[Captain Beyond]

If it is not about belief then why pray at all? You have just reduced God to nothing more than a formality. Why not just ask guidance and blessing from the American Idol or Donny Osmond. It would make as much sense as what you are saying about prayer. Jesus is the way to the Father. Jesus' sacrifice was so all people could be forgiven of sin and be able to stand before GOD. Do you really think Jesus sacrificed his life so that we could pray in unity and with tact?

[TopQuark]

When I said it, that was a reference about the discussion on this thread and not prayer. As thousands of ministers prove every day, leading a nondemoninational prayer is not a dilution of Christianity. That's all.