Comments on: Protesters Disrupt Hindu Prayer In Senate

Police Remove Three From Visitors Gallery Who Shouted During Invocation By Hindu Clergyman

[condumism]

"we are Christians and patriots" before police handcuffed them and led them away.

Jerry Falwell had a group of followers that are now the biggest hypocrits in US history. Only neocon scumbags, most of whom are either in the US Military or Southern White trash (Falwells flock of braindead fools) find some relationship between christiantiy and patriotism. I've got a gut feeling that Falwell is rotting in hell!

[susanhelit]

It's an abomination... that this is the first time a Hindu has provided the prayer. We have freedom of religion here, and the Senate is there to uphold it. While a christian majority means quite often the blessing will be from a christian preacher of one variant or another, obviously all religions should be invited.



And yes - true patriots would be upholding and supporting the wisdom of the founding fathers in creating a secular government, not opposing it and trying to establish a state religion, explicitly or de facto.

[myidoncbs]

I don't expect to change the minds of any of the intolerant bigots here, but all this *** about Jesus, Jesus, Jesus being the one and only way is extremely tiresome, and absolutely does nothing at all to help the various and diverse people of this country, and this world, to learn to live together in peace. Your insistence on being right is tiresome, boring, childish, insensitive, foolish. I hate to think of the disappointment you are going to feel if, when you die, you discover you were wrong!

Personally, I think Krishna had the best idea. In the Baghavad Gita he says something like: Many people worship Me in the wrong way or they worship the wrong gods, but I accept it all.

[revbates]

In a country with so much religious diversity, why was this the first time a non-Christian was asked to present the prayer? That is the problem and the reason why so many Christians are so aggressive and arrogant in their actions. The American Family Association is led by arrogance. Our political leaders have allowed the separation of church and state to be so blurred that you can hardly tell the difference between politics and religion. And so many Christians have so little understanding of the teachings of Jesus that hypocrisy in politics and religion has become the true moral decay of our country. When do we begin to do better than this?

[revbates]

In a country with so much religious diversity, why was this the first time a non-Christian was asked to present the prayer? That is the problem and the reason why so many Christians are so aggressive and arrogant in their actions. The American Family Association is led by arrogance. Our political leaders have allowed the separation of church and state to be so blurred that you can hardly tell the difference between politics and religion. And so many Christians have so little understanding of the teachings of Jesus that hypocrisy in politics and religion has become the true moral decay of our country. When do we begin to do better than this?

[random_radar]

The male protester told an Associated Press reporter, "we are Christians and patriots"

Obviously this was staged to make Christians and patriots look bad. No true Christian or patriot would do something like this.

[jimc52]

Religious freedom, means just exactly what it says, and I think this was a wonderful idea to have a Hindu prayer in the Senate. I hope this sets a precedent and we have Buddhist, Islamic, Shinto and other religion's prayers there because the word "religion" isn't the exculsive property of Christianity. God is in everyone
and everything. It's all a matter of whether or not you want to real-ize just exactly who it is that you really are. There is no such thing as a false religion, however, there are those who are in error, believing they have exclusive rights to God. Religion, in and of itself, is not needed as a means to attain spiritual connection...but merely one of many avenues. It doesn't matter what religion you belong to, it is what is in your heart and mind that "matters." I, as an American Citizen say: WELCOME, to all religions in OUR country. Long live the individual's right to spiritual freedom, expression and representation in OUR country without ideological oppression!

[finewoven]

Every man "ought to be protected in worshipping the Deity according to the dictates of his own conscience." - George Washington

These wise words are lost on those who have no conscience; those that instead prefer to dictate to others who, when, where, and how to worship. And if you don't follow their dictates, then they want to murder you. No conscience whatsoever.

[micma-2009]

If we are going to allow public prayer (a clear violation of the seperation of church and state) in a Federal building then they should not favor one religion over another but allow all religions to be represented. Our government should not be in the business of favoring one religion over another.

[bobgee_1999]

"Most Christians will be so shocked at the moment of their death..."

Posted by onodream

Actually, ALL of you will, when you discover God never existed in the first place. Of course you won't really be shocked, since none but the most drooling of you really believe in God in the first place, you've just convinced yourselves that you do.

"How they can call themselves Christian and be that intolerant is beyond me."

Posted by trouble1985

You're kidding, right? Intolerance, hatred and violence are Christian traditions. When you embrace fantasy and the irrational, you don't get to pick and choose who is a "good Christian" and who isn't. Fred Phelps probably thinks you are a "bad" Christian.

I make no distinctions between Christians, Muslims, Jews or Scientologists. Every devout person is either nuts, lying or full of it. It was religious thought and practice that killed 3000 people on 11 September 01, you may recall.

[gunownerdan]

Americans United for Separation of Church and State
au.org

"...the Government of the United States of America is not in any sense founded on the Christian religion..." - Treaty of Tripoli, 1797 - signed by President John Adams

[gunownerdan]

MityWhity,
God and religion are not the same thing. One can believe in god without being a religious nut.

[hypnotoad72]

GunOwnerDan - re: the Pledge of Allegiance, are you talking America's?

Or India's?

[mitywhity]

"The greatest tragedy in the history of mankind may be the hijacking of morality by religion."
- Arthur C. Clark
Posted by GunOwnerDan

That's the most incredible statement I have ever read! You cannot trace what we consider TRUTH or JUST without ending up at God. Humanity is not the source of morality and Arthur is wrong. If humanity were the source of ANY virtue at all then why are our world's cultures completely in disagreement with each other? The answer is simply that they are not the source of virtue. I applaud the vocal trio who shouted down the hindu invocation. Our country was not founded upon elephant-headed incestuous deities from the far east but rather on the principles drawn from the Bible. Yes, I am intolerant - what is so redeeming about spinelessness that you have no conviction at all about anything whatsoever? I call that cowardice! Our country's founders were not perfect men, but they NEVER turned the country over to hinduism, buddhism, voo-doo, islam or any other "me-too" cults, sects or philosophies. Harry Reid has shown his complete ignorance with this farce!

[hypnotoad72]

What if the dude preached Islam instead?

Still, vote him in place of Reid (or Hillary). Wouldn't make any difference in the end and it'd save taxpayers a lot of money...

And, heck yeah, there is supposed to be a separation between church and state. Hmmm...

[huskerarmy]

I'm a Republican Christian, Yet I thought that Hindu Prayer was absolutely beautiful. I think those people were CLEARLY in the wrong to protest!!
Posted by Texas468
Well aren't you the floater in the punch bowl at a GOP convention...

[russ1985]

You know, it's obscene that those people would protest Clergyman Zed's prayer. How they can call themselves Christian and be that intolerant is beyond me. The news of this upset me so much that I am going to attempt to send an email through Harry Reid's office apologizing for these three people's lack of values.

[xzavierbrown]

now why would a democrat invite religion to have a second to advertise a religion. I thought the democrats are the champion of seperation of state and church?

[passerby2]

"Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion,..." - 1st Amendment Bill of Rights

[trumpetstuff]

Texas468, thank you and God bless you.

Freedom of religion is part of what America is all about.