When John Ashcroft was AG, he organized a group to study Scripture in his office. One can imagine there were prayers involved.
And the Democrats raised holy hell about it. Wonder if any of the ones that objected to that are mentioned in the article?
I was curious if other religious groups had activities in the Capitol since that was raised. Seems quites a few do
http://chaplain.house.gov/events.html
06/02/2006 Senate Bible Study Led by the Senate Chaplain, Dr. Barry Black. Open to Congressional Members and Staff. Lunch is provided. SD-124 Dirksen Senate Building (unless otherwise noted) 12:00 PM
06/06/2006 Politics and Principles Luncheon Cong. Todd Akin will share his Christian faith story. Sponsored by the Center for Christian Statesmanship. Lunch, provided by Chik-fil-A will be served. RSVP to 547-3052 by Monday, June 5th or email mailto:letters@ statesman.org. Cannon Caucus Room 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
06/07/2006 Rosary Open to Congressional Members and Staff H-234 The Capitol 11:00 AM
06/08/2006 Prayer Breakfast Open to Congressional Members H-120 The Capitol 8:00 AM
06/09/2006 An interfaith celebration of Shavuot and Pentecost Sponsored by the House and Senate Chaplain's Offices. Featuring lunch, music and remarks by Chaplain Coughlin, Chaplain Black and Rabbi Robinson. S-207, The Mansfield room 12 Noon
It is one man over a short period of time rather than an officially set aside place for the duration.