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(8,830 posts)why do they need 'prominent' clergy? Are they worried about their TV ratings?
I thought all Christians pray to the same God? What difference does it make if the one offering up the prayer is a prominent figure or the pastor from the church down the street?
Prayer or political speech, this was a nasty bit of work and a sorry conclusion to the convention. Maybe it didn't completely undermine the good - but it sure as hell put major doubts in the minds of many - and tossed whole groups right back under the bus. Aggressive and open bigotry, barely sugar-coated.
They say you should start as you intend to end, so I guess the DNC did that. Starting with forcing the inclusion of a reference to God over the votes of the delegates - and ending with a hateful, bigoted religious message.