Thu, 12 Jul 2007
One Way Street
At the beginning of every day's business the Senate has a minster offer a short prayer. Today, for the first time, it was offered by a Hindu. Three Christians in the visitor's gallery disrupted the prayer by shouting out:
"Lord Jesus, forgive us father for allowing a prayer of the wicked, which is an abomination in your sight. This is an abomination. We shall have no other gods before You."
They were escorted out by the Capitol police. Reverend Benham, the minister who organized the protest had this to say:
"When you stand up and are arrested, and the Hindu is allowed to go free, this country has gone upside-down."
It looks like respect for religion is a one way street in some peoples' minds. It's okay for a Christian to offer a prayer at a public, but a Hindu offering a prayer is something to be arrested for. It seems like some people really don't believe in freedom of religion or treating others fairly.
