Prayer protest

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Prayer has a long history as a means of protesting injustices, appealing both to God to intervene and enact justice in the situation, and to political opponents to rise to a superior moral position.

Boston declared a day of fasting and prayer in September 1768 as a protest against a British plan to station troops in the city. The Colony of Virginia's House of Burgesses established a day of fasting and prayer to take place on Wednesday, June 1, 1774, to protest the Boston Port Act. [1] [ undue weight? – discuss ]

A. Philip Randolph pioneered the use of prayer protests as a tactic of the civil rights movement. [2] A "pray-in" is now a recognized tactic of nonviolent protest combining the practices of prayer and a sit-in. [3]

Christian leaders[ who? ] have publicly prayed for corporate executives in an effort to change their decisions regarding employee pay. [4] The Middle East conflict has engaged many people to participate in prayer sit-ins to protest closures of mosques, political reform, and military actions. [5]

References

  1. ↑ Davis, Derek H. (2000). Religion and the Continental Congress, 1774–1789: Contributions to Original Intent. Oxford University Press. pp. 83–84. ISBN   9780195350883.
  2. ↑ Taylor, Cynthia (2005). A. Philip Randolph: The Religious Journey of an African American Labor Leader. NYU Press. ISBN   978-0-8147-8287-3. Archived from the original on 2012-03-29. Retrieved 2016-10-30.
  3. ↑ Gene Sharp "The Politics of Nonviolent Action" 1973
  4. ↑ Brian McLaren "A Prayer for Your Local Grocery Store" 2011
  5. ↑ ""With Israeli closure of Al-Aqsa Mosque, Palestinians hold sit-ins, prayer outside gates" Jul 27, 2018". Palestine News Agency (WAFA).


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