Controversy has broken out at the Oklahoma State legislature after twenty state representatives voted not to put a gay pastor's prayer in the state record. The legislature has never voted on whether to put a prayer in the record before. Sixty-four legislators voted to follow tradition and put the prayer on the record.
This is a good example of why it is time to put an end to civil religious exercises in conjunction with the work of government. These prayers are a mere formality and are not received with an attitude that is due an act of worship.
The last thing this state needs is for the legislature to begin officially voting to approve and disapprove of the people and the prayers that are being said at the Capitol.
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I was more shocked to find out that there was an openly gay member of the HoR of OK, than I was by news of the dust up over including the prayer in the "journal."
What is left unclear, so far as I can tell, is whether his comments prior to the prayer are included in the "journal." Apparently those comments was what set off the furor.
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