A thought-provoking post from “Paul”:
“About three years ago, my church started asking for prayers for ‘our troops in the Middle East.’ I thought that was a good idea, but suggested three times that the phrase “and all those suffering from the Middle East wars” be added to that petition. Nothing happened.
I then sent a letter in which I explained that I believed God (Jesus for me) cared for ALL people, but especially the suffering, the homeless, and one’s enemies. Again nothing happened. I wrote another letter in which I stated that I would henceforth withhold my weekly donation any time I heard only “for our troops.”

For a while, they stopped praying for even our soldiers. They now, once again, are praying for “our troops” and not ‘the victims.” So, to end this, every time I hear that, I send my donation to DOCTORS WITHOUT BORDERS. They help people on all sides. I just think they might be more ‘Christian’ than my church.”