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Conservatives are upset with the Obama administration for not participating in the National Prayer Day service held every year on Capitol Hill. President George Bush regularly attended and was a staunch supporter of the event.
One of the event’s main organizers, Christian author James Dobson said, “I would just like this country to remember its foundation, to remember its heritage and honor it, especially on the day set aside by George Washington in the beginning for prayer in this country,” he said. “And I would hope that that would have occurred.”
President Obama instead signed a proclamation from the White House for National Prayer Day, which stated, “Let us remember those who came before us, and let us each give thanks for the courage and compassion shown by so many in this country and around the world,” President Obama wrote, adding later: “Our world grows smaller by the day, and our varied beliefs can bring us together to feed the hungry and comfort the afflicted; to make peace where there is strife; and to lift up those who have fallen on hard times. As we observe this day of prayer, we remember the one law that binds all great religions together: the Golden Rule, and its call to love one another; to understand one another; and to treat with dignity and respect those with whom we share a brief moment on this Earth.”
During a recent briefing, White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs said the President starts each day with a prayer.
“The national day of prayer is important for people all across the country and I think the president missed a wonderful opportunity,” Rep. J. Randy Forbes (R-Va.) said. “Not only did he not have any ceremony himself, he did not send any representatives from the White House to this event.”
<span style="font-weight: bold">Should President Obama have attended the National Prayer Day Service?</span>
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