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Breakpoint

Action and Prayer, Not Action or Prayer

Breakpoint

Colson Center

Religion & Spirituality, News Commentary, Politics, Culture, Christianity, Currentevents, Worldview, News

4.82.8K Ratings

🗓️ 19 March 2024

⏱️ 1 minutes

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Summary

Debunking the notion that Christians pray while atheists do.

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0:00.0

With a woman a look at culture from a Christian worldview, I'm John Stone Street with the point.

0:04.3

Recently, a user on X tweeted a quote from famous founder of American atheist, Madeline

0:09.0

Murray O'Hare.

0:10.0

Quote, an atheist believes that a hospital should be built instead of a church, an atheist

0:14.3

believes that a deed must be done instead of a prayer.

0:17.0

An atheist strives for involvement in life and not escape into death.

0:20.9

He once disease conquered poverty poverty vanquished, war eliminated.

0:24.1

Well, it was foolish when she said it, and as many pointed out, it still is since Christians

0:28.4

actually invented the hospital. You can also thank Christians for abolishing slavery, safeguarding, expanding education, and for countless contributions to physics, mathematics, and literature.

0:37.0

Some even did that while writing hymns.

0:39.0

And studies show that atheists are actually less likely to be civically engaged in their religious counterparts.

0:44.4

Christianity is a faith of action, after all. We believe God created people to care for the world,

0:49.6

and then in Jesus we're restored to that creation. Christians don't choose between deeds and prayers.

0:55.0

We do both.

0:55.8

For the Colson Center, I'm John Stone Street.

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