True confessions Should a president offer public prayers of repentance for his nation's sins? Of course not! There's no god, so the prayer is a total waste of time No, "sin" doesn't exist – it's just a cultural construct created by society's elites to psychologically repress everyone else No, a president is elected to exercise political, not spiritual, authority No, with so many religions and a wide range of belief and unbelief among citizens, such a prayer can only cause offense No, prayer is a personal matter No, each of us must repent for our own sins – no one else can do it for us No, public exercise of religion has a way of becoming a hypocritical display to get noticed by others and not a sincere appeal to God It couldn't hurt Yes, but if most political leaders were truly repentant, they'd have to resign after confessing their own sins Yes, but I don't see it happening – today's leaders are getting elected by validating sin, not condemning it Yes, a leader who is repentant before God is far less likely to be a proud, arrogant tyrant Yes, the Bible says a ruler's authority is given by God so we may live quiet, peaceable lives – when sin disrupts that, the ruler is answerable to God Yes. God is real, sin is real, it's consequences are destroying us and repentence is our only hope – any "leader" worth the name should be eager to pray Yes. We've seen how God judges us when our leaders are wicked – perhaps he will bless us if our leaders repent and acknowledge Him Other View Results Loading ...