>Ahh, but it is not "prophecy". It was kind of obvious that some day someone or other would have the guts to call it by what it is.

I don't really consider it a prophecy, either (despite the title I gave the thread), but for a different reason: I don't think that when this was said, he himself took it seriously. It may very well have been intended as a joke.

>It is a prayer, from the moment you include a deity, in blatant disregard of the US separation of church and state. It does not matter which deity it refers to (though we all know it is not Allah). It is insulting to all the millions of Americans that are not Christian and the millions that are non-theists. God belongs at home, at churh/temple/synagogue/mosque/whatever, in your private life if you will, but not in the public schools, or governmental anything. (US law, Bolivia's may be different, I don't know).

"Though we all know it is not Allah" - I consider Allah to be simply the word for God in Arabic, not a different God. Muslims are monotheistic, and their beliefs about God are, in many aspects, similar to the Christian point-of-view.

How do you think "God" appears in arabic versions of the Bible? Pressumably, it is translated as "Allah". OTOH, in Holy Scripture translated from Arabic to English or Spanish, "Allah" would often be translated as "God".

Actually, it seems that some versions of the Qur'án translate "Allah" as "God", others keep it as "Allah". But it is still the same God - muslims believe in one single God.

Hilmar.