You're surprised??
President Obama is distancing himself from the National Day of Prayer by nixing a formal early morning service and not attending a large Catholic prayer breakfast the next morning.
All Mr. Obama will do for the National Day of Prayer, which is Thursday, is sign a proclamation honoring the day, which originated in 1952 when Congress set aside the first Thursday in May for the observance.
For the past eight years, President George W. Bush invited selected Christian and Jewish leaders to the White House East Room, where he typically would give a short speech and several leaders offered prayers.
Obama White House press secretary Robert Gibbs said Tuesday that the president is simply reverting back to pre-Bush administration practice.
Of course mushmouth negelected to mention the speeches given and the events pre-Bush presidents have attended, but hey, who's counting? Presidnt Obama, after all, was the man who loudly proclaimed to the Muslim world that we're not a Christian nation and bowed like a supplicant to the keeper of the holy sites in Mecca.
And as for that Catholic breakfast - did you really expect a man who embraces infanticide to attend?
Since Rev Wright is a little too radioactive these days, the President's public interaction with Judeo-Christian religion has been limited to a bogus 'liberation theology' type Passover seder attended by a few Jewish political supporters who's level of religious observance can be gauged by the fact that the White House kitchen didn't even bother to serve kosher food.Although I'm sure we'll see a better show and more care taken when the Muslim Eid rolls around.
Perhaps the real problem the President has with National Prayer Day is that as he sees it, the people observing it are simply praying to the wrong diety.
If he can't hear "God damn America" and "Americas chickens have come home to roost" he would rather not hear anything at all!
ReplyDelete"Whenever you pray, do not be like the hypocrites, because they love to pray while standing in synagogues and on street corners so that people can see them. Truly I say to you, they have their reward. But whenever you pray, go into your room, close the door, and pray to your Father in secret. And your Father, who sees in secret, will reward you" (Matthew 6:5-6).
ReplyDelete'Even the Devil can quote scripture when it suits his purpose' - Martin Luther.
ReplyDeleteBased on where Obama worshiped quite publicly for over two decades, I think we're safe not calling him a Christian, whatever else he might be.
It's above his pay grade.