Public prayer or pride

So let's hammer the false believer with the Bible.

Do you have a right to pray in public. Okay, let's say that you do. But, you violate the teaching of the New Testament.

Matthew 6:5-6 - And when thou prayest, thou shalt not be as the hypocrites [are]: for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and in the corners of the streets, that they may be seen of men.

Ouch. So praying even while in a place of worship could be hypocrisy. Ditto for the street corner. I'd add onto that school prayer, prayer before a football game, and in government buildings.

Matthew 6:6 - But thou, when thou prayest, enter into thy closet, and when thou hast shut thy door, pray to thy Father which is in secret; and thy Father which seeth in secret shall reward thee openly.

So a direct statement of where to pray. In secret so that the rewards will be openly seen by all. Not on street corners. Not in football stadiums. Schools. In private.

So how did the Jesus of the New Testament pray?

Mark 1:35 - 35 And in the morning, rising up a great while before day, he went out, and departed into a solitary place, and there prayed.

We could also visit Luke 9:18, John 6:15, Matthew 14:23, and Mark 6:46.

So let the idiots have their public prayer. It's not Christ-like. Therefore, not Christian.