The Longing
Stuff that didn't quite make it into The Briefing
Turning a Christian prayer into Muslim propaganda
Andrew Lansdown / July 2004
Eight years ago, on 23 January 1996, Pastor Joe Wright delivered a prayer to the Kansas House of Representatives in Topeka, USA. His prayer was remarkable for its courage and clarity in condemning many evils prevalent in American society and in Western societies generally.
Since its first utterance, ‘The Prayer of Repentance’ has been widely circulated among Christians. Indeed, in recent months, Christians in Australia have been emailing it to one another with admiration and for encouragement.
And now Muslims have adopted Pastor Wright's








