OK, it's a bit strange, but I found this piece on the National Day of Hypocrisy to be interesting and compelling.

I particularly like the reference to Matthew 6:5-6. It's a passage I have used in arguments about the proper role of prayer in public life, but it never gets me anywhere. I'm not sure why. Jesus' message seems to be clear: Prayer is between me and God. When I use prayer to make some larger point about how holy or patriotic you are, or to make political hay about the place of religion in the public square, God stops listening. As Cool Hand Luke says, "I'm just standing in the rain, talking to myself."