Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Or you could go find somewhere else to live.

No, I’m here and you can’t force your religious beliefs on me.

Then don’t watch it or go away. Respect people’s religious beliefs, you bigot.

+1

I bet if it was a Muslim prayer you’d be applauding it!

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Or you could go find somewhere else to live.

No, I’m here and you can’t force your religious beliefs on me.

Then don’t watch it or go away. Respect people’s religious beliefs, you bigot.

No during official government work. They can do that crap on their own time.

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Anonymous wrote:A politically neutral prayer is not a huge issue. I don’t love prayer in government or public places, but is usually fine. it crosses a line when the person leading the prayer starts pushing political agendas.

Atheist here and I agree. But I did love the subtly snarky prayers before each of the impeachment trial sessions.

Being able to be subtly subversive/snarky is an art form

Anonymous wrote:A politically neutral prayer is not a huge issue. I don’t love prayer in government or public places, but is usually fine. it crosses a line when the person leading the prayer starts pushing political agendas.

Atheist here and I agree. But I did love the subtly snarky prayers before each of the impeachment trial sessions.

A politically neutral prayer is not a huge issue. I don’t love prayer in government or public places, but is usually fine. it crosses a line when the person leading the prayer starts pushing political agendas.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Or you could go find somewhere else to live.

No, I’m here and you can’t force your religious beliefs on me.

Then don’t watch it or go away. Respect people’s religious beliefs, you bigot.

Anonymous wrote:Or you could go find somewhere else to live.

No, I’m here and you can’t force your religious beliefs on me.

As a Christian I am done with this perversion of Christianity. Stop with the fake dramatic prayers, the prayer breakfasts, all of it. This is destroying the Church, not the country.

It's shameful that people would attack an African American preacher.

Or you could go find somewhere else to live.

That wasn’t prayer. That was politics. And if he wants to engage in the political process, there is an appropriate time and place. And this was not it.

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It’s in China where you get imprisoned for sharing your faith — not here — not yet.

Here we still have: “In God We Trust”.

There's a big difference between not having an official opening prayer and locking people up for sharing their faith, don't you think?

Anonymous wrote:
It’s in China where you get imprisoned for sharing your faith — not here — not yet.

Here we still have: “In God We Trust”.

No need to get imprisoned here, but keep your gods out of official government work.

So? That’s a phrase pushed by religious nutters during the Civil War.

It’s in China where you get imprisoned for sharing your faith — not here — not yet.

Here we still have: “In God We Trust”.

This crap has no place in government. Practice what you want at home but don’t bring it into official government work.

“Va. House Democrats protest opening prayer as conservative pastor condemns abortion, gay marriage“
https://www.virginiamercury.com/2020/02/11/va-house-democrats-protest-opening-prayer-as-conservative-pastor-condemns-abortion-gay-marriage/

Democrats walked off the floor of the House of Delegates Tuesday morning as the pastor invited to give the opening prayer delivered stinging remarks condemning abortion and gay marriage and said God would bring his “wrath” against those who don’t follow biblical principles.

Democrats were sharply critical of the prayer’s tone, calling it a breach of the normal protocols for guest clergy.

“It was totally disrespectful to all of us, all of us in this House,” said Del. Luke Torian, D-Prince William, who is a pastor himself.

As he walked off, a man accompanying Grant asked a group of reporters if they were aware that “sodomy” was once considered an offense worthy of capital punishment. He declined to give his name.

Even some Republicans said they felt the tone was inappropriate.

“I don’t know if he was ill-instructed or didn’t realize what he was here to do,” said Del. Matt Fariss, R-Campbell. “This wasn’t the place or the time to do all of that. … This is a time we need to be working together and not being divisive.”

“In many ways it felt like condemnation,” McQuinn said of Tuesday’s prayer.

“Most of the clergy that come here have been very respectful of the opportunity extended to them,”

They shouldn’t have the “opportunity” at all. They shouldn’t force their religious beliefs on others in this manner.