SCOTUS confuses Non again...

[jimmyz]

Oh nooooooooooo! A prayer before a city council meeting is coming. HIDE! There's hope for the kidnapped plastic baby Jesus to be found and returned to the city square this Christmas. Hurray!

[Professor]

Actually, I do kind of have a problem with saying prayer in a city council meeting. These are usually pretty intimate affairs, with few people in attendance. And, if/when there is actually something to be debated, it's usually a very hot-button issue (can they build a low-rent apartment near my house, can they build a factory near my neighborhood, etc.).

So, let's say they start out with the request that everyone stand for a prayer. But, I'm not (insert religion here), so I don't stand. Of course, this is noticed by the council members. And, when I get up to speak, they subconsciously or consciously think, "Hey, it's that Godless heathen" when I start to speak. If they think that, it could easily sway the weight they assign to my opinion.

Think about it for a sec. With all the crazy right-wingers around (especially here in Louisiana), it's highly likely that this would happen.

[exploited]

Yeah, why the f**k are you praying. It isn't church. It isn't a religious group. Very few of the issues revolve around religion. I'd be pretty annoyed if my time was wasted on something like that.

[Philly]

[exploited]

[Philly]

Elected officials love it. They get to invite the most popular reverend/priest/rabbi from their local communities to come give an opening prayer and score brownie points with constituents.

[exploited]

It's just so unprofessional........

[jimmyz]

[Philly]

[Dylan]