Fri May 9, 2014, 11:37 AM

Mika (17,751 posts)

A little reminder of the religious tolerance in the US Senate ...

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You can feel the love.

On edit: added this second video that has some background on the Christians who interrupted...

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"Difficult people are people with difficulties" - Ajahn Brahm

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A little reminder of the religious tolerance in the US Senate ... (Original post)	Mika	May 2014	OP
And this is why the Separation of Church and State exists	951-Riverside	May 2014	#1
ITA...	AnneD	May 2014	#4
Absolutely!	951-Riverside	May 2014	#5
Here is some background on the X-ian nuts that did this ...	Mika	May 2014	#7
Ignorant scum. May they receive the reward they so richly deserve.	Glorfindel	May 2014	#8
First of all, they were the founders, but they ain't my daddy. Founding Fathers grates on	Ed Suspicious	May 2014	#13
If these people committed as much mental effort on things more productive than they do	Ed Suspicious	May 2014	#14
Stupidity on display	RainDog	May 2014	#18
These interruptors should be immediately taken from the room, then their names and photos should be	drynberg	May 2014	#17
At minimum a misdemeanor and hassle of having to face a judge.	joshcryer	May 2014	#21
Were these Senators who were interrupting?	surrealAmerican	May 2014	#2
Not Senators - see this -	LiberalElite	May 2014	#19
Money doesn't buy class....	AnneD	May 2014	#3
Wow, what a bunch of Throwbacks, dishonoring their own religion.	byronius	May 2014	#6
I don't see a lot of difference between these people and the Phelps crew.	Arkansas Granny	May 2014	#9
"Difficult people are people with difficulties" -- Ajahn Brahm -- Great quote! . nt	Bernardo de La Paz	May 2014	#10
Reverend Flip Benham, father of thsoe horrible twins that HGTV fired!	Dawson Leery	May 2014	#11
That is one of the douchiest things I've had the displeasure of seeing.	Ed Suspicious	May 2014	#12
Just good christans showing 'their' god's love for their fellow man.......	wandy	May 2014	#15
were those bigots members of Congress? Is so lets get their names and office numbers..	Vietnameravet	May 2014	#16
Ugh, I thought it was a Senator at first.	joshcryer	May 2014	#20

Response to Mika (Original post)

Fri May 9, 2014, 11:50 AM

951-Riverside (7,234 posts)

1. And this is why the Separation of Church and State exists

Enough with the pointless prayers before government meetings, kick them all out and get on with the people's business.

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Response to 951-Riverside (Reply #1)

Fri May 9, 2014, 12:02 PM

AnneD (15,774 posts)

4. ITA...

but since he was invited to speak (and they are) this was totally disrespectful to the speaker. They should be treated as they treat any other disruption. Clear them from the room.

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Response to AnneD (Reply #4)

Fri May 9, 2014, 12:04 PM

951-Riverside (7,234 posts)

5. Absolutely!

What they did was vile and disgusting!

I'd like to know who those goons were. They shouldnt enjoy any anonymity.

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Response to 951-Riverside (Reply #5)

Fri May 9, 2014, 12:18 PM

Mika (17,751 posts)

7. Here is some background on the X-ian nuts that did this ...

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Response to Mika (Reply #7)

Fri May 9, 2014, 12:52 PM

Glorfindel (7,906 posts)

8. Ignorant scum. May they receive the reward they so richly deserve.

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Fri May 9, 2014, 02:25 PM

Ed Suspicious (8,879 posts)

13. First of all, they were the founders, but they ain't my daddy. Founding Fathers grates on

my last nerve. Secondly, the founders were often very much not Christian acolytes. This is Christian revisionism, plain and simple. The founders were largely secularists and deists. Our founders sought freedom from religion as much as the sought freedom of religion. Religion was to be kept separate from the state. Where do these uneducated boobs get off?

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Response to Mika (Reply #7)

Fri May 9, 2014, 02:31 PM

Ed Suspicious (8,879 posts)

14. If these people committed as much mental effort on things more productive than they do

memorizing and reciting scripture, and begging for mercy, they might actually accomplish something more useful than guarding their omnipotent god against the utterances of the small, meek Indian man.

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Response to Mika (Reply #7)

Fri May 9, 2014, 04:06 PM

RainDog (28,784 posts)

18. Stupidity on display

Thanks for posting this - I wondered who did it when it happened.

Sometimes I'm reminded of the phrase, "I love humanity. It's people I can't stand." LOL.

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Response to AnneD (Reply #4)

Fri May 9, 2014, 03:49 PM

drynberg (1,648 posts)

17. These interruptors should be immediately taken from the room, then their names and photos should be

Released showing their congressional district...y'know a little consequence, no?

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Response to AnneD (Reply #4)

Fri May 9, 2014, 11:41 PM

joshcryer (61,591 posts)

21. At minimum a misdemeanor and hassle of having to face a judge.

We're talking the United States Senate here, the highest legislative body in the land.

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Response to Mika (Original post)

Fri May 9, 2014, 11:53 AM

surrealAmerican (11,030 posts)

2. Were these Senators who were interrupting?

If so, which ones?

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Response to surrealAmerican (Reply #2)

Fri May 9, 2014, 07:36 PM

LiberalElite (14,691 posts)

19. Not Senators - see this -

http://www.christianpost.com/news/protestors-interrupt-senate-s-first-hindu-led-prayer-28443/

Three protestors calling themselves “patriots” disrupted a Hindu prayer that was set to open up the Senate this past Thursday.

The invocation – which made history as the first Hindu-led prayer – was led by Rajan Zed, a Hindu chaplain from Nevada, but was interrupted by two women and one man from the group Operation Save America/Operation Rescue.

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Response to Mika (Original post)

Fri May 9, 2014, 11:57 AM

AnneD (15,774 posts)

3. Money doesn't buy class....

how embarrassing.

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Fri May 9, 2014, 12:12 PM

byronius (6,787 posts)

6. Wow, what a bunch of Throwbacks, dishonoring their own religion.

Makes them look like complete bumpkins. Pathetic. Un-Christian. Un-American.

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Fri May 9, 2014, 12:54 PM

Arkansas Granny (28,746 posts)

9. I don't see a lot of difference between these people and the Phelps crew.

Just a bunch of close minded bigots hiding behind a façade of Christian love.

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Fri May 9, 2014, 01:01 PM

Bernardo de La Paz (36,806 posts)

10. "Difficult people are people with difficulties" -- Ajahn Brahm -- Great quote! . nt

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Fri May 9, 2014, 02:04 PM

Dawson Leery (18,234 posts)

11. Reverend Flip Benham, father of thsoe horrible twins that HGTV fired!

http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/tv/flip-stars-david-jason-benham-love-people-article-1.1785842

HGTV was right to fire those thugs.

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Fri May 9, 2014, 02:14 PM

Ed Suspicious (8,879 posts)

12. That is one of the douchiest things I've had the displeasure of seeing.

I'm an atheist, and have very little regard for either of those in the video beliefs, but common decency would inform me to keep my fucking mouth shut while my guest was speaking. So, go to hell xtian soldiers in the vid.

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Fri May 9, 2014, 02:49 PM

wandy (3,539 posts)

15. Just good christans showing 'their' god's love for their fellow man.......

One of the sanest things about the separation of church and state is that unlike some other parts of the world the various cults haven't been killing each other in the streets.

Yet.

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Fri May 9, 2014, 02:49 PM

Vietnameravet (1,085 posts)

16. were those bigots members of Congress? Is so lets get their names and office numbers..

Incredibly stupid, ignorant and fearful people...the kind that spread hate and think God loves them!!

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Response to Mika (Original post)

Fri May 9, 2014, 11:40 PM

joshcryer (61,591 posts)

20. Ugh, I thought it was a Senator at first.

That would've been absolutely insane and would've made a complete disgrace of the Senate.

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