Fundamentalist leaders like James Dobson might take umbrage at my use of the word "prey" instead of "pray" ... but hey, isn't this exactly what the Religious Right is doing? Frederick Clarkson has a post up about the National Day of Prayer.
Our Official National Day of Religious Supremacism
Every year, there are controversies over the "National Day of Prayer," which has somehow become the exclusive province of the Dobson empire. This year it is being held on May first -- and the fireworks have already started.
But lest you think that this is an obscure bit of Bush administration taxpayer financed pandering -- note that even Democratic governors in blue states -- such as the Democratic governor of my state, Massachussetts, Deval Patrick -- are issuing proclamations as drafted by Focus on the Family. See for yourself here.
The Interfaith Alliance, Jews on First!, Americans United for Separation of Church and State, (and probably others) are calling them out on this discriminatory, Christian nationalist vanity project that comes with the Congressionally mandated imprimatur of the people of the United States.
Above right, from May 2007, Bush marks National Day of Prayer in Washington,DC with James and Shirley Dobson.
Fundamentalist leaders like James Dobson might take umbrage at my use of the word "prey" instead of "pray" ... but hey, isn't this exactly what the Religious Right is doing? Frederick Clarkson has a post up about the National Day of Prayer.
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