gods before Him (Exodus 20:3-5). Prayer in a nation's government to false gods is effectively a prayer to the true God to punish us. The success of the United States is no doubt because of the fact that we have been "one nation under God." The Founding Fathers of our country believed that the "Great Experiment" of America was due to the Providence of God. In 1854 the U.S. House Judiciary Committee made the statement, "In this age, there can be no substitute for Christianity. That was the religion of the founders of the republic and they expected it to remain the religion of their descendants."

Please say a prayer for our country. But don't just pray. In the words of John Hancock (signer of the Declaration of Independence), "I urge you, by all that is dear, by all that is honorable, by all that is sacred, not only that ye pray but that ye act." Please take action and write, call or email your Congressmen and Senators and express your outrage that our government would allow prayer for guidance to be directed to pagan gods (click here to find your Congressmen and Senators).

Tennessee Senators (contact information):
Lamar Alexander
455 DIRKSEN SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510
(202) 224-4944
Bob Corker
185 DIRKSEN SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510
(202) 224-3344

Spring Hill, TN (4th District) Representative (37174-2452)
Lincoln Davis
Washington D.C. Office
410 Cannon House Office Building
Washington, D.C. 20515
Phone: 202.225.6831
Fax: 202.226.5172