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Reader responds to removal of prayer
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The Editor,
I saw the ad in the Mercury of the anniversary celebration at Living Hope Community Church and although I live in Regina, was able to attend. Four generations gathered and filled the church to capacity with several countries represents. It was great!
The walk down memory lane was very encouraging as we saw God鈥檚 faithfulness in the past as they press on into the future.
Since Christian prayer and teaching is being taken out of schools and public life, morals and trust are also gone. Without these, the conscience and mental sense of right and wrong are very weak. Laws can鈥檛 replace a keen conscience.
The Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, and the laws of the land, were all built on Bible principles. The motto was, 鈥淗e shall have dominions from sea to sea.鈥� The song O Canada has a line, 鈥淕od keep our land, glorious and free.鈥�
Laws are taking away freedom when they can鈥檛 pray before council meetings, and children can鈥檛 pray in schools. Is that helping our country?
I鈥檓 concerned about the country we are leaving for our grandchildren. I have a grandson who is working as a guard at a hospital.
How things have changed. We taught our children that strangers were friends we hadn鈥檛 met. Now we teach them don鈥檛 talk to strangers. I believe it鈥檚 time to assess where atheism is taking us, and start to back track.
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Charlotte Collins,
Regina
