It's interesting that a Mormon, Reid, would invite the Hindu to open the session. Have they had a Muslim invocation yet?
--- In [email protected], "Alex Stanley" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > There you go again, Judy, copying and pasting from uber-librul > Associated Pravda. Next time, try posting a less biased story, ok? > Like this one, for example: > > http://www.christiannewswire.com/news/575363635.html > > Theology Moved to the Senate and was Arrested > > Theology has moved from the church house onto the floor of the United > States Senate, and has been arrested. > > WASHINGTON, July 12 /Christian Newswire/ -- Ante Pavkovic, Kathy > Pavkovic, and Kristen Sugar were all arrested in the chambers of the > United States Senate as that chamber was violated by a false Hindu > god. The Senate was opened with a Hindu prayer placing the false god > of Hinduism on a level playing field with the One True God, Jesus > Christ. This would never have been allowed by our Founding Fathers. > > "Not one Senator had the backbone to stand as our Founding Fathers > stood. They stood on the Gospel of Jesus Christ! There were three in > the audience with the courage to stand and proclaim, 'Thou shalt have > no other gods before me.' They were immediately removed from the > chambers, arrested, and are in jail now. God bless those who stand for > Jesus as we know that He stands for them." Rev. Flip Benham, Director, > Operation Save America/Operation Rescue > > --- In [email protected], "authfriend" <jstein@> wrote: > > > > Hindu Prayer in Senate Disrupted > > > > By CHARLES BABINGTON Associated Press Writer > > > > July 12,2007 | WASHINGTON -- A Hindu clergyman made history Thursday > > by offering the Senate's morning prayer, but only after police > > officers removed three shouting protesters from the visitors' gallery. > > > > Rajan Zed, director of interfaith relations at a Hindu temple in > > Reno, Nev., gave the brief prayer that opens each day's Senate > > session. As he stood at the chamber's podium in a bright orange and > > burgundy robe, two women and a man began shouting "this is an > > abomination" and other complaints from the gallery. > > > > Police officers quickly arrested them and charged them disrupting > > Congress, a misdemeanor. The male protester told an AP reporter, "we > > are Christians and patriots" before police handcuffed them and led > > them away.
