Poll: Will you participate in See You at the Pole this year?

From Laura on August 19, 2010

There’s no choice here that fits me.  What about the option, “I’ve never done this and don’t plan to”?

From Mark Smith on August 20, 2010

I was looking for the choice “This is an unreasonable invasion of the separation of church and state”, but I’ll accept Laura’s answer. :-)

From Laura on August 25, 2010

Thanks for the update!  I didn’t mean to sound negative, but I can see that came out a little harsh-sounding.  Mostly I hope we can see that there are a range of faithful responses, including not participating.

From Bradley on September 20, 2010

So, Doug, do you never pray in front of anyone, at meals, with your spouse, with your kids before bed, at church? Or are you just implying that we are doing it, “to be seen by them”?

We are not standing at the pole, praying in a loud voice, “Oh God, We thank you that we are not like these other men…”. (Luke 18) There were two men who went to the temple to pray that day. One went home justified before God. He obviously wasn’t violating scripture. So, maybe it is the intent of the prayer not the location.

I think some of you are trying much harder to find excuses not to pray, rather than taking advantage of every opportunity to pray for others. Our schools and students and teachers and administration and cities and government and world NEED prayer!

We’ll pray for your schools and student ministries while were at it too.

From Bradley on September 22, 2010

Yes, i’ts SEE you at the Pole, as in: I’ll SEE YOU at the pole when we go there to pray. Not LOOK AT ME praying at the pole.

Who’s church would you have them gather at to pray? Yours? Mine? All at our own churches so we don’t cross contaminate? This is a movement for students by students held were students are, schools.

Come on! Matthew 5:13-16! We’re not called to sit in our churches in “Holy Huddles”! Don’t let Satan Whew it out!

I think it was Louis Palau who said something like… If you just leave manure in a pile it just sits and stinks. It’s when it’s spread around that it becomes effective fertilizer.