Concerning using only english in prayers from Sitaram: when the preacher is American, often the supplicaion after the sermon is in English. I think this is better because then the congregation can understand it and be affected by its calls. However, the formal prayer is always in Arabic and oddly enough, I support that. I think it is vital, and I'm not supporting some kind of linguistic chauvenism either since Classical Quranic Arabic is not even a first language or spoken language at all today. Its vital because we need to maintain a relationship with the original texts in thier original language. And, a little spiritually incited linguistic unity isn't such a bad thing either. I can hope that its one nail in the coffin of balkanization.