Fundies Disrupt Hindu Prayer in Senate

Doug · Post by **Doug** » Fri Jul 13, 2007 1:32 am

Read the rest and see the video here.

Today was a historic first for religion in America's civic life: For the very first time, a Hindu delivered the morning invocation in the Senate chamber — only to find the ceremony disrupted by three Christian right activists.

...The three protesters, who all belong to the Christian Right anti-abortion group Operation Save America, and who apparently traveled to Washington all the way from North Carolina, interrupted by loudly asking for God's forgiveness for allowing the false prayer of a Hindu in the Senate chamber.

"Lord Jesus, forgive us father for allowing a prayer of the wicked, which is an abomination in your sight," the first protester began.

"This is an abomination," he continued. "We shall have no other gods before You."

Senator Bob Casey (D-PA), serving as the presiding officer for the morning, immediately ordered them taken away...

...For their part, Operation Save America put out an interesting press release, claiming responsibility for the protests and castigating Senators for not joining in:

"Not one Senator had the backbone to stand as our Founding Fathers stood. They stood on the Gospel of Jesus Christ!..."

Post by **Dardedar** » Fri Jul 13, 2007 9:27 am

DAR
And see what American United for Separation of Church and State said about it in this thread.

Barbara Fitzpatrick · Post by **Barbara Fitzpatrick** » Fri Jul 13, 2007 9:59 am

And not that they had anything to do with it except not joining the nutcases, but I've already emailed Mark and Blanche commending them and the Senate for this show of support of all faith traditions.