Carnal_Flower
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A prayer is non-secular, and an exercise or practice, in this case, of Christianity. As such, it does not belong in a Cabinet Meeting of a secular government.
A regular speech, a visit to a mosque, or community outreach are not in and of themselves religious practices, exercises or rituals. They are secular acts, as long as they remain secular.
I can assure you, as an atheist, I take great offense at prayers being offered in official public events like graduations. I do not take offense at a priest coming and giving a speech. But if he starts blessing or praying, that's another thing. Get it?
Of course, you didn't watch the whole event in the White House, so you don't know exactly how it unfolded and what was said, particularly to the reporters who were there. And I'm not going to do the work for you.
By definition (see above), they already are.
Prayer (from the Latin precari "to ask earnestly, beg, entreat")[1] is an invocation or act that seeks to activate a rapport with an object of worship through deliberate communication.
Religious behaviours are behaviours motivated by religious beliefs. Religious actions are also called 'ritual' and religious avoidances are called taboos or ritual prohibitions. The two best known religious actions are prayer and sacrifice
Secularity (adjective form secular,[1] from Latin saeculum meaning "worldly", "of a generation", "temporal", or a span of about 100 years[2]) is the state of being separate from religion, or of not being exclusively allied with or against any particular religion.
Secular states with secular governments that follow civil laws—as distinct from religious authorities like the Islamic Sharia, Catholic Canon law, or Jewish Halakha—do not favor or disfavor any particular religion.
A regular speech, a visit to a mosque, or community outreach are not in and of themselves religious practices, exercises or rituals. They are secular acts, as long as they remain secular.
I can assure you, as an atheist, I take great offense at prayers being offered in official public events like graduations. I do not take offense at a priest coming and giving a speech. But if he starts blessing or praying, that's another thing. Get it?
Of course, you didn't watch the whole event in the White House, so you don't know exactly how it unfolded and what was said, particularly to the reporters who were there. And I'm not going to do the work for you.
Tell me then, with regard to government function, what is the difference?
How does having a prayer meeting break down separation of church and state in ways that speeches and outreach do not.
By definition (see above), they already are.
They are not getting into government.