Obama to be prayer day no-show

The Washington Times ^ | May 6, 2009 | Julia Duin

[Scanian]

President Obama is distancing himself from the National Day of Prayer by nixing a formal early morning service and not attending a large Catholic prayer breakfast the next morning.

All Mr. Obama will do for the National Day of Prayer, which is Thursday, is sign a proclamation honoring the day, which originated in 1952 when Congress set aside the first Thursday in May for the observance.

For the past eight years, President George W. Bush invited selected Christian and Jewish leaders to the White House East Room, where he typically would give a short speech and several leaders offered prayers.

Obama White House press secretary Robert Gibbs said Tuesday that the president is simply reverting back to pre-Bush administration practice.

"Prayer is something the president does every day," he said. "We're doing a proclamation, which I know that many administrations in the past have done."

Pressed by reporters as to the lack of a formal ceremony, Mr. Gibbs said the proclamation was Mr. Obama's choice.

[Scanian]

"President to sign proclamation, observe privately"

Anybody here believe that Zer0 is a praying man?

[43north]

Sure, I believe he prays... to SATAN!

[Levante]

yes. To allah and that George Soros thing.

[prisoner6]

Nope, he's a PREYING man.

prisoner6

[sonic109]

Prayer is something the president does every day

Bullsh*t !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

He worships the State as any good Marxist would.

[RetiredArmy]

Of course he is not showing up. If he cannot kiss the kings ring, drop to his knees and pray to Allah live on CNN, then he is not going to do it. Obama’s only faith is Obama. He is so stuck on him that he cannot see straight. I think all this talk of him being like a messiah has gone to his clogged brain. He actually thinks he is above everyone, absolutely above each and every human on earth. I think his ego is so full of himself that he probably kissing himself in the mirror every time he sees his smug face.

[healy61]

He prays 5 times daily.

[Never on my watch]

“Prayer is something the president does every day”

5 times a day, on his prayer mat, facing Mecca.

[sneakers]

Yeah, muslims don’t like Catholics. You know - the whole “Crusades” thing and stuff. I can’t say I’m surprised that he is not going to be there. I be MORE surprised if he was!

[Future Snake Eater]

"Prayer is something the president does every day," he said.

I'll go ahead and assume this is true. Why say this? I thought prayer by the president showed him to be a religious nutjob of some sort or another. Is Obama a religious nutjob like President Bush? Does he, too, believe we're in the end times?

[growingpains]

He’s got a personal seat reserved for him—in Hell!

[Scanian]

“Does he, too, believe we’re in the end times?”

Not only does he appear to believe in in—he’s doing his best to take us there.

[Scanian]

That would truly be like a skunk at a picnic.

[reefdiver]

I it’s not about zer0, He’s a no show

[raybbr]

Why would a devotee of Marxism and an atheist attend a prayer day?

[raybbr]

Prayer is something the president does every day," he said. I'll go ahead and assume this is true

I bet he prays exactly five times a day.

[Mr. K]

But I bet Ramadan is proudly celebrated this year at the White House!

[iowamark]

Tickets appear to be still available for the National Catholic Prayer Breakfast on Friday.

Archbishop Burke and Justice Scalia are the key speakers.

http://www.catholicprayerbreakfast.com/
“”Our keynote speaker is His Excellency, Archbishop Emeritus of St. Louis, Raymond L. Burke, who serves as the Prefect of the Apostolic Signatura and President of the Commission for Advocates.

Our special guest speaker is The Honorable Antonin Scalia, Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court.””

[RU88]

Where's the Rev. Jeremiah Wright when you need him?

[AeWingnut]

Maybe the Illinois lottery numbers the day after the election can give us insight to zerO’s religious beliefs

11/05/2008 Evening Pick 3 6-6-6
11/05/2008 Evening Pick 4 7-7-7-9

so my other question is... Which oath of office he took counts? The one he messed up with his hand on the Bible or the one he didn’t without the Bible.

yeah, I know. I’m just a crackpot.