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In the discussion thread: Martin Special Prosecutor said that the first thing she did with Trayvon's [View all]

Thu Apr 12, 2012, 09:45 AM

LynneSin (89,796 posts)

77. Really?

There is nothing wrong with a publically elected official praying. I thought it was a very nice thing that she said. Not all religion is hateful and many of us DUers here are Christians.

I'll pray for you to not be so hateful and closeminded when it comes to religion. I know my faith has some real assholes but Jesus was more like us liberals - openminded, accepting and giving to others.

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83 replies	Author	Time	Post
Martin Special Prosecutor said that the first thing she did with Trayvon's [View all]	gopiscrap	Apr 2012	OP
But, Trayvon's parents are religious. It's about them, not about you.	mucifer	Apr 2012	#1
Well said	FarPoint	Apr 2012	#26
But if I lived in Florida	gopiscrap	Apr 2012	#28
How exactly did that violate your rights? n/t	arcane1	Apr 2012	#29
spending a portion of my tax dollars	gopiscrap	Apr 2012	#36
You realize the military pay Chaplains, right?	SATIRical	Apr 2012	#76
Do you honestly believe this?	etherealtruth	Apr 2012	#31
Nonesense, Sir	The Magistrate	Apr 2012	#33
I am really surprised that people take issue with the OP. Perhaps	snagglepuss	Apr 2012	#78
The O.P., Ma'am, Presses A Line Far Too Hard	The Magistrate	Apr 2012	#83
Boy, next thing you know your tax dollars will go to pay for a drone or something.	uppityperson	Apr 2012	#67
Yup... it's about THEM.	Fawke Em	Apr 2012	#41
Exactly. She is starting where they are at.	jwirr	Apr 2012	#80
you may not believe this	CatWoman	Apr 2012	#2
Some people take comfort in prayer. I respect them. Some times, not often, I envy them...	wandy	Apr 2012	#21
Perfectly said!	arcane1	Apr 2012	#34
+100	Auntie Bush	Apr 2012	#70
What?	lamp_shade	Apr 2012	#3
she said it twice, later on in the press conference. i wonder is that is standard state procedure?	spanone	Apr 2012	#4
That's my fear also	gopiscrap	Apr 2012	#30
As long as we see true justice, I don't care if the Pope prays with his parents! n/t	teddy51	Apr 2012	#5
I think you are making a big deal over nothing. n/t	countingbluecars	Apr 2012	#6
How dreadful...	xchrom	Apr 2012	#7
Oh yeah, we need to throw the case out now	WolverineDG	Apr 2012	#8
I think your outrage is misplaced.	madaboutharry	Apr 2012	#9
The parents are quite religious... Honestly, can you not recognise an attempt to comfort...	hlthe2b	Apr 2012	#10
I learned a long time ago ...	etherealtruth	Apr 2012	#11
Bingo. Thread over. Thank you. n/t	K Gardner	Apr 2012	#12
+1	freshwest	Apr 2012	#16
Excellent response - thanks!	jillan	Apr 2012	#73
It wouldn't be the first thing I wanted her to do	tularetom	Apr 2012	#13
Good lord maybe Trayvon mother asked her to pray with her. Lighten up. Who the heck is	southernyankeebelle	Apr 2012	#14
Doesn't make it legal	gopiscrap	Apr 2012	#40
It's not illegal either	arcane1	Apr 2012	#42
A client asks an attny to pray with them. You say it's illegal to agree to do so. Wow.	uppityperson	Apr 2012	#43
Right?	arcane1	Apr 2012	#52
I am not questioning your feeling about religion. I just think sometimes we have to make parents	southernyankeebelle	Apr 2012	#55
Ut oh. Does Corey have ambitions for office?	flamingdem	Apr 2012	#15
This case would probably not help a Republican win office	Bjorn Against	Apr 2012	#19
No shit all you folks thinking	gopiscrap	Apr 2012	#32
I don't think it's okay BUT	flamingdem	Apr 2012	#37
"publicly elected and paid officials" are prohibited from prayer? Seriously? No, they can pray if	uppityperson	Apr 2012	#46
OMG.. I hope nobody prayed there !!	K Gardner	Apr 2012	#66
"Publicly elected & paid officials" have First Amendment rights too	WolverineDG	Apr 2012	#81
Like other people here, the op is stunned by the charge.	Solomon	Apr 2012	#17
What an insensitive, ignorant post. It's not about you.	badtoworse	Apr 2012	#18
If the parents didn't have a problem, I don't either.	MADem	Apr 2012	#20
she wasn't praying in your name	JI7	Apr 2012	#22
Failure. n/t	Daniel537	Apr 2012	#23
oh deer	H2O Man	Apr 2012	#24
It's time to voluntarily withdraw your post	Xipe Totec	Apr 2012	#25
I believe the prayer was likely in Trayvon's name	arcane1	Apr 2012	#27
I grieve for the Martins and hope they throw the book at that fucker Zimmerman	gopiscrap	Apr 2012	#35
I am going to try this from an other approach ...	etherealtruth	Apr 2012	#51
That was nice. They have been through a lot and prayer	Autumn	Apr 2012	#38
You are 100% correct. But the clueless here will rip you.	Logical	Apr 2012	#39
Only the "clueless" feel the Martin's request for praying together should've been honored? Oh. Kay.	uppityperson	Apr 2012	#47
Yes, what about slaughtering a chicken? Or praying to Zeus? OK also?	Logical	Apr 2012	#49
Sure. Why not? It wasn't in a public forum, so why not?	uppityperson	Apr 2012	#53
Not sure I want public officials in their professional role doing religion.	Logical	Apr 2012	#56
If they force it on others, no. But if the client asked them to, or appreciated it, no problem	uppityperson	Apr 2012	#58
May I ask you a question that I asked the OP?	etherealtruth	Apr 2012	#60
I don't want government employees on duty praying with anyone. Especially when they are....	Logical	Apr 2012	#63
The prosecutor is not neutral (she takes the side of the victim)	etherealtruth	Apr 2012	#65
Attorneys aren't neutral. Why ever would you think that? nt	uppityperson	Apr 2012	#68
If she came to my house, I would ask her not to do that...I am sure she would oblige...	Tikki	Apr 2012	#44
And they better not offer them water or go to the bathroom on my dime either dang it	The Straight Story	Apr 2012	#45
Well if you did, good luck with that. Hmmmf.	lonestarnot	Apr 2012	#48
FIRST Of all SHE DID NOT LEAD A PRAYER IN PUBLIC! If anything --I don't want this to sound rude--	Justice wanted	Apr 2012	#50
oh for fucks sake.	dionysus	Apr 2012	#54
So now people don't have the right to pray together or discuss praying together?	mucifer	Apr 2012	#57
That doesn't appear to me to rise to the level of establishing a state religion	slackmaster	Apr 2012	#59
you should move to fl and sue her then..	frylock	Apr 2012	#61
Are you really an Atheist, or just pretending to be one to see who falls for this? n/t	Ian David	Apr 2012	#62
she didn't pray in your name-	Bluerthanblue	Apr 2012	#64
You mean she DIDN'T say, "Lord, in the name of gopiscrap, let us pray..."?	pinboy3niner	Apr 2012	#69
I literally LOL'ed n/t	MrBig	Apr 2012	#71
oh ffs	Matariki	Apr 2012	#72
Wow. Congress made a law respecting the establishment of religion.	Nye Bevan	Apr 2012	#74
You must be running out of things to be irate about.	Bucky	Apr 2012	#75
Really?	LynneSin	Apr 2012	#77
Shouldn't prosecutors be IMPARTIAL to all parties in criminal cases	alp227	Apr 2012	#79
Where do you get the idea that attorneys are supposed to be "impartial?"	WolverineDG	Apr 2012	#82

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