Hindu Prayer Will Open Senate Session in July By Nathan Burchfiel CNSNews.com Staff Writer June 26, 2007
(CNSNews.com) - For what is believed to be the first time in its history, the U.S. Senate will on July 12 be opened with a Hindu prayer, the Senate Chaplain's Office confirmed Monday. For more than 200 years, the Senate has opened each workday with a prayer usually delivered by the Senate Chaplain, currently Barry Black, a Seventh Day Adventist. It is common, however, for senators to recommend religious leaders from their home states to serve as guest chaplains. Rajan Zed, a Hindu chaplain from Nevada, will become the first Hindu to deliver the morning prayer. In a statement announcing his scheduled appearance, Zed called the occasion "an illustrious day for all Americans and a memorable day for us." Read more at CNSNews.com: http://tinyurl.com/34s9uw (This is the same chap who recently delivered the prayer for the Nevada state legislature.)
