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etherealtruth

(22,165 posts)
51. I am going to try this from an other approach ...
Wed Apr 11, 2012, 08:56 PM
Apr 2012

I have never been a government employee or an elected official ... I have had two careers that have involved "up close and personal" interactions with people in distress.

During the course of my work I have been asked by very distraught people to pray with them ... this is not something I do (left to my own devices); however, my response to people in great distress has always been "of course."

It is a small act on my part ... and it brings comfort to those requesting it. Trayvon Martin's family (at least the mom) appear to be very religious ... look at it as the prosecutor offering comfort to a grieving distraught family on your dime.

Do you honestly think it would have served this particular family well if she had refused?

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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