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Ebone4rock
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 Posted - 04/19/2010 : 07:27:06
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A rumor flying around the Internet claims that President Obama has cancelled the 2010 National Day of Prayer, scheduled for May 6. The rumor is false. The truth is that President Obama has not cancelled the National Day of Prayer.
However, unlike former President George W. Bush, President Barack Obama will not celebrate the day with a a prayer service in the east room of the White House.
The first National Prayer Day proclamation was signed into existence by President Truman. President Reagan made it a permanent occasion via a 1988 Act of Congress setting the observance on the first Thursday of every May,
Under President G.W. Bush, the day became a cynical political event, exploiting religion to further Republican politics.
The "National Day of Prayer 2010 cancelled" rumors take many forms, both pro and con. The following is a sample of rumors taken from Facebook via David Emery's Urban Legends Blog:
President Obama decided that there will no longer be a "National Day of Prayer" held in May. He doesn't want to offend anyone. Where was his concern about offending Christians last January when he allowed the Muslims to hold a day of prayer on the capitol grounds. As an American Christian "I am offended." if you agree, copy and paste ... See Moreno matter what religion you are. This country was built on freedom!
Obama cancelled the National Day of Prayer 2010. Well done Obama, well done.
Oh Our wonderful president is at it again .... he has cancelled the national day of prayer that is held at the white house every year .... sure glad I wasn't fooled into voting for him!
Wow! Last year around the time of the National Day of Prayer, Obama stated that the United States is not a Christian Nation and this year He has officially cancelled the National Day of Prayer.
According to Emery, Neither Obama nor any other White House entity stated that it was canceled so as "not to offend anybody."
The U.S. National Day of Prayer will take place as usual on May 6, 2010. The only real difference is that President Obama, unlike former President Bush, will not use the occasion to try and score cheap political points through a ceremony that really has no business being associated with the federal government.
Questions regarding this whole idea. For what possible reason would it be necessary to legislate a " National Day of Prayer" in the first place?
Can't people pray whenever they feel the need?
If the praying people want to organize a day where all like-minded people pray at the same time don't they have every right to do so without getting the government involved?
Who is benefiting from the spread of this hoax that it has been cancelled?
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filthy
SFN Die Hard
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 Posted - 04/19/2010 : 07:57:31 [Permalink]
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If I were a cynical man, I'd suggest that it was conceived by one or more of the teabaggers. Oh hell, I'm at least that cynical and thought "teabagger!" as soon as I heard the rumor. How they gave it the legs it has, I couldn't say. Strange days, these.
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Dave W.
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Posted - 04/19/2010 : 09:37:49 [Permalink]
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| That rumor seems to have sprung up right after the National Day of Prayer was ruled unconstitutional. From that, I would guess that the originator of the rumor was massively ignorant about the lawsuit, since Obama is named as a defendant. Once started, anyone with a political axe to grind could use it however they liked, from "this is further proof that Obama is the antichrist" to "this is further proof that Obama is way cool." |
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Ebone4rock
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Posted - 04/19/2010 : 10:22:19 [Permalink]
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Yep, sorry about that. I should have done my homework and saw there was already a recent post about the same subject.
Shame on me. |
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Dave W.
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Ebone4rock
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Posted - 04/19/2010 : 12:06:43 [Permalink]
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| I knew that. I was criticizing myself! |
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National Day of Prayer Cancellation hoax
