2014-09-17T19:04:30Ztag:sursumcorda.salemsattic.com,2018:/isso/thread/post/what-were-they-expectingtag:sursumcorda.salemsattic.com,2018:/isso/982/36552014-09-17T19:04:30ZSursumCorda<p>Since it was only &quot;several other&quot; attendees, I assumed some of them were also pagans, and others just thought it sounded good. You know, inclusive and tolerant and cool and all.</p>tag:sursumcorda.salemsattic.com,2018:/isso/982/36542014-09-17T18:58:11ZBrenda<p>Why did the rest of the council respond as though they were pagans? Non-believers are not required to say &quot;amen&quot; to a Christian prayer. Why should they be? Good manners dictate respect for a foreign authority, but one should not bow before a king other than the one you swear allegiance to. Or am I overthinking that?</p>