Faith

Should Prayer Be Allowed At the Ground Zero Memorial Event (Poll)?

The 10th anniversary of the September 11th attacks has triggered painful memories, grief and intense reflection. In addition to these natural reactions, it has also sparked a fierce battle over faith and prayer during this year’s memorial remembrance.

New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s decision not to invite clergy to this year’s commemorative event is at the root of some fairly intense debate. In addition to excluding clergy, the mayor has also decided not to invite first responders — yet another action that has sparked a great deal of controversy.

According to Bloomberg, it is most prudent to focus upon the victims and their families as the nation marks 10 years since the nation’s most horrific terror attack occurred. His administration has made the claim — and a correct one at that — that clergy have never been invited to participate in the official event. Thus, in his view, this year’s remembrance is no different.

While some would agree with Bloomberg that faith and religion shouldn’t play a part in the official ceremony, others contend that refusing to include religious leaders is insensitive. Plus, there’s the additional fact that the 10-year anniversary is a milestone of sorts — one that some believe should be observed by including religious leaders in the mix.

For many people, faith — regardless of which particular religion they subscribe to — was an important element in peoples’ ability to cope in the wake of the attacks. So, critique of Bloomberg’s decision has been both harsh and plentiful.

The announcement drew particular outrage from Rudy Washington, who served as deputy mayor under former Mayor Rudy Giuliani and who organized an interfaith service at Yankee Stadium following the attacks back in 2001. He told the Wall Street Journal the following:

“This is America, and to have a memorial service where there’s no prayer, this appear to be insanity to me. I feel like America has lost its way.”

But Washington’s not alone. On Thursday, The Christian Post reported that the Family Research Council, a conservative family values group and Democratic NYC Councilman Fernando Cabrera had teamed up to petition Bloomberg to change his mind on the clergy, prayer and first-responders ban.

The two parties have apparently collected more than 62,000 signatures asking to mayor to allow these groups to participate. At a press conference also held on Thursday Senior FRC Legal Studies Fellow Cathy Ruse said:

“Perhaps for Mayor Bloomberg, God and faith do not mean much, but it is exceedingly tone deaf not to recognize their importance to most Americans.”

And as we reported earlier this week, Giuliani joins these forces in disagreeing with the decision to exclude faith and clergy. During a recent speech he joked that the microphones won’t melt if religious leaders are invited to participate. Watch his remarks, below:

Giuliani’s track record on including clergy — whether right or wrong in nature — in 9/11 events speaks for itself. Only 12 days after the Twin Towers were destroyed, the former mayor held a memorial service called “Prayer for America.” Similar faith-based services were held, as the Post reports, by House and Senate chaplains in Washington, D.C. following the attack on the Pentagon.

New York City-based Christian leader Pastor Rick Del Rio shared his views on the clergy ban in an exclusive interview with The Blaze. Del Rio, who arrived at Ground Zero just minutes after the second tower collapsed, was an instrumental force in the days and months following the attacks.

He co-convened the Northeast Clergy Group / Ground Zero Clergy Task Force (NEC), an interdenominational coalition of regional ministers who counseled workers at Ground Zero and assisted in relief efforts. This year, his church is hosting an alternative prayer event called Reaching Out New York City on Saturday (the day before the anniversary). Below, see the trailer for Reaching Out:

Del Rio explained his frustrations with Bloomberg‘s refusal to include clergy in this year’s 9/11 tribute:

“I think the 10th anniversary is such a milestone. We should have gone to great measures to include all those who participated. I think it’s an affront to all those who are clergy or first responders who were [down there after 9/11].

It’s ridiculous. Its almost like [Bloomberg's] trying to re-write history. These were components that were invaluable to bringing the city back together.”

These components he’s referring to are faith and religious leaders — two pillars for many in the wake of the attacks. Del Rio went on to explain the notion that the tragedy caused people to flood back to God. Additionally, he explained the positive presence that clergy had at Ground Zero:

“[The workers] said to me ‘father we’re just thankful that you’re here. We’d like to see more [pastors] here.’ It was the presence of a godly person — maybe even the presence of religion…the ability to pray [with them] was something that brought comfort in a time of such great turmoil.”

Of course, some would respond by explaining that this weekend’s event is for the public and that religion has no place intermixing government. These individuals would more readily align themselves with Bloomberg, as he attempts to hold a more secular commemorative event that is completely devoid of religious over or undertones.

What do you think? Should clergy be invited to participate in the memorial event at Ground Zero? Take our poll:


Comments (356)

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  • lynda1276
    Posted on September 9, 2011 at 6:30pm

    It doesn’t matter..God will be there anyway

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    • SojuNTaegu
      Posted on September 9, 2011 at 6:40pm

      Amen, great post…

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    • The Sugarbear
      Posted on September 9, 2011 at 6:44pm

      The muslim god allah might be there but not the God of christianity

       
    • 4areason
      Posted on September 9, 2011 at 6:48pm

      Mayor Bloomberg is confused. Apparently he believes the Memorial is about him rather than the community he serves. The community he serves is represented by many faiths. The people of New York turned their faces to their God for comfort in their pain. The pain is still present today, they still search for understanding. These kinds of answers and comfort can only come from our creed. Furthermore, the community of victims and survivors are the first responders and their families as much as anyone else who died or bears the scars of that horrible day. There is no one who deserves more recognition or appreciation than the first responders who risked all that day and will be asked to again someday. May God lift the scales from Mayor Bloomberg’s eyes that he may see how foolish his reasoning is. God bless all the men and women who work to protect us everyday. May God embrace the hearts of the victims families who long for their loved ones lost ten years ago this weekend.

       
    • Paul -Indiana
      Posted on September 9, 2011 at 7:08pm

      The real God is everywhere while the fake god, allah, is really only in the minds of the sect called Islam.

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    • Tankertony
      Posted on September 9, 2011 at 7:54pm

      It doesn’t matter, God will be there anyways. (2)

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    • Restored One
      Posted on September 9, 2011 at 8:23pm

      What is more of a slap in the face is that NY honored the first responders YESTERDAY 9/8. I did not know this until I today on Glenns show. That should piss people off even more. As in previous posts. GOD is always among us but these guys should be there with the families on Sunday, not the political talking heads (with the exception of Guliani ).

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    • PATTY HENRY
      Posted on September 9, 2011 at 8:25pm

      GOD IS THERE/EVERYWHERE ALL THE TIME. Waiting for us to ‘see the light’ and come to him.

      Islam’s god is satan. Satan is there too…as evil stalks the world. Satan ends up in the lake of fire and we get rid of evil for once and for all but with free choice, we all have to decide DAILY to follow GOD and side step evil. The GOOD that comes from 9/11 is the huge number of people who began to ask the right questions and finding the answers.

      I can forgive brainwashed younger people for not knowing about GOD, but for anyone to deny HIS existence just tells me they are dumber than dirt. As far as Islam…since the 700 AD’s…they have been the purveyors of lies, murder, chaos and the dark ages. Look at the fruit. NOTHING good comes from this dastardly “ideology”. It’s not even a faith…it’s a ideology. and a murdering ideology to begin with. They are evil walking. They want to control the world. They want to kill all of us. They will be roundly defeated. Then, they will live in hell. Let’s pray that the Muslims who have been sucked into this hell-hole can come to know Christ and get away from this hell. We already know that the leaders and IMAMS will end up in hell where they belong.

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    • abbygirl1994
      Posted on September 9, 2011 at 8:51pm

      Do you really think God will be there when a Nation forgets Him.. Thats why the world is in the shape its in.. because man has forgotten to to worship Him, to pray to Him.. in other words most of the world has put God aside like a old worn out pair of shoes.. and in doing so.. well you will get the resy of the story. These things aren’t just happening for no reason. Who stood up for jesus at His crucifiction.. who denied Him?

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    • hidden_lion
      Posted on September 9, 2011 at 9:11pm

      Nobody should go to this event. They are just asking for it…

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    • Winedude
      Posted on September 9, 2011 at 9:18pm

      “Either God can prevent evil but chooses not to, which means he is not all-good, or he wishes to prevent evil but cannot, which means he is not all-powerful.” Quite the conundrum eh? As Clarence Darrow (you’ve heard of him) once said: “ I do not pretend to know what ignorant men are sure of.”

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    • SteveSD
      Posted on September 9, 2011 at 9:20pm

      The point is not whether or not God is there. The point is, do we acknowledge him? Reach into a pocket and grab any denomination. Look at the obverse side. Do we still trust in God? Clearly the Mayor of New York does not, and it is a travesty and despicable what he is doing. In my humble opinion, it is an underhanded, venal attempt to deny constitutional first amendment rights, and it must not stand

      The time has come to stop bowing to the progressives. I, for one will be praying on 9/11. The vast majority of Americans will be praying on 9/11. Most New Yorkers (I was one) will be praying on 9/11. That Michael Bloomberg is not says it all.

      When will the people of New York wake up?

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    • pennsylvaniaman
      Posted on September 9, 2011 at 9:32pm

      You all do reilize that allah and God are the same god right? Both Judisim, Christianity, AND Islam all trace back to the book of genises. Basicly allah translated into english is God. So they all worship the same god just after a while started to branch out from each other througout history.

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    • boomboom
      Posted on September 9, 2011 at 9:47pm

      IGNORE Nanny Bloomberg.

      Pray anyway.

      Our Father, Who art in Heaven.
      Hallowed be Thy Name.

      Thy Kingdom come. Thy will be done.
      On earth as it is in Heaven.

      Give us this day our daily bread
      and forgive us our trespasses;
      as we forgive those who trespass against us.

      And, lead us not into temptation but
      deliver us from evil.

      For Thine is the Kingodm and the Power and the Glory,
      for ever and ever. Amen.

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    • Wayne
      Posted on September 9, 2011 at 9:50pm

      This Mayor is one dumb man. Number one The words “Separation of Church and State” is not in the Constitution. He should read it some time.

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    • Dkoonz
      Posted on September 9, 2011 at 9:53pm

      Amen

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    • SteveSD
      Posted on September 9, 2011 at 10:21pm

      And just for the record, God can prevent evil, but to do so would abrogate our own right to choose and would deny us the opportunity to learn from our mistakes. Love implies he does what is best for us, and sometimes that means letting us both learn and suffer the consequences of our actions. We are here to demonstrate what kind of people we are. God acts through us.

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    • Chappy123
      Posted on September 9, 2011 at 11:02pm

      Bingo! God will be there. Bloombutt or any of the others cant keep God out.

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    • the wireworker
      Posted on September 9, 2011 at 11:39pm

      This country needs the prayers of the saints now more than ever.

      3 CROSSES, (just my theory)
      3 Major religions that mention Jesus represented by a cross on Calvery: Christianity, ( those who accept that Jesus is the Christ, represented by Christ on the Cross) Judaism, ( represented by the thief who accepted Jesus at the time of his crucifixion, (according to biblical prophecy yet to be fullfilled in the end times for Israel) Islam, (represented by the theif on the cross who mocked Christ at the time of his crucifixion, who did not recognize who Jesus was & is {see below}) this is a generalization (not all peoples of a specific group) because we know that anyone at anytime can accept Jesus Christ as their personal Lord & Savior, it is a personal choice.

      to those of you claiming that Allah is the same as the christian God, you are sadly mistaken.
      the arab people trace their roots back Abraham, Isaac & Ishmael, (Esau sold his birthright). the Jews trace their roots back to Abraham, Isaac & Jacob, same for Christians as we are grafted into the vine.

      Hagar was egyptian = arabs (islam) worshipped egyptian gods, 3 daughters of allah, al-lat, al-uzza & manat, (2 other male gods?) mohammed comes on the scene 600+ AD and appeases his family in what he percieves as a pagan worship (this led to the satanic verses), he says that allah could not have a son (Jesus) or 3 daughters so over time and through deception (quarysh method) he changed islam 2 monotheism..

      read John

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    • the wireworker
      Posted on September 9, 2011 at 11:48pm

      read John 14: 6 Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.

      and btw “god” is just a title as there are many false “god’s“ there is but one true God and His Name is ”Yahweh”

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    • Tim Law
      Posted on September 9, 2011 at 11:49pm

      Amen! Our GOD will be there,always has been, and will always be here. As long as even one of us is alive and praying to him, he will be here for us. Bloomberg and his cronies are misguided, we can only pray that the good Lord will remove their blinders. Pray for our lost one’s and their families, pray for our hero’s, and pray for our Nation. May the Good Lord Bless you all.

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    • Steve
      Posted on September 10, 2011 at 1:13am

      pennsylvaniaman

      Normally I kind of jump in with both feet and start words like stupidity and ignorant. But I’m nor going to do that here. What I am going to do is try to explain what you so clearly don’t know..

      allah who was also called sin. It was worshipped by many ancient cultures. it is is a pre-islamic pagan deity worshiped by Arabs long before muhammad raped and sodomized his 9 year old wife. He married her when she was 6. but I digress. allah was one of over 300 idols they worshiped. allah was the Moon-god who was married to the sun goddess and the stars were his daughters. Given the amount of historical archaeological artifacts concerning the worship of this Moon-god, it is clear that this was the dominant religion in Sumeria. The Old Testament constantly rebuked the worship of the Moon-god (see: Deut. 4:19;17:3; II Kngs. 21:3,5; 23:5; Jer. 8:2; 19:13; Zeph. 1:5, etc. More historical archelogical eveidence can be found. http://www.jesus-is-savior.com/False%20Religions/Islamic%20Muslim/moon_god.htm.

      Weather you visit this site is completely up to you. Now I can go further in giving conflicts to your post offering evidence in the differences and conflicts when comparing the one true God to this pagan idol but the essence of the discussion lays within the pre-islamic history that muslims so want you not to know. Like abrogation and taqiyya. Anyway like I said educate yourself.

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    • the hawk
      Posted on September 10, 2011 at 1:43am

      I Feel for you New Yorkers , always with a bullseye on ya ! And having to live under this Napoleon wanna be Bloomingales……..AND THAT fUNKIN UN !……………….Best wishes ..stay safe ! ! !

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    • tutilal
      Posted on September 10, 2011 at 1:46am

      It does matter. The quieter we remind, the stronger the islam is taking over USA. It does matter, we should pray, and call God at all times. It is not the time to be quiet lets stand up and call for God’s name out loud.

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    • PAPPY72
      Posted on September 10, 2011 at 2:33am

      WINEDUDE – If God is all powerfull then He defines what is good, and what is evil. By definition, you don’t have the authority to define those terms.

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    • Curious Visitor
      Posted on September 10, 2011 at 3:22am

      Why are religious people so sensitive? Everyone I know who believes in God believes that he is invisible and does not speak in an audible voice, i.e. he is incapable of addressing a crowd. Sure they believe he’s a real thing and then when they speak to him it has meaning (some even believe he speaks back to them), but the consensus is that prayer is something that happens internally.

      So my question is: why not just go to this memorial and if your find yourself overcome by the divine… start praying. Nobody is stopping you. Close your eyes and say 1000 Hail Mary’s.

      This obsession with projecting one‘s faith is so hard for me to understand not just because I’m a non-believer now, but because I was raised a Catholic. When I was young I prayed alone, in quiet, on my knees. I didn’t need to have a huge audience, megaphones, television crews, etc. I think we can remember the dead of 9/11 without jumping up and down and screaming “We love God in America!”

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    • Inmyopinion
      Posted on September 10, 2011 at 5:52am

      Hello New York City. Where are the eight million people who reside on Manhattan Island? Why are you not in the streets screaming at the top of your lungs voicing your indignation for the despicable decision of your mayor, Mayor Bloomberg, to deny the police, firemen, and first responders from being invited to the 9/11 memorial on Sunday, September 11, 2011. Instead you tolerate a token effort to recognize these champions of courage on 9/8/2011. You certainly were in the streets shrieking in horror as the twin towers were coming down, counting on these very heroes to save your lives. Now, you cannot block every street in New York City to protest the shameful denial of their worth and our appreciation. We turned to God in our sorrow, we even saw a fireman Chaplin giving last rights to a dying fireman sacrifice his own life in that very moment. Yet, no offer of prayer at the memorial will be allowed. You all should be so ashamed.

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    • kryptonite
      Posted on September 10, 2011 at 7:14am

      @Winedude
      “Either God can prevent evil but chooses not to, which means he is not all-good, or he wishes to prevent evil but cannot, which means he is not all-powerful.” Quite the conundrum eh?
      ———
      Quite the false dichotomy: God‘s logic doesn’t match yours, THEREFORE He is flawed/doesn’t really exist. The premise is faulty. It is not “evil,“ it is ”the evil one,” which means a) that the goal was not “to prevent,” but “to defeat” — done by his all-powerful Son at the cross — and b) that the choice to get on the winning team is all-yours, courtesy of a God who respects your freedom to decide whether to spend eternity with Him or not.

      Without Him “all-good“ becomes ”all-absent” — absence of love, absence of peace, absence of joy, absence of light, absence of mercy, absence of HOPE, i.e., h*ll for all eternity. So God urges you to choose life. Your mind cannot fathom the things of the spirit, but if you ask the all-powerful God, He will make your dead spirit live, so you can discern spiritual truths. Currently, your puny mind is stuck in false conundrums.

      “If anyone imagines that he knows something, he does not yet know as he ought to know. But if anyone loves God, he is known by God” (1 Cor. 8:2-3).

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    • laney
      Posted on September 10, 2011 at 7:19am

      It certainly DOES matter, it sets a precedent and encourages atheists to continue attacks against our right to exercise our beliefs. THAT WAS NEVER MEANT BY SEPARATION OF CHURCH AND STATE and Bloomberg has joined many to rewrite history. UNACCEPTABLE AND INFURIATING!!! Whether or not God will be there isn’t the issue. The issue is OUR RIGHTS to OPEN EXPRESSION and the distancing of religion from the public square.

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    • Deb C
      Posted on September 10, 2011 at 7:30am

      I think he’s trying to keep a lot of people from getting killed.

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    • yougottabekidding
      Posted on September 10, 2011 at 8:04am

      I wish I was Clergy. I would be there withn as large a crowd as possible of Clergy and make them arrest me along with Police Officers and Firefighters.They are attempting to rule your mind
      This is nothing more then a dictator taking God and America from America.
      A day of service B.S. this is a day that we were attacked by religious zealots and we we will never forget that!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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    • StonyBurk
      Posted on September 10, 2011 at 8:06am

      Oh but it DOES matter. Can the Created say to the Creator Why have you fashioned me thus?God forbid. and God forbid a Memorial Service that expressly excludes any petition to God. How many here caught that this edict from Bloomburg was just a reflection of the WhiteHouse Memo. Barak Hussein Obama II and Muslim Brothers want to rewrite history The 19 Islamic terrorists who committed that ACT OF WAR on 9-11-01 (the second time that target had been hit by Islamic Terrorists -Feb.26,1993-9-11-01) I am sorry if I offend the Pinko Commie Muslim Fraud in the WhiteHouse but Islam is the source behind the ACT OF WAR committed 9-11-01- Religion-an appeal to the One True God our nations founding fathers believed in is the ONLY legitimate American Response.

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    • Boojer56
      Posted on September 10, 2011 at 10:13am

      You are absolutly correct! He will be there. Maybe a lightening bolt will get Bloombergs attention

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    • SLAPTHELEFT
      Posted on September 10, 2011 at 10:32am

      And bloom berg can stop prayer how? I think he’s gonna be real surprised when the first responders show up and the massive crowd breaks out into God bless America and a prayer is read aloud. This guy is an egomaniac.

      New Yorkers please wake up from this liberal trance that is destroying your lives.

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    • nowhereman
      Posted on September 10, 2011 at 10:57am

      You don’t need “clergy” to pray! You have a direct line though Jesus Christ.

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    • Stiggs
      Posted on September 10, 2011 at 12:43pm

      @SUGARBEAR…

      It doesn’t matter..God will be there anyway…all the time no matter what.
      That’s the way it is.

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    • RoseAnnaDanna
      Posted on September 10, 2011 at 1:43pm

      @AllenWestRepub is promoting on twitter: MUST GO VIRAL Ground Zero Memorial FLASH SINGING http://t.co/o1Kn84F #amazinggrace

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    • chazman
      Posted on September 10, 2011 at 5:32pm

      … American Patriot’s have a lot of enemies …

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    • iblvingd
      Posted on September 10, 2011 at 6:38pm

      Yes God will be there………..Question is are you afraid to stand up for HIM?

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    • specialk1948
      Posted on September 10, 2011 at 11:21pm

      you are right they can try there best to kick God to the curb but no matter now hard they try He will all ways be there

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    • dukestreet
      Posted on September 11, 2011 at 1:47am

      Actually, my reply is to: @ SUGARBEAR… According to Scripture:”When two or three are gathered together in my name there I will be.” I’m sure that regardless of Bloomburg, there will be more than two or three who will be there in God’s name. Therefore he will be there.When God is there so is his Holy Spirit our comforter whom Jesus promised to send when He went to the Father. Satan flees from the Holy Spirit so I’m not sure if Allah will be there.

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    • OhMyGosh
      Posted on September 11, 2011 at 7:51am

      It does matter! It matters a great deal! Many died that day it was a horrible day indeed. But how can anyone deny the many great Miracles that were granted at the hand of our Lord? How can we as a people dare to think of turning our backs on our God when we stand to remember this day? We must include Him and thank Him for the miracles He granted on that day when we stand to remember this day. To turn our backs on our Lord…His response is not one I want to live through, and we as a Nation have turned our backs too many times. It Does Matter!

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    • stringman
      Posted on September 11, 2011 at 9:33am

      it surely does matter … it reflects the aggressive attack on Christ even in the places it seems most needed

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    • timeout
      Posted on September 11, 2011 at 9:19pm

      yes it matters. we must stop allowing the fascists to stomp on our God given rights. we must speak out! it is the same as denying God Almighty! it does matter.

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    • LibertarianForLife
      Posted on September 11, 2011 at 10:18pm

      Imaginary and invisible sure do look a lot alike.

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    • smithclar3nc3
      Posted on September 12, 2011 at 3:00pm

      That’s how out of touch D.C. HAS BECOME

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    • melving
      Posted on September 12, 2011 at 4:01pm

      Amen Again…and blazers look at these i dug up…

      1. Subject: Obama’s Historic Firsts
      OBAMA says he’s the the representative for change… He’s historic, alright – Check out the changes below:
      First President to refuse to show a valid Birth Certificate.
      First President to apply for college aid as a foreign student, then deny he was a foreigner
      First President to have a social security number from a state he’s never even lived in
      First President to Preside over a Cut to the Credit Rating of the United States Government
      First President to Violate the War Powers Act
      First President to Orchestrate the Sale of Murder Weapons to Mexican Drug Cartels
      First President to be Held in Contempt of Court for Illegally Obstructing Oil Drilling in the Gulf of Mexico
      First President to Defy a Federal Judge’s Court Order to Cease Implementing the ‘Health Care Reform’ Law
      First President to Require All Americans to Purchase a Product From a Third Party
      First President to Spend a Trillion Dollars on ‘Shovel-Ready’ Jobs– and Later Admit There Was No Such Thing as Shovel-Ready Jobs
      First President to Abrogate Bankruptcy Law to Turn Over Control of Companies to His Union Supporters
      First President to Bypass Congress and Implement the DREAM Act Through Executive Fiat
      First President to “Order a Secret Amnesty Program that Stopped the Deportations of Illegal Immigrants Across the US , Including Those With Criminal Convictions”
      First President to

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  • llg
    Posted on September 9, 2011 at 6:29pm

    Absolutely!

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    • Applehead
      Posted on September 9, 2011 at 8:25pm

      If we take God out of everything our protection goes away!!! Thats exactly what the Evil One wants!!! If we don’t straighten up God will straighten us up!!! And it won’t be nice when our patient loving God angers!!!!!!!!!

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    • Vital
      Posted on September 9, 2011 at 8:56pm

      We need to let Jehovah know we need him.

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    • RoseAnnaDanna
      Posted on September 10, 2011 at 4:17pm

      Please spread the word for a Flash Mob Singing Amazing Grace when Bloomberg speaks.

      @AllenWestRepub is promoting it. See his timeline.

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  • Isaiah52021
    Posted on September 9, 2011 at 6:27pm

    There will still be prayer, no matter what they decide. I bet if you an honest answer from every American on 9/11/01 over 90% would say they said a prayer that day, ten years later ignorance may make that number somewhat lower, but prayer still will be throughout out nation. God Bless America

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    • mils
      Posted on September 9, 2011 at 6:29pm

      ask the people that lost loved ones on 9/11

      their view is worth more than the muslim/terrorist lover mayor.. heck my dog’s view is worth more..

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    • The Meem
      Posted on September 9, 2011 at 7:26pm

      I would hope someone will begin singing The Lord’s Prayer. Everyone knows it. Then let the cops start pulling them out. I would do it if I lived in driving distance.
      If you don’t know, this is how it starts: ” Our Father, who art in heaven, hollowed be Thy name.” Yeah, you know the rest. Now go out and sing.

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    • Oldbutnotsenile
      Posted on September 9, 2011 at 11:23pm

      I heard a rumor, not sure if true and have not had time to look it up, but Bloombeg supposedly invited leaders of Buddism, Hinduism and Islam, but no Christian Evangelicals. Now that is a realf bite in the butt if true.

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  • mossbrain
    Posted on September 9, 2011 at 6:24pm

    What if they invite that native american guy who blathered on and on for some damn event I can’t even remember now.

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    • abbygirl1994
      Posted on September 9, 2011 at 9:14pm

      You must be a liberal.. if you can’t remember it you have brain damage! If you have respect for those who lost their lives then I do believe you are in the wrong country.. this is how Middle Easterners think.. and south of the border.. where anothers life has no meaning. I truly pity you Moss Brain is right!

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    • Grams1
      Posted on September 11, 2011 at 7:20pm

      Mossbrain is quite appropriate for your name! It should not be the choice of bumburg. It should be the choice of the families that lost their loved ones. THIS is not a political issue. It is supposed to be a memorial! If those people don’t want to live by our laws, our way of life then they need to leave. They seem to forget this is OUR country … Time for the people to take back our country and stop this waffling as to be politically correct. It is insane and NO OTHER country in the world would allow it so why would we give up our way of life for them? GET REAL!

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    • Cavy2see
      Posted on September 16, 2011 at 1:40pm

      I remember it was Gabby Giffords rally I won’t call it religious…because they had no one there whom came from either Jewish or Christian (Catholics are Christians) no one to say a little prayer except the Indian (native) to speak…speakers were there but no tradition…Obama said he would change (our national traditions)…so sad…cannot stand it…we have to speak up…

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  • kickagrandma
    Posted on September 9, 2011 at 6:22pm

    @ Exrepublisheep
    Posted on September 9, 2011 at 6:02pm

    I agree. This is not an event for people to sell their services, whatever they may be.

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    Political wh0res, stay home. This is a WE THE PEOPLE memorial and event.

    Good for young Del Rio and the afternoon of the 10th reunion of remembering and of praise and thanksgiving to the ONE TRUE GOD.

    May GOD BLESS US ALL mightily this weekend and in the coming days. May HIS presence be tangible to us, HIS kids. May HIS healing pour over, around and through us as we remember HIS great faithfulness and care. And, may healing so long absent in many of our lives, at last begin.

    In JESUS’ SWEET AND MIGHTY NAME, amen.

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    • Exrepublisheep
      Posted on September 9, 2011 at 7:17pm

      @kickagrandma. I agree with you also. Prayers are always useful, I’m against the people who would use this to enlarge their own public persona.

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    • Chappy123
      Posted on September 9, 2011 at 11:06pm

      @ kickagrandma

      YOU ROCK!!!!!!

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  • GeorgieJo
    Posted on September 9, 2011 at 6:21pm

    Bloomie is an independent jew with lots of money
    He should resign. New York is becoming more moonbatty EVERY DAY.

    God Bless USA!!!!

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    • guardianforce
      Posted on September 9, 2011 at 7:25pm

      Hey…My father was a Jew. He allowed me and my sisters to follow whatever spiritual path we chose. I chose Christianity and he blessed me for it. Watch the negative Jew comments. They are unwarranted….always.

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  • TH30PH1LUS
    Posted on September 9, 2011 at 6:15pm

    May God have compassion on the survivors & families who lost their loved ones. May He have mercy on America and give us the gift of repentance.

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  • I SPY
    Posted on September 9, 2011 at 6:15pm

    God always wins and the decision is His. Liberal Losers always lose.

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  • GIDEON612
    Posted on September 9, 2011 at 6:13pm

    Jesus said, ” I am the vine and you are the branches, apart from Me you can do nothing.”

    If we allow these satan worshiping libs to separate this nation from God we will be barren just like every other country the muslims have got their hands on.

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  • kathleenlee
    Posted on September 9, 2011 at 6:12pm

    Bloomberg is a disgrace. It seems every progressive in the country is trying to kill our right to pray…this is a horrible anniversary..and bloomberg should stay out of it. He wasn’t there. He has no right to bar firstresponders or prayers. Hope 1000′s show up and sing Amazing Grace…God bless America…and Pray…screw bloomberg. Another progressive pig…they ruin everything they touch..just like GE

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    • I support God's Israel!
      Posted on September 9, 2011 at 6:19pm

      Who could possibly BE IN THE MIDDLE ON THIS ONE? Huh? What kind of an answer/QUESTION is that? Even the Bible clearly states that a Christian CANNOT SIT ON THE FENCE, for he is either FOR ONE OR THE OTHER and cannot be for both (good and evil). DUH to The Blaze for this really DUMB POLL. ANOTHER DUMBER THAN A BOX OF ROCKS – POLL FROM THE ILLUSTRIOUS ‘THEBLAZE’. Why do I torment myself so by continuing to read TheBlaze? I have got to stop!!!!

      So, am I to assume that whoever answered that one in that sense IS NOT A TRUE CHRISTIAN, but either an atheist or better yet, a LIBERAL? Then, what are they? I never could understand how a liberal could call themselves a Christian (if there is such a thing as a liberal Christian). It seems like an OXY-MORON to me.

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    • I support God's Israel!
      Posted on September 9, 2011 at 6:21pm

      I don‘t know why there aren’t 2 GROUPS at that area!!! 1 for Bloomberg, the atheists, and the other for those who believe in God. WHEN YOU GO DOWN THERE THIS SUNDAY, JUST SEPARATE INTO TWO GROUPS and see who can PRAY THE LOUDEST. That’ll show them who the majority is – OR NOT. New Yorkers: get down there on Sunday, form your group and PRAY, pray loudly over Bloomberg.

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    • saranda
      Posted on September 9, 2011 at 7:43pm

      Matthew 6 has your name all over it. Get over yourself and try being just a little humble.

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    • Xkiller
      Posted on September 9, 2011 at 8:30pm

      He‘s just following obummer’s lead. Remember he (obummer) that 9/11 was just about America. They have tried practically from day one after this attack to change/rewrite/down play it. My GOD, within days school kids were being told not to ware flag shirts to school cause it might offend some one. I agree, I hope 10,000 people show up and sing and pray while stupid as ss trys to speak, and you KNOW he will…

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    • Grams1
      Posted on September 11, 2011 at 7:26pm

      I couldn’t agree with you more. Bloomy needs run out of the country on the first ship out to Iran..Irac or where ever…just get him and the NYT out of our country!

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  • AmericanStrega
    Posted on September 9, 2011 at 6:10pm

    Bloomberg needs to be removed from office.

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    • I support God's Israel!
      Posted on September 9, 2011 at 6:25pm

      Like that is going to happen. The best thing people of faith can do is to send fax blasts to him or get down their on Sunday and pray loudly in their own group. Personally, I would be part of that if I were there because Bloomberg’s speech will be all rhetorical and “I will tell you what you want to hear’ speech. He is a real idiot who sways whichever way the wind blows – typical corrupt politician.

      BUT, New Yorkers elected him. LET THEM LIVE WITH HIM. You couldn’t give me a free ticket to visit that city.

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    • Grams1
      Posted on September 11, 2011 at 7:28pm

      He needs run out of the country. He is not a patriot and does not deserve to live here.

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  • Berticus33
    Posted on September 9, 2011 at 6:10pm

    We are a Nation founded on Natures Laws, and governed by laws, both of which came from God. To be even be debating is an insult, to God and all that He has blessed. We reap what we sow America.

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  • GIDEON612
    Posted on September 9, 2011 at 6:06pm

    1 Thessalonians 5:17
    Pray without ceasing.

    We ARE a Christian nation and if you do not like it please get along with it or get out.

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    • TotallyBelievableGuy
      Posted on September 14, 2011 at 12:36am

      It is explicitly stated by Thomas Jefferson, in the Treaty of Tripoli, “”the United States of America is not, in any sense, founded on the Christian religion”

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  • Carol Ingian
    Posted on September 9, 2011 at 6:00pm

    Bloomberg should just wrap the dishtowel around his head like the other muslims, because he seems to want to honor our enemies, who killed our friends and members of our families.
    Clergy should just show up and pray. It is right for them to be there.

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  • spirited
    Posted on September 9, 2011 at 6:00pm

    Will “God Bless America” be omitted
    by both President George W. Bush & President Barack H. Obama
    & replaced with laying wreaths?

    >The question is: Should prayer Not be permitted?

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  • Nanner-SW
    Posted on September 9, 2011 at 5:58pm

    “Of course, some would respond by explaining that this weekend’s event is for the public and that religion has no place intermixing government.”

    Yes, I give my full support for that statement. This is for all the individuals that suffered due to 9/11, government should have no part in this memorial. It should just be different people of the community comming together, remembering, lifting up and praying for those who suffered. I think the people should kick the government out of the event because they have a record of messing-up everything they touch.

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    • Exrepublisheep
      Posted on September 9, 2011 at 6:02pm

      I agree. This is not an event for people to sell their services, whatever they may be.

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    • OhSuzieQ
      Posted on September 9, 2011 at 7:06pm

      Is that the truth or what!!

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    • Cavy2see
      Posted on September 16, 2011 at 1:50pm

      Yes…this should have been run by the police/fire/transit workers…not the mayor/councilmen etc…the families should have had seats and tissues…for them…and bagpipes should have blared…I did not watch…went to my church to pray and sing…we had our own memorial for all who perished…and to praise the workers who have hence died or are very ill because of the pain they suffered to find our fellow Americans and foreign workers who died from the lovely twin towers…I did not want anything to be rebuilt there…just give the land a rest…to rest in peace…to make a park there…I know land is valuible…NYC is an Island…but sometimes peace means a quiet place…
      Just a note from a Grandma & Mom who loves our nation…God help us all…to see the light…
      God Bless America … we love you Lord…

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  • Newtie and the Beauty
    Posted on September 9, 2011 at 5:55pm

    We prayed on 9/11/2001.

    Heck YEAH it should be *ahem!* allowed! Hizzoner’s an ideological idjit!

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  • texanpatriot
    Posted on September 9, 2011 at 5:54pm

    The Mayor obviously relies on his wealth now and will in the future as he drifts into eternity. I feel sorry for him and think his decisions are dead wrong.
    Do not be deceived, God will not be mocked.

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    • ltb
      Posted on September 9, 2011 at 6:18pm

      Giuliani said, “the First Amendment to the Constitution prohibits the establishment of religion…” No it doesn’t, the First Amendment prohibits Congress from making any laws that establish religion. Absent any law from Congress that says something like, “A Baptist minister shall deliver a sermon at the memorial site of the Twin Towers on every September 11th,” there is no Constitutional violation. For that matter, if a public school principal were to invite a Christian minister to pray with faculty, staff and children at the beginning of the school year, again, there would be no Constitutional violation. BTW, that happens all of the time down here in Texas and Liberals keep their noses out of our business, because Texans fight back. If on the other hand, Congress passed a law stating something like, “Every public school in America shall begin the first day of each school year with a prayer led by a Presbyterian minister,” then there would be a problem.

      People have been repeating the lie that the government can’t establish a religion for so long that most people believe it. If Christians praying in our public squares bothers some people in America, they need to find a different country to live in, because ~90% of Americans identify themselves as Christians, our founding fathers were predominantly Christian, the Constitution was based on Judeo-Christian principles and according to the Supreme Court in 1899, “This [America] is a Christian Nation.”

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    • I support God's Israel!
      Posted on September 9, 2011 at 6:28pm

      ltb:
      Exactly! You are right on target, but these dumber than a box of rock Americans are so sccccaaarrrreeedddd of these liberal yahoos, it is so pathetic. If I were there, I would form a huge group of praying Christians to drown out Bloomberg’s speech. It is a public venue and it is my Consititutional right to pray at Ground Zero and if I were there, I would do it and fight tooth and nail for my liberties. Chomp on that sucker, liberals.

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    • ltb
      Posted on September 9, 2011 at 7:35pm

      I’m with you ISGI. This Sunday, Christians in NYC should meet at the hole where the Twin Towers used to stand, join hands, encircle the Ground Zero site and pray while Bloomberg has his little atheist fest. As a matter of fact, if churches in NYC are not organizing such an event, NYC church leaders should be ashamed of themselves. After all, if thugs in Philadelphia can organize flash mobs on a moment’s notice, why can’t Christians organize a prayer “mob” using the same technology? Christians in America need to step it up and start fighting back by organizing prayer rallies at events where bureaucrats have tried to silence them. Jesus wasn’t weak, he was meek (i.e., strong but self-controlled) and Christians need to learn the difference.

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  • godlovinmom
    Posted on September 9, 2011 at 5:52pm

    Hense my avatar…heck ya it should be allowed. The beautiful thing about the Lord is that you can have a one on one relationship with him, so if they don’t allow it publically, say one privately. If they can find a way to stop private prayer, they’ll try. God Bless America is my prayer.

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    • I support God's Israel!
      Posted on September 9, 2011 at 6:37pm

      As much as I would normally agree with you GODLOVINMOM, and I do, if Christians do NOT stand up now vocally and physically, there will come a time when you will have to take a stand anyways and be put to death for it. To me, Heaven is a far better place to be anyways, so death does not scare me. However, I always ask myself, “What is the worst thing that can happen, if I………” then, respectfully, I decide. Most of the time, I do it. I remember one time that a teacher told my daughter that she could not have a cross drawn on her book cover. She had to remove it. I paid $50 to have an attorney send her a letter stating my daughter’s right to have that book cover, since the school didn’t provide them, the teacher had no right to forbid anything. The teacher took it to the Principal, which reminded me of Bloomberg and when I went in to talk to him (I am 6′3″ and he was 5′7 I think), I just looked DOWN at him and told HIM my daughter’s rights. I came PREPARED with the law AND HE BACKED DOWN. My daughter put crosses on all her books. Most teachers didn’t care, but that one almost failed my daughter until I began asking for her assignments so I could oversee them. Finally, by January of that year, the teacher was gone and a new one replaced her – a nicer one. My daughter graduated as the Valedictorian and she PRAYED over the class as the graduation – out loud. NO ONE COMPLAINED. NO ONE PROTESTED.

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    • godlovinmom
      Posted on September 10, 2011 at 1:12am

      Amen brother…believe me I’m no silent christian ;)…sounds like you’re a very good dad…I have four kids myself, homeschooled three the last years of H.S. and homeschooling the last one completely. Only because of the non-God nonsense they teach in our public schools, along with their biased curriculum. Often read your posts and “love your name and avatar”. isn’t it funny how some try to say allah and our Saviour are the same, boy are they LOST!..So glad there are good Americans like yourself here on the blaze!

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  • americansfightingforcommonsense
    Posted on September 9, 2011 at 5:52pm

    It is disgraceful not to invite peaceful religious leaders of all types to this event. It was GOD that gave us the strength to get through the aftermath of 9/11. We should not turn our backs on him again. We ARE a Christian Nation and we should be proud of the fact that we love people of all faiths and want everyone in the world to have the same freedoms that we have enjoyed. Hopefully, we will be able to keep this REPUBLIC that we love and pass it down to our children and grandchildren. If GOD be willing that is.

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  • BuzzardSays
    Posted on September 9, 2011 at 5:47pm

    The word of God says…
    “If my people pray I will heal their lands”

    Bloomberg is nothing more than a usurper of the position that should be held by a more Godly man. He is a fool and needs to step down because he has exposed his unworthy nature before God and man. Prayer being disallowed by a fool is a commandment given by a fool and should be given…ZERO heed. He is a fool after all.

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  • vennoye
    Posted on September 9, 2011 at 5:46pm

    Should Prayer Be Allowed At the Ground Zero Memorial Event? Does a pig have a tail???
    (That was always my families’ answer to a “duh” question)

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  • drago
    Posted on September 9, 2011 at 5:44pm

    encinom, i see you are the only no vote so far….

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    • grandmaof5
      Posted on September 9, 2011 at 5:56pm

      Of course, it is his/her tolerance for others views/beliefs shining through. Actually, these two individuals must be very empty inside to be so rigid and self-absorbed. One is a lonely number.

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    • Chappy123
      Posted on September 9, 2011 at 11:14pm

      Anyone notice that those like “encinom” have become less and less? They must have seen the light!

      encinom’s head must be way way up there.

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  • spreadcommonsensenot pc
    Posted on September 9, 2011 at 5:43pm

    bloomturds a twit——NY you deserve this SH

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  • nannyatnannydotgov
    Posted on September 9, 2011 at 5:43pm

    Somebody needs to grab that man and shake the devil out of him!

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    • americansfightingforcommonsense
      Posted on September 9, 2011 at 5:54pm

      Amen, Brother! :)

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    • Carl1 Supports Israel
      Posted on September 9, 2011 at 6:00pm

      I want to Volunteer for that job. How much do i have to PAY to get it??? Praise the lord!!!!!

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    • Islesfordian
      Posted on September 9, 2011 at 6:29pm

      I believe dunking is the traditional method, or burning.

      I hope people at the microphone choose to pray anyway, and all family members who are police and firemen should come dressed in their uniforms.

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