It wasn’t a Mike Pence rally, it was a local candidate rally. Mike Pence just attended it.
The candidate invited a local religious leader for prayer, as most candidates do for every rally.
The shooting happened recently, so the invited religious leader, during prayer, offered prayers for the victims, as probably did most every religious leader in the country on Sunday (probably not muslim religious leaders, but I digress).
Mike Pence “bowed” for the prayer. Imagine if he had NOT. I don’t even know if Pence knew who the religious leader was, but of course he was going to bow for a prayer.
In fact, if it had been an conservative Rabbi, the guy probably would have complained, and if it was a liberal Rabbi, the guy probably would have faulted Pence for PRETENDING to pray with a person of a different belief than him.
And, in the crowning acheivement, this guy actually makes it “bad” for a Messianic Jewish leader (a recognized religious group) to be praying for jewish victims, as if they are somehow disqualified.
Given that the candidate (need I even look up if she’s a RINO— I guess doesn’t matter this cycle) brought it on herself, I don’t disagree with any of your comments.
EINNYC— the disgrace is on her in this case.
GPH— What do you mean “I think it’s fair?” That the crown heard an evangelical message? (as opposed to a Jewish orthodox/conservative/reform/non-New-Testament message?)