This issue only first bugged me when George Bush (Jr.) kept saying “we have to pray”. Every time something happened, those seemed to always be his words - “we have to pray”. Well, I’m not religious, and it just kinda bugged me that the president of a democratic country ostensibly with separation of church and state seemed so intent on having me pray.
Even though we have separation of church and state, the President is still an American Citizen and the Bill of Right apply to him just as they do with other citizens. He has freedom of religion and speech. This means he can be a Christian and pray and can say that he thinks others should pray as well.
That makes him an irresponsible leader.
Asking for prayer makes one an irresponsible leader???
Yes. He’s not a priest, he’s a political leader and calling the masses to pray to your god is a waste of time and it borders on the government respecting a specific religion, which is a violation of the first amendment.
I don’t want my leaders to waste one second on prayer.
Well, not everyone is like you. Some people like leaders who pray.
Well, that’s their problem. If you want a leader that wastes time talking to god then you can vote that way, but don’t you think it’s kind of scary that a leader prays to the god of the bible? That god is known for telling leaders to do terrible things.