Does God Belong at The Lincoln Memorial?

politicsdaily.com ^ | Aug. 29, 2010 | Matt Lewis

[Free ThinkerNY]

On Sunday's episode of CNN's 'Reliable Sources,' Bill Press, Jane Hall and I joined host Howard Kurtz to debate and discuss Glenn Beck's "Restoring Honor" rally.

Press -- whom I like personally (and who has previously appeared on my podcast), made what were (in my estimation) the most controversial comments of the day.

First, he argued it was inappropriate for Glenn Beck to invoke religion at the Lincoln Memorial, saying, "I thought I was at a camp meeting -- an old fashioned, religious camp meeting; I don't think that's appropriate on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial."

(Of course, the irony is that Lincoln frequently referenced The Almighty -- and Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was, of course, was a man of God.)

Next, Kurtz challenged Press' notion that allowing Beck to speak at The Lincoln Memorial was "like granting al Qaeda permission to hold a rally on September 11 - at Ground Zero."

[editor-surveyor]

“Excuse me, didn’t MLK invoke prayer at the memorial?”

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The House of Representatives starts every day with a prayer.
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[Palter]

The temple of Lincoln is well established.

I'm humbled by your reverence and recognition of God's small details. I would have been on of the many who paid no respect or observation to what you beheld.

[OldMissileer]

We had better be willing and eager to beat the living shit out of them or else we will lose.

There are too many people, including many on this site, have been trained all their lives to be good little doobies and be pacifists.

The Government and the Leftists have been making people believe in complete non-violence for decades to ensure they can take over without a shot or fight.

We are allowed to fight for God and our freedom and liberties and I personally think that if we do not then God will judge us for our weakness.

[CodeToad]

Totally agree with your comments. We have been trained never to so much as tell anyoen they are doing a bad job.