Responses to Lamer article Venkatachalapathi Samuldrala prayer controversy

1 responses lamer article

1.1 neuhaus
1.2 marty
1.3 raden report

responses lamer article
neuhaus

richard john neuhaus pointed out lamer s position in world in contrast article entitled genuine pluralism in same issue, james skillen of center public justice, held americans not convinced secularizing public square way justice diverse faiths , , government should make room faiths—both religious , secular—without giving privileged position of them....the united states not jewish state or catholic state; not protestant state or muslim state. , should not secularized state.

neuhaus noted skillen thinks chaplaincy program in military, government support faith-based social services, , parental choice in education indicative of ways go in pluralistic society. agreed skillen , maintained that:

mr. lamer wrong, think, claim bowing 1 s head in respect means 1 joining in prayer hindu gods. presumably christian legislators, if praying, praying god , father of jesus christ....i recast world debate argue precisely because of judeo-christian ethic public square should hospitable faiths. because, first, not sacralize public square, mistaking church. and, second, because recognize people, whatever religious or other errors, made in image of god , therefore bearers of human dignity demands our respect. lamer-skillen exchange usefully poses questions christians need greater clarity.

marty

among voices responding lamer s article martin e. marty who, while apparently disagreeing of lamer s view, applauded him calling more serious examination of issue of civil religion, saying:

...he struggling genuine issue, offering alert observers of american religion should pay close attention. lamer s editorial distant warning signal of sort hear , read ever more frequently: not evangelicals – camp has agitated school prayer, football-game invocations, , legislative chaplains – pleased bargain ll getting in richly pluralist america....lamer may disservice civil religion, chaplains, tolerance, amity, , public-prayer advocates. service want more serious second-thinking comes public worship in society condemned diverse.

the raden report

the christian authors of raden report in article titled religion , politics can t mix agreed lamer s position took him task not realizing full-time chaplain of house roman catholic (the guest chaplain week before samuldrala had been first catholic nun in post). authors of raden report maintained recent statements of roman catholic church downplayed christianity s traditional claim belief in jesus necessary achieve afterlife of eternal bliss. sought point out lamer , like-minded readers that:

f.y.i... roman catholic priest daniel coughlin official chaplain house of representatives, position funded annually tax payers tune of $138,000.00. of course, roman catholic priest, mr. coughlin must uphold official declarations vatican.

pope says can saved without faith in jesus...

related issue of hindu prayers, recent vatican document, dominus iesus, says various religious traditions contain , offer religious elements come god... indeed prayers , rituals of other religions may assume role of preparation of gospel.... shocking? if unfamiliar roman catholicism’s pursuit of ecumenical , interreligious dialogue on past 35 years.

and if heresy isn t clear enough, earlier month pope restated position, saying among saved seek god sincere heart, including not know christ , church.