Conservative religious groups are criticizing President Obama for what the Associated Press called his “muted” observance of National Prayer Day Thursday. “At this time in our country’s history, we would hope our President would recognize more fully the importance of prayer,” said Shirley Dobson, chairwoman of National Day of Prayer Task Force, which organizes the prayer day festivities. The Family Research Council said Obama’s decision to not have a big White House prayer event constituted a “de-emphasis on prayer.”
Also a de-emphasis on silly walks.
I think this is actually a case of religious conservatives having cut off their noses to spite their faces. Putting aside for a moment the question of whether it’s appropriate for the White House to be involved in encouraging prayer, this particular occasion has evolved in a way that almost guaranteed its demise.
The Bush White House had National Prayer Day run by a conservative, evangelistic Christian group. The mission statement on the Task Force’s Web site states that “in accordance with Biblical truth,” the Task Force seeks to, among other things:
“Foster unity within the Christian Church”
“Publicize and preserve America’s Christian Heritage”
“Glorify the Lord in word and deed”The event became a showcase for religious conservative Christians to lead the nation in prayer…
Eight years of public butt-kissing doesn’t make ritual and superstition automatically part of the Constitution.
Conservative religious groups are criticizing President Obama for what the Associated Press called his “muted” observance”
The Christian Taliban continues to push this rope into government. Give it up. Leave your bigoted, hateful shit within the confines of your tax protected castles.
Fusion – Well, its being rational. Normal is “what everyone else is doing”
I too hope that one day reason can be normal.
FELLOW DU FANS, DON’T BE FOOLED! IT’S A TRAP! Eidard likes to light up a fatty, take several hits, and then see what he can do to rile us up, especially the religious types. Don’t fall for it!
Alfred …
Did you know that ‘lib’ in liberal comes from liberty? I suspect that the ‘con’ in conservative comes from convict.
Alfred
And those Texas Cult members were conservative. What’s your point? That only you are allowed to make illogical and slanderous strawmen?
Yeah Rich, I know. All in the name of driving traffic to the site. But its so much fun poking the crazy people with a stick.
“At this time in our country’s history, we would hope our President would recognize more fully the importance of prayer,”
How would they know what the significance of prayer is to Obama, if for him like so many it’s a private matter?
“Putting aside for a moment the question of whether it’s appropriate for the White House to be involved in encouraging prayer…”
Moment over ITS NOT!
today’s evangelicals are modern pharisees and hypocrites, and they need to shut the hell up
Matthew 23
Or, in the parlance of our times “Don’t be a dick.”
#47
Has anyone else noticed that the rightwing bias media folks have started to divide liberals in to old liberals and new liberals, now that the term liberal no longer is disparaging? I mean consciously noticed its clear Alfred1 just parrots what he hears. I think it’s an attempt to try to divide the party.
Yes, by all means come up with new names for all the people you paint with broad brush.
Easier to hate when you can give ’em an unpleasant sounding name.
#51 added too
Yo! FoxRushSavage… fools Orwell’s 1984 was a warning not a playbook!
My letter to President Obama, feel free to paste exactly or modify to your taste, except you Alfie, and paste into the president’s website.
http://whitehouse.gov/contact/
Alfie,
You’re way too hung up on labels. I don’t go around calling you psychotic at every opportunity, only when you say something that is. Why not abort your overuse of labels and take issues with what people actually say rather than pigeon-holing people into your preconceived notions of their beliefs based on little or nothing?
#47
“Satanists do the same…want their master provide them with material goods.”
WRONG!
Satanists do not worship or beleive in any deity. They worship themselves. If they did worship satan, that would make them……CHRISTIANS!!!! Satan is just the other face of the christian coin. He is the goat used to place blame for all of the bad things that your all powerful god is responsible for.
#56 – MrMiGu,
Satanists are indeed Christians. And, to go a step further, Christians are Satanists. Both sides believe in the god of the other. They just choose opposing ones to worship.
Good point. Thanks for making me think about that.
#56, #57.. Excellent points.
I’m waiting for the rebuttal but I gather Google search may be down for them to find the stock answer so it may be a while.
I posted this before on another thread, but it’s more appropriate here.
God Prefers Atheists.
#57
Actually, there is a big difference between Satanism, the philosophy, and Satan worshipping.
Satan worshipping is a the rejection of worshipping God (the “good” deity) and embracing Satan (the “evil” deity) whereas philosophical Satanism is the rejection of worshipping a God and instead worhipping yourself
#60 Thanks. Clear as mud.
Sheesh, now I need to look up good and bad deity.
Why not stick to the easy to remember good witch and bad witch like the Wizard of Oz to make things generally familia?
If I have my Bible mythology right Satan aka Lucifer is a fallen angel that was made by God that refused to follow God’s orders. He isn’t a deity himself. As a side note … why does God need a bureaucracy (angels, saints, et al)?
I’m having lunch(only GMT -8 hours here) with Satan I’ll be straightening him out on several things He’s been a very naughty boy.
If you guys have any questions you’d like me to ask him just let me know.
#64 – Alfred1,
#56 What is it about satanists and liberal judges approving of pedophilia?
Following the example set by priests?
#68 – Alfred1,
#67 Ask him if its true…a death [sic] atheist is someone who is all dressed up but has no place to go?
Presumably you mean a dead atheist. We’ve all got no where to go at death. Some of us are emotionally capable of dealing with the reality.
I hope that the meat that was me will get back into the food chain. That’s as close to immortality as I can hope for or need.
My god can beat up your god!
It took 70 posts for Alfred to quote scripture.
Gentlemen, surely we can do better than that.
They don’t believe in “god” or “prayer”…only THEIR god and THEIR prayer. It’s slight but important difference. So out of this list of gods/goddesses ONLY one is allowed for worship by our President and our ‘national day of prayer’
Agdistis
Ah Puch
Ahura Mazda
Alberich
Allah
Amaterasu
An
Anansi
Anat
Andvari
Anshar
Anu
Aphrodite
Apollo
Apsu
Ares
Artemis
Asclepius
Athena
Athirat
Athtart
Atlas
Baal
Ba Xian
Bacchus
Balder
Bast
Bellona
Bergelmir
Bes
Bixia Yuanjin
Bragi
Brahma
Brigit
Camaxtli
Ceres
Ceridwen
Cernunnos
Chac
Chalchiuhtlicue
Charun
Chemosh
Cheng-huang
Cybele
Dagon
Damkina (Dumkina)
Davlin
Dawn
Demeter
Diana
Di Cang
Dionysus
Eal
Enki
Enlil
Eos
Epona
Ereskigal
Farbauti
Fenrir
Forseti
Freya
Freyr
Frigg
Gaia
Ganesha
Ganga
Garuda
Gauri
Geb
Geong Si
Hades
Hanuman
Hathor
Hecate (Hekate)
Helios
Heng-o (Chang-o)
Hephaestus
Hera
Hermes
Hestia
Hod
Hoderi
Hoori
Horus
Hotei
Huitzilopochtli
Hsi-Wang-Mu
Hygeia
Inanna
Inti
Iris
Ishtar
Isis
Ixtab
Izanaki
Izanami
Jesus
Juno
Jupiter
Juturna
Kagutsuchi
Kartikeya
Khepri
Ki
Kingu
Kinich Ahau
Kishar
Krishna
Kukulcan
Lakshmi
Liza
Loki
Lugh
Luna
Magna Mater
Maia
Marduk
Mars
Medb
Mercury
Mimir
Minerva
Mithras
Morrigan
Mot
Mummu
Muses
Nammu
Nanna
Nanna (Norse)
Nanse
Neith
Nemesis
Nephthys
Neptune
Nergal
Ninazu
Ninhurzag
Nintu
Ninurta
Njord
Nut
Odin
Ohkuninushi
Ohyamatsumi
Orgelmir
Osiris
Ostara
Pan
Parvati
Phaethon
Phoebe
Phoebus Apollo
Pilumnus
Poseidon
Quetzalcoatl
Rama
Re
Rhea
Sabazius
Sarasvati
Selene
Shiva
Seshat
Seti (Set)
Shamash
Shapsu
Shen Yi
Shiva
Shu
Si-Wang-Mu
Sin
Sirona
Sol
Surya
Susanoh
Tawaret
Tefnut
Tezcatlipoca
Thanatos
Thor
Tiamat
Tlaloc
Tonatiuh
Toyo-Uke-Bime
Tyche
Tyr
Utu
Uzume
Venus
Vesta
Vishnu
Volturnus
Vulcan
Xipe
Xi Wang-mu
Xochipilli
Xochiquetzal
Yam
Yarikh
Yhwh
Ymir
Yu-huang
Yum Kimil
Zeus
It’s obvious that one of those gods is “real” and the other 200+ are just silly made up myths. Obvious. Why can’t everyone see that? Zeus is the only REAL god, since he’s the last god (in alphabetical order).
#78
Really. That’s so factually ignorant, like everything else you say, it’s why Republicans are now 21% of the nation.
There are political differences between the parties, but if you REALLY believe one love America and children and the other is trying to destroy us and want kids to be raped, you’re retarded. I mean that SERIOUSLY. You have mental issues.
The parties are 98% the same, both pro Wall Street big business interests…with only minor crap separating them. They’re like the Crips vs Bloods (gangs). Sure THEY self identify with one or the other and will DIE for it…but from the outside, we just see two gangs that SEEM to be the same…just wearing different ‘colors’. That’s the Dems vs Repubs.
I don’t think Republicans are EVIL and out to destroy America. I think they tend to cut taxes without cutting spending. While Democrats don’t cut taxes or spending. Not a lot of difference.
Quoting the King James Bible? You’re certainly going to Hell for using that Monarchist Propaganda as your religious text. My God doesn’t support any king except the King of the Jews.
If the royal family which is the embodiment of the state isn’t a statist institution I don’t know what is.