“Suppose some Muslim-American elected official wants to launch into an Islamic prayer right before a meeting. Would that be OK?”
No, that wouldn’t be ok. But a normal American prayer is.
> But a normal American prayer is. <
I want to agree with you. But what is a “normal American prayer”? Perhaps it would be a prayer that is general in nature, one that references the Almighty without being too specific.
I’m not comfortable proposing that. But what other option is there?
Well, since it's North Carolina why not have a Cherokee Medicine Man come over do some tribal ritual?
—”No, that wouldn’t be ok. But a normal American prayer is.”
You’re really missing the whole point of SEPARATION OF CHURCH AND STATE.
It’s wrong for the government to condone a particular religion. Period.
If you think Christianity is “normal” and then you seek to condone government offices to do Christian prayers, then how about in the future when there are more Islamics in a particular city decide to have noon Islamic prayers on their magic carpet while kneeling and sticking their asses up in the air?
Consider the town in Michigan that today is now dominated by Islamics:
Read and learn how short-sighted your view is.
“But a normal American prayer is.”
There is no such thing.
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