Comments on: Protesters Disrupt Hindu Prayer In Senate

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

[wiccantexan]

It's ironic, really. To shake things up about the reasons behind separation of church/state, there must be a counterbalance of that enacted.

If Judeo-Christian only was used, no one would be protesting. But when it comes to walking the walk, aka "what's good for the goose...," what that truly means becomes clear and upsets the comfortable majority.

[gunownerdan]

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

[shafteriffic]

If everyone would read the comments in the news that were made by the Pope, then this would never have happened! He only speaks the truth.

[texas468]

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!! Everyone in this country has the right to believe in who they do and do not want to, and until everyone gets it, there will always be turbulance! I'm glad they were locked up.....and I copied that prayer down as well.

[chino1922]

This is a nation founded on God! We have prospered so much because of this. Now that we are taking God out of our lives, look at whats happening to our nation. As soon as something happens in everyones lives they want to turn to the Lord. Give him his praise all the time and see the amazing things he will do in your life.
What is everyone so afraid of? There is another religon we need to worry about case you haven't noticed! God bless America!!

[bareemperor]

Bu$h supporters are dangerous...

[gunownerdan]

Instead of prayer, it would be wise for senators to just say the pledge of allegience every morning, then maybe they will start obeying their oaths of office for a change!

[knyghtwolf]

Another fine example of pseudo-christianity at work. Most people that are christian do not do this kind of thing. There are TWO distinct groops now in christianity: the REAL christian faith & the militant left christian who has no real education to speak of, nor has actually gone much further than the sixth grade, easily led by violent activities, LOVES guns, weapons of mass destruction, and preys daily for Armaggeddon, probably either a dedicated republican or a wishywashy democrat, perhaps even a closet liberal, believes their god talks to them on a daily basis in interactive conversation, reads supermarket tableoids looking for clues of impending dooms, and eats lima beans with tuna noodle casserole for breakfast along with left over pizza from the night before & washes it down with a bottle of Mad Dog. Peace be with all of you.

[peacethinker-2009]

GunOwnerDan

Nice quotes. Most people think the founders of this country were christians, they were not, most of them were deists.

[actornaught]

For the AFA's info, moslems consider christians "seeking the invocation of a non-monotheistic god."

-Mahavana Goottime Vishnu Waheer

[peacethinker-2009]

Why do they have any prayers in there each morning?

And that guy saying "we are Christians and patriots", oh boy, watch out for those types.

[gunownerdan]

"Persecution is not an original feature in any religion; but it is always the strongly marked feature of all law-religions, or religions established by law." - Thomas Paine

"It does me no injury for my neighbor to say there are twenty gods or no god. It Neither picks my pocket nor breaks my leg." - Thomas Jefferson

"Who does not see that the same authority which can establish Christianity, in exclusion of all other religions, may establish with the same ease any particular sect of Christians, in exclusion of all other Sects?" - James Madison, 1785

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

"Religion flourishes in greater purity without than with the aid of government."
- James Madison, July 10, 1822

"The purpose of separation of church and state is to keep forever from these shores the ceaseless strife that has soaked the soil of Europe in blood for centuries." - James Madison, 1803

[fantomas4]

Barry W. Lynn, executive director of Americans United for Separation of Church and State, said the protest "shows the intolerance of many religious right activists. They say they want more religion in the public square, but it's clear they mean only their religion."

This just about sums up my feelings toward neo-con Christians. If you wish to subjugate all other faiths in this country to your mandates, then don't be shocked or offended when another religious organization moves in and tries to establish their own form of worship. I mean c'mon, it was meant to establish open diplomacy between our faiths, not to convert us, you paranoid sheeple!

[extremophil]

Christianity at its best.

[candy-apple]

Politicians are quick to push the issue of seperation of Church & State when it comes to "regular" citizens. What makes them any better than we are? If they are abiding by their own rules, they should not perform any prayer (Christian, Jewish, Hindu, etc.) before their meetings. After all, what's good for the goose is good for the gander.

[Syndicate]

Christians like these give the rest of you a bad name.

[wadyaknow]

First - there should be no public prayers on my dime.
They are there to legislate, not pontificate. They have their individual houses of worship in which they can practice whatever superstition they choose.
That being said I think this is a very lovely prayer!