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Christians pray down Hindu prayer in Senate
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John Henry
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Jul 14, 2007 02:43 PDT
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VIDEONETDAILY
'Christian patriots' interrupt Hindu prayer in
Senate
'Lord Jesus, forgive us, Father, for allowing …
abomination in your sight'
Thursday, July 12, 2007
(c) 2007 WorldNetDaily.com
Three protesters interrupted a Hindu cleric today who became
the first from his religion to offer the Senate's opening prayer.
Breitbart.tv has
video of Rajan Zed, director of interfaith relations at a Hindu
temple in Reno, Nev., preparing to pray when a clear, loud voice came
from the Senate gallery.
"Lord Jesus, forgive us, Father, for allowing the prayer of the
wicked, which is an abomination in your sight," said a male
protester.
The Senate's sergeant at arms was instructed to restore order, but Zed
was interrupted again.
"You shall have no other gods before you. … "
Hindu cleric Rajan Zed turns
toward protester as he
prepares to open Senate
with prayer (CNN)
Zed, who was invited by Democratic Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid,
finally offered his prepared prayer.
"We meditate on the transcendental glory of the deity supreme, who
is inside the heart of the Earth, inside the life of the sky and inside
the soul of the heaven," he said. "May he stimulate and
illuminate our minds."
Police officers arrested the three protesters and charged them with
disrupting Congress, a misdemeanor, the Associated Press reported. The
male protester told an AP reporter, "we are Christians and
patriots" before officers handcuffed them and led them away.
Reid, in remarks from the chamber shortly after the prayer, defended his
choice, tying it to the intense debate over the Iraq war.
"If people have any misunderstanding about Indians and Hindus, all
they have to do is think of Gandhi," a man "who gave his life
for peace," Reid said.
"I think it speaks well of our country that someone representing the
faith of about a billion people comes here and can speak in communication
with our heavenly Father regarding peace," said Reid.
The AP said Capitol police identified the protesters as Ante Nedlko
Pavkovic, Katherine Lynn Pavkovic and Christan Renee Sugar.
http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=56645
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