PrintSeptember 2, 2008
To Pray ... or Not to Pray
Next to the far-left protestors' stage (located conveniently in front of the state capitol in St. Paul) is an anti-war memorial. Pairs of boots have been carefully arranged on the grass. Each of the pair of boots represents a brave soldier who has been recently killed in action.
It is a touching scene. Some family members of the soldiers are there to remember their fallen sons and daughters.
This morning I saw some family members praying and placing flowers at the pair of boots that represents their lost loved one. It was clearly a difficult and emotional moment for the family.
But parked on the street, right next to this memorial was this:
It was, to say the least, disconcerting. I wondered, as I watched the grieving family, about the limits of the power of prayer.
Photo by Kevin Roper
Larrey Anderson is covering the RNC in Minneapolis for American Thinker. His latest award winning novel is The Order of the Beloved.
