Both Michael Westmoreland-White and Ben Myers have called my attention to the fact that Evangelicals are covertly urging each other to pray for Obama's untimely demise. Let me tell you, there ain't no sin like the sin that prompts the earnestly spiteful intercession: "I'm going to pray for you!"
I got this once when a telemarketer called me pitching some curriculum. As politely as possible I interrupted the spiel, said I wasn't interested, asked him to put me on his Do Not Call List, and wished him a good day. I'm thinking, "I'm doing this guy a favor. I have absolutely no interest in buying this stuff. He can get onto the next call and maybe make a sale." No. Dude calls me back, and, his voice shaking, says, "You know what, sir? I'm gonna... I'm just gonna... pray for you.
That's Evangelicalism: Passive aggressiveness as spiritual discipline.
Only, like Michael says, there are people with weapons and mental illness out there who might be only too eager to answer this prayer.
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