Obama Nixes National Prayer Day

Some evangelicals said they were not surprised by Mr. Obama's decision.

"For those of us who have our doubts about Obama's faith, no, we did not expect him to have the service," said Wendy Wright, president of Concerned Women for America. "But as president, he should put his own lack of faith aside and live up to the office."

Referencing a remark the president made at a recent press conference in Turkey that Americans "do not consider ourselves a Christian nation," she added: "That was projecting his own beliefs, but not reflecting what the majority of Americans feel. It's almost like Obama is trying to remake America into his own image. This is not a rejection of Shirley Dobson; it's a rejection of the concept that America is a spiritual nation and its foundation is Judeo-Christian."

David Brody, White House correspondent for the Christian Broadcasting Network, said in a column that, "within the conservative evangelical community, there was never any real expectation that the White House would hold an event."

For this year's prayer breakfast, Catholic members of the administration have been invited. They include Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr., Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius, Housing and Urban Development Secretary Shaun Donovan and Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano.

None has responded.

http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2009/may/06/prayer-day-no-show/

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2009/05/06/obamas-decision-observe-prayer-day...

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[Quintinohthree]

@TheLiberty53

"If your believe in God you will never feel you wasted your life."

Thing is though, you will have wasted your life had you been worshipping a god all your life, next to no matter the god.

Better live the life you know you have than live the death that you may never live.

[Quintinohthree]

Obama is not distancing himself from the national day of prayer anytime soon. Dubya went past the mark.

And it's unconstitutional anyway.

[ivlfounder]

@MrOne4truth

Then why are you pretending that he's never prayed in public?

[MrOne4truth]

@ivlfounder I never said that he was

[MrOne4truth]

if he was to pray in public we may find out who he prays to

[TheLiberty53]

If you have lost sight of God then it is a sad day for you. You will live, you will die, all for nothing except greed and avarice. If your believe in God you will will never know death because you will simply live again in heaven. The YMCA logo says: Mind, Spirit, Body. You feed yourself with food and water, you live. You work out and keep fit, your body will feel good. If you exercise your mind, you will keep rational thoughts. If your believe in God you will never feel you wasted your life.

[mcgra8bc]

It should have been "nixed."

[ItalBitch1523]

for those who don,t know God, prayers are meaningless, how ever for those that know him they are universe shaking.

[riaamaan]

Prayers are merely incantations that have no true impact on reality, other than perhaps one's perception of it.  I'm not an Obama fan per se, but I'm glad to see anything religious be taken out of government.

[POSEIDONandAPOLLO]

I do not respect anyone who does not respect our founding father's beliefs...I have no respect for Obama; he seems to be a selfish, inconsiderate person.