Praying in the name of Jesus is just an exercise in free speech. We've reached an ominous moment if it's become unacceptable. When did Christianity become such a hateful thing that one can't even voice a prayer in the standard Christian formulation -- - - or defend another's right to do so without being called an anti-semite as you just smeared me?
Why the hatred of Christianity? Again, if a Buddhist got up and gave an invocation, I wouldn't even think of saying he's "rubbing it in my face." I'm secure enough in my beliefs that I could calmly listen, just as I listen to a lot of stuff I don't agree with. Why is Christianity not allowed such a tolerant mature treatment from others these days?
Did you know that the Constitution ends with the words anno domini - - in the year of our Lord? Likewise every presidential proclamation? I'm not saying that's good or bad - - just that the idea that public references to Christianity are not new, only the proposition that such references are EVIL or BAD is new, and that's a disturbing development. Too bad you're going along with the crowd who want to censor mentions of Christ from public conversation.