Posted on 02/19/2017 1:25:53 PM PST by drewh
On the 30th day of Donald Trump’s presidency, the president and his team seemingly launched his 2020 reelection campaign. Trump, 70, took to the stage to whip up support, denounce the media and present his version of how is administration is running so far. But the rare appearance by Melania Trump, 46, at the event proved just as controversial, and not just for her brief call for unity and subsequent swipe at critics, hers and his.
Twitter immediately lit up with praise and shock at the First Lady leading the crowd in prayer. Trump supporters relished the “Libs flipping out” and heaped praise on her demonstration of faith. Critics heatedly argued that Melania Trump had breached the separation between church and state, some sniping that she had to read the prayer from a sheet, evidently not knowing the text by heart.
However, concern that her prayer somehow shows a new joining together of church and state in the Trump administration is unfounded. Not only is there no official legal separation of church and state in the United States, but presidents have often and openly offered Christian prayers while in office, and never mind their wives, who are not officially elected members of government.
Other presidents showed Christian values in other ways. Jimmy Carter, a Southern Baptist, taught Sunday school while in the White House. Bill Clinton, also a Baptist, could recite lengthy Bible passages from memory and skillfully employed religious language in his speeches. Harry Truman, a devout Baptist, spoke openly about how much his Christian values informed how he governed, but as a pious man was famously quoted saying, “I'm not very much impressed with men who publicly parade their religious beliefs.... I've always believed that religion is something to live by and not to talk about.”
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Those loony, fascist snowflakes.
Hahahahaha!! I’m STILL not tired of winning lololol!!
...lib translation...I’m no ways tahrd of winning’
They didnt say who Obama prayed to.....
The First Lady is not part of the federal government, thus she can not violate the Establishment Clause. End of story.
Inauguration and oath started with prayer.
Me too, love it.
As I listened to her recite the prayer I asked myself how long it would take for this crap to start?
They are on schedule.
Doesn’t bother them when Dems politic in black churcb pulpits.
NOPE!
That was a private event paid for by the Trump 2020 campaign!
Congress starts each session with a prayer. Let them chew on that first.
But, abortion is not murder and male-male sex is normal and good.
Anything Godly makes them wail and gnash their teeth; they’re demonic.
Push, Trump, push them to public breakdown. Push them to epic fail. Push!
In God We Trust
...So help me God
God Bless America
OH, FOR CRYING OUT LOUD!!!
Bob Dole looks like he wishes Bob Dole had some more of that Viagra
Considering that there is no church and state clause in the Constitution, no, she did not violate any law.
Don’t these morons know we have a First Amendment which guarantees freedom of religion and faith? Melania has every right to cite the prayer.
Remember how Bill and Hillary used the church to demonstrate their piety and virtue when Bill got caught having his fling with Lewinsky?
Bob Dole was smart to request that extra blanket.
However, the separation of church and state is an explanation of the manner in which Americans formulate their thoughts about righteousness and evil and not a political directive so,
No ... no, she didn't.
Melania Trump reminded Americans of their common practice of beginning important events with prayer, a plea for Divine Providence to help us think and act in a way that is pleasing to God.
And her accent was delicious !
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