I once told my pastor that Christians are a unimaginative bunch as a whole, I find you are a great example of a person who suffers from black and white thinking. So focused on the minutia you miss the whole message. There is no 'for or against' thinking here. I am saying what Jesus said: that praying openly does you no good, if your actions don't match. You can't pray for the blessings of God, if you look down upon other people. You can't beat your chest in righteousness if you bludgeon others with oppressive laws based on your interpretation of the bible. I will go one further and say that you cannot follow the Jewish laws and be a Christian, for Judaism is not Christianity, while Christianity came out of a Judaic society. You cannot be a follower of Christ and be a hypocrite. You are better off to not be seen praying openly, and pray to Him in private where it really matters. The rest is just a show.