Bachmann defends National Day of Prayer

Blah, Blah Blah Blah Bachmann. Ms. Bachmann, if you’re so concerned about a National Day of Prayer, why not establish it through the various churches which make up this vast great country we live in. Apparently the Federal Government dips its hands into far too much (in your opinion), but you’d like them to mandate a National Day of Prayer. You crazies can’t have it both ways, it’s one or the other.

I’m sorry, but I’ve followed Bachmann’s rantings and ignorance for a while, do people in Minnesota really think this woman is intelligent? She is off in La La Land, so her getting all excited about Prayer Day means nothing.

Also, whats the big deal, want to pray, no one is stopping you, you don’t need someone to tell you to, or to make you, or to give you a day to do it, just do it, is it too complicated for religious people to know when to pray?

This coming from a woman who wants to nuke nations that engage in cyber attacks. Yes, ‘bring down my computer and I’ll blow you up’ Bachmann. What a nutcase. And the ‘moral’
tea party loves her. That figures…

Well, Shelley, I felt the same way about the Citizens United decision granting corporations personhood.

Well said True American – even if one isn’t religious and/or wasn’t raised in a religious household they’re still quite aware of what happens on Sundays. People go to church, people pray.

So have at it, it’s a free country, pray…every day for all I care. I don’t need my government to tell me when. And I thought the whole idea of the Tea Party was so that the government doesn’t tell us what to do.

Pray while walking, pray in front of me, Pray for me, pray against me, pray while you are in schools, or shopping. Pray while you are at home, in church, or at the park. You are allowed to pray anywhere, anyhow, in any fashion you make our choice to pray in. BUT you do not have the right to have a special organized politically sanctioned day, and can not have it done by others in for you, or about you, or to make anyone stand up and say a pledge or to pray in any fashion.

That is oppression, that is indoctrination, that is a form of slavery.

But then again, your a literalist and that means you follow the bible as a rule and they do sanction and condone slavery in that book.

I’m from Minnesota and believe me when I say that this woman does not represent me.

If only Bachmann could spend as much time working for her constituents who are experiencing foreclosure.

We all know how to pray, no problem with that, in fact I’m praying Bachmann will be voted out of office come November . . . really tired of this grandstanding stuff.

This woman is a complete idiot.

No parts are missing.

I live in her district. Please feel sorry for me. chuckles. I’m still trying to figure out who the morons are that voted her in – twice!!

Hey, Michele! Religion/god/whatever is a PERSONAL matter. Whether I (or anyone else) believes or not is none of your business.

Separation of church and state. Founding fathers. Ever heard of any of it, you delusional twit.

Oh, that’s right. You, like your buddies Beck and Palin, only respond to the VOICES IN YOUR HEAD!!

Please, please people of the 6th district! Vote this nutcase out! She is so embarrassing. Our state is now more of a laughingstock than when we had Jesse as our governor.
The people in Minnesota used to be an astute, informed electorate. Now we’re considered by many to be a bunch delusional extremists.

The National Day of “Prayer” is not about prayer, it’s about politics. It’s an opportunity for right-wing political cranks to act like victims of meany liberals, who might have a different idea of the separation of church and state. I also pray that Bachmann will be voted out of office and into obscurity.

Minnesota Atheists will be at the State Capital on the same day as the Day of Prayer people with a rally supporting a Day of Reason at noon in the Rotunda. You don’t have to be an atheist to support the separation of church and state, in fact, atheists need all the help they can get on this issue.

Here is a nice quote from Robert Ingersoll:
“It may be that ministers really think that their prayers do good and it may be that frogs imagine that their croaking brings spring.”

[...] Contrary to what Bachmann implied at the a press conference in support of the Day of Prayer, Minnesota’s National Day of Prayer activities will continue as they have for decades at the Minnesota Capitol. Bachmann has been on this case since the beginning and was one of 31 members of Congress who filed a brief in district court supporting the federal statute mandating a National Day of Prayer. READ MORE… [...]

I pray that Michele Bachman will have an epiphany that she lives in America where there is a separation of church and state. She is religious in name only. Her rhetoric is beyond hateful and reminisent of Adolph Hitler.

I’m praying for one thing and one thing only,that Michele doesn’t tilt her head too far to the right or left so her last remaining marble doesn’t fall out

The Constitution matters. When it says, Congress shall make no law respecting the establishment of religion or prohibiting the free exercise there of …..

Congresswoman Bachmann takes that as a cue to violate the Constitution.

No one is barred from praying. Why must Representative Bachmann trample on the Constitution in order to shout her prayers in public?

Wow. I feel bad for these people who commented; this nation was founded on the Bible and prayer; and the National Day of prayer is basically a law. Is it any wonder we are having the troubles we have. Believe and be saved in JESUS. W K

wayne kratzer
Comment posted April 28, 2010 @ 3:25 pm

Wow. I feel bad for these people who commented; this nation was founded on the Bible and prayer; and the National Day of prayer is basically a law. Is it any wonder we are having the troubles we have. Believe and be saved in JESUS. W K
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It was not founded on the bible and prayer. This is the same old tiring, tried and failed line that people of hardcore religion (religious republican party) have been using but show no proof of such of a thing.

We need MORE people like Michelle Bachmann representing the people. Let me ask you, if this country was not founded upon Biblical principles, then what was it founded upon? If our founding fathers were alive, they would be backing Michelle 100% as she actually stands up for the people. Obviously she was voted in TWICE because she represents what a majority of Americans want. I find it a bit disheartening that a majority of comments on this post are cruel and mean spirited. I don’t find it necessary to call names to get my point across, regardless of how upset I am. It is possible to have a politically motivated conversation without the name calling and cruelness.

I would rather vote for Bachmanns lesbian sister than for Michelle the bitch