Pastor Arnold Conrad gave the invocation before Sen. McCain's speech today in Davenport, IA:
"I also would also pray, Lord, that your reputation is involved in all that happens between now and November, because there are millions of people around this world praying to their god--whether it's Hindu, Buddha, Allah--that his opponent wins, for a variety of reasons. And Lord, I pray that you will guard your own reputation, because they're going to think that their God is bigger than you, if that happens. So I pray that you will step forward and honor your own name with all that happens between now and election day."
There are so many things wrong with this statement, I don't know where to start. His mixing of religions and gods as if they are interchangeable shows his ignorance. His choice to use only middle-eastern examples shows his xenophobia and bigotry. The fact that he could say this at a political function (regardless of party) scares me. "I pray that you will guard your own reputation." Appalling.
I'm no expert - and Lord knows (haha) that I have my issues with organized religion and especially the use of it in a political atmosphere, but who does he think he's talking to? Really. Um, hey God, you better vote for my guy or we aren't going to worship you anymore and your name is mud.
What year is it and where am I living? The home of the free? Separation of church and state? Are they only fictional concepts now?
*quote from Marc Ambinder's blog at theatlantic.com
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