Christians shout abuse at Hindus offering prayer in US Senate

Highlighting a continuing acceptance of all other religions so long as they are christian, a group of activists recently shouted abuse and interrupted a Hindu prayer being offered in the US Senate.

It would appear that the group who lead the interruption would see that the notion of "religious freedom", as espoused in the US constitution, in fact actually means "freedom for christians to prevent anyone else from having a religion", or something along those lines.

As reported in several media outlets, including the Times of India, Rajan Zed, a Hindu priest from Reno, Nevada had just stepped up to the podium in the senate and was about to start the prayer when protesters from a right-wing christian sect "Operation Save America" started interrupting and shouting to express their dissatisfaction with the notion of equality and brotherhood.

According to the Times of India, one protester shouted:

"Lord Jesus, forgive us father for allowing a prayer of the wicked, which is an abomination in your sight ... This is an abomination. We shall have no other gods before You."

One is unsure whether such bigots are so inclined because they have (a) not been able to read the part of the US constitution enshrining religious freedom or (b) think it only applies to christian sects or (c) just simply like being hateful.

Unfortunately, time has proven again and again that for most fundamentalists espousing such nonsense that (c) is the most likely option.

Apparently rudeness, closed-mindedness and attacks on democratic freedom make up part of the moral attitudes for this group.

References:

• Times of India: "Christian activists disrupt Hindu prayer in US Senate"