The Mormon Church owned TV station in Seattle used to always send a reporter to TM center events like phone calls from MMY where the press were invited. They were usually the only station to show up. I noted they also covered Iskon events too. I think it had something to do with their church being a victim of religious oppression.
Anyway the wacky neo-Christians disrupted the ceremony: http://electioncentral.tpmcafe.com/blog/electioncentral/2007/jul/12/christian_right_activists_disrupt_hindu_chaplain_in_the_senate Patrick Gillam wrote: > 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. >>> > > > >
