GOP lawmaker uses prayer as politicized attack before muslim sworn in.

[Father Heathen]

If she is going to represent everyone?

Complete sentence, please.

 

[whirlingmerc]

I saw a clip of it. It happened because some were ****´n and moan´n because Christians used the name Jesus in their prayers.

We cannot do otherwise, a prayer is invalid without asking in Christs name.

Christians recognize their failings and ask for forgiveness and better control related to them.

She certainly made her point.

A Christian prayer is what it is, as a Buddhist prayer is what it is.

No one should make a habit of saying His name every third word.

But this was a peaceful protest, leave it there.

I don't see a problem with the prayer given.

 

[whirlingmerc]

Complete sentence, please.

Someone from the house of representatives is supposed to represent their constituencies and there is a significant amount of christian constituencies.

I understand you self identify with heathen, but a considerable amount of her constituency does not.

 

[Father Heathen]

Someone from the house of representatives is supposed to represent their constituencies and there is a significant amount of christian constituencies.

I understand you self identify with heathen, but a considerable amount of her constituency does not.

You can represent your constituents while respecting the constitution and practicing a sense of civility and decorum, unless sanctimonious grandstanding is a prerequisite for your faith. Is it impossible for christians to accept that non-christians are also american citizens who can vote as well as be elected?

Again, go read Matthew 6:5-8

 

[Father Heathen]

I don't see a problem with the prayer given.

So using prayer to protest the fact that a non-christian was elected to office - and by extension The First Amendment - is okay in your book?

 

[Shadow Wolf]

I would also not use that clinical diagnosis to describe what happened.

I didn't use a clinical diagnosis (there is no such diagnosis): I merely described behavior.

 

[columbus]

Someone from the house of representatives is supposed to represent their constituencies and there is a significant amount of christian constituencies.

I understand you self identify with heathen, but a considerable amount of her constituency does not.

But I doubt very much that all of her constituents are of the evangelical, exclusive, Trump supporter sort of Christian. So she is unlikely to be representing all of them.
And while it's possible that her insult to the new member( and everyone else that isn't that ugly sort of Christian) was unintentional, it certainly was thoughtless at best.
You can believe things without saying them.
Tom