Reply #94: Again, I'd Be Fine With No Legislative Prayers at All

[DoveTurnedHawk]

But in light of the Supreme Court precedent, that's just not going to happen.

People are talking about slippery slopes. So if we let every religion under the sun give a prayer, what's going to happen then? It would be total chaos. "Next up, the guy from the Church of Bob the Sub-Genius! Next week, the Satanists!" I think drawing a line is appropriate, and of course you're going to piss off people who are outside of the line, but hey, that's what happens when you pick a quantitative (or at least arguably quantitative) standard. The Greens get pretty mad each election when the number is 15% too.

If anything, I think Nader et al. have a STRONGER argument for inclusion than the folks in the article, because the Presidential election actually MATTERS. This is a simple, non-denominational prayer that has been going on in some form or another at the Senate for over 200 years, and nothing dire has happened.

DTH