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.

[CHEE]

No I do not think he is a praying man. His god is himself, therefore a prayer would be tantamount to talking to himself. He thinks we would think he was an idiot, not an idol, if we caught him praying.

[eCSMaster]

Illuminate me please.

What’s the significance of 4 7-7-7-9?

[2nd Bn, 11th Mar]

It will eventually come out, hopefully in my lifetime, that the Clintons were indeed traitors by selling out to Red China and that B. Hussein Obama was a practicing muslim.

[Bushbacker1]

"Prayer is something the president does every day,"

Yep! 6, or whatever the number is, times a day... facing Mecca!

[RoadTest]

When I was young, my Dad didn’t say “I”ve designated a day you can talk to me. Here are some prepared speeches to read. Don’t talk to me on the other 364 days.”. I’m glad he didn’t, and glad Jesus didn’t, either.

[Sacajaweau]

Almost 4 months...The family still hasn’t found a church...But they sure can find the time to sneak out for a hamburg.

[RoadTest]

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

They don’t have chairs there.

[LibLieSlayer]

His true religion will not allow him to participate. The fact that he is muslim does not bother me greatly... the fact that he hides the truth and lies about it... confirms my worst fears.

LLS

[LibLieSlayer]

BINGO!

LLS

[LibLieSlayer]

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

Yes, a smaller throne to the right of his father... satan.

LLS

[Jemian]

It’s probably safer, electrically, for him not to pretend to be praying. God is not mocked. What a man sows, so shall he reap. Caligula should be afraid. Very afraid.

[truthandlife]

You can see why he will not be showing up. See here:

Obama admits to George on his Muslim faith:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iQqIpdBOg6I

[Venturer]

Nope , he cant attend a prayer breakfast, but he will go to Notre Dame wear a vestment with a prayer to the Blessed Mother on it and spit in her face./

May the Ghost of Mother Theresa haunt this human garbage all the days of his life.

[DHC-2]

I cannot understand why the “faiths” don’t band together on this one and make this guy a real untouchable. By now the Jews know they made an electoral mistake, and some Christian blacks are surely having doubts. Where is the outrage in the black community ... you’d think the black pastors would be screaming from the pulpits that a “fake” is in the White House.

[NoObamaFightForConservatives]

VIDEO:Obama Recites The Islamic Call To Prayer In Perfect Arabic

[Aquinasfan]

Has he been to church since being elected?

"You will know them by what they do." It looks like there was a reason why he was attending Rev. Marx's church.

[grey_whiskers]

He's not showing up, because his economic policies don't have a prayer. /rim shot>

Cheers!

[SERKIT]

We do know, however, that he worships at the First Church of the Perpetual Narcissist: The Gym With Mirrors.

[Sig Sauer P220]

He prays 5 times a day to the east on his prayer rug, what more do you want from him?

[RummyChick]

7779...according to this is important.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gpBfS5FWVWI

[onedoug]

First he praises the murder of infants. Then he “prays”.

[agunther]

Here's revealing video where Obama shows his contempt towards Christianity.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hi-V_ilJu0w

[SumProVita]

“Has he been to church since being elected? “

No....

[NavyCanDo]

“Prayer is something the president does every day”

And Bill Clinton actually reeds that large movie studio prop Bible he paraded in front of the press corps when he walked out of churches.

[reagan_fanatic]

President Asshole.

[silverleaf]

yeah, he prays. This is what his minister led in prayer for 20 years:

“God D@MN America!”

[mollynme]

I liked this reader comment:

Of COURSE he's not going. Who would he pray to? After all, He "is THE ONE we've been waiting for." He goes to Georgetown University, and covers all the references to JESUS? Now, he's skipping the TRADITIONAL Prayer Breakfast? "And the BEAST was given a mouth uttering haughty and blasphemous words, and it was allowed to exercise authority for 42 MONTHS."

[freebird5850]

That was very well put, thanks.

[OCCASparky]

Someone to make sure the prayer rug is facing towards Mecca for “Teh Wun”?

[jersey117]

Notre Dame..... are you listening?