This is most distressing. This prayer guide makes the AFA seem reasonable - and Christian. Unfortunately, this is an example of a hateful and anti-human organization adopting the language of a progressive, peaceful and pro-human religion in order to attract naive or unsuspecting Christians.
I for one am insulted when the AFA supports policies that starve the poor, let the sick languish, lets the homeless freeze, cheats the workers, and abuses children - all in the name of Christ. Even if one doubts Christs divinity, existing texts clearly show Jesus Bar-Joseph as a man with a policy agenda significantly different from the AFA.
Adam
--- Doug Henwood <dhenwood at panix.com> wrote:
> December 1, 2000
>
> PRESIDENTIAL PRAYER 2000
> AFA has learned from our friends at www.CBN.org
> about a ministry called
> "Presidential Prayer 2000" that prepared a
> comprehensive prayer guide for
> the current election. As Christians, we can all pray
> in agreement for our
> heavenly Father's will to be done on earth in this
> election as God desires
> it is heaven. This prayer guide will help you to
> come before the Father in
> prayer with a clean heart and a right spirit, to
> pray through a list of
> the critical events unfolding now.
>
> *** Urgent Action Needed ***
>
> PRESIDENTIAL PRAYER 2000
>
> Honorary Co-Chairs: Mrs. Bill Bright & Dr. Paul
> Cedar
>
> Thy kingdom come, thy will be done, on earth as it
> is in heaven..
>
> Heavenly Father, we desire that your kingdom would
> come on earth regarding
> our year 2000 presidential election, as you desire
> it in heaven. Thank
> you, heavenly Father, that through the cross of
> Jesus Christ we can come
> before you with our prayers, that your Son Jesus
> taught us how to pray,
> and that your Holy Spirit is faithful to guide us in
> our prayers. To come
> before You with fervent prayers, from a clean heart,
> prayed most
> effectively in accordance with Your will, please
> give us Your grace to:
>
> 1. Praise and thank You for who You are!
>
> 2. Ask for Your covering and protection as we pray.
>
> 3. Ask the Holy Spirit to show us any unconfessed
> sin in our lives,
> especially regarding the election, including anger,
> apathy, insecurity,
> unforgiveness, etc. Ask for forgiveness for those
> things, as well as any
> sins within our country that You are putting on our
> hearts.
>
> 4. Invite the Holy Spirit to guide us to pray for
> the Father's will for
> the following:
>
> **Healing for our nation and its citizens from the
> shock and stress of so
> many unexpected events in our current presidential
> election.
> **Healing for people in other countries who have
> been shaken by so much
> uncertainty in the U.S. election.
> **Healing over the divisions in our country now over
> this election.
> **The candidates for president and vice president
> and their families.
> **Advisors to the candidates.
> **Florida election, judicial, and legislative
> officials/staff/volunteers.
> **The actions and decisions of the U.S. Supreme
> Court regarding the
> election.
> **The legal cases in other courts regarding the
> election.
> **Protesters, especially that no violence would take
> place.
> **Selection and voting of the electors from each
> state.
> **The next president's administration team and
> transition process.
> **Media coverage of the events.
> **That through this process many would turn to You,
> and discover that You
> are good.
> **That many Christians would pray faithfully for
> these events, and fast
> and pray.
> **That Christians would take action as You lead,
> e.g., calling others to
> pray, fasting and praying, and/or calling their
> elected officials in a
> respectful manner to express their views to those
> who represent them.
> **For world events and crises, that none would lack
> sufficient prayer
> during this time.
>
> 5. Spend time now waiting on the Lord. He may bring
> comfort to your heart
> and/or call you to action.
>
> 6. Thank God for hearing your prayers and speaking
> to your heart.
>
> Thank you, Father, that Your word tells us that
> Jesus will come again to
> rule and reign in righteousness, the undisputed
> leader of all. Thank you
> that You know the hearts and minds of mankind and
> can touch lives and
> events for good, especially as we will pray with a
> clean heart and right
> spirit in agreement with Your plans, that they might
> be on earth as You
> desire them in heaven.
>
> ONE NATION, UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND
> JUSTICE FOR ALL.
>
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