Faith In Deval?
TAGS: Deval Patrick, Gay Marriage.
Governor-elect Deval Patrick spoke before a crowd of Boston’s black ministers and hundreds of worshippers last night in Mattapan. According to story, the crowd gathered “to pray that Gov.-elect Deval Patrick will be guided by faith.” Well, it was only yesterday that Deval advocated the legislature ignore the constitution in favor of gay marriage… so, they shouldn’t be expecting that their prayers will be answered, especially since Deval justified his position by saying it was “a question of conscience.”
Of course, Deval couldn’t resist a moment of self-righteousness, and told the crowd, ‚ÄúI have never taken a job where I left my conscience at the door and I don‚Äôt intend to now.‚Äù Uh huh.
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Matt Margolis is co-author (with Mark Noonan) of Caucus of Corruption: The Truth About The New Democratic Majority. He also blogs at The Buffalo Bean. Follow Matt on Twitter.
Deval, Deval. Shall we reminisce about the separation of church and state? Or are you one step beyond and realize that concept is folklore? I remember when The Know Nothings feared the Catholics swearing allegiance to their religion first and country second…why isn’t anyone concerned here?
Uhhhh, probably because we understand that a Governor-elect (or Governor!) is permitted to pray with anybody he wants without even raising a legitimate “Separation” issue — or do you even understand really what that is, X? Can you articulate for us just what constitutional issue is implicated when a Governor-elect participates in an ecumenical church service and prays with others?
You must be getting on in age to remember the Know Nothings!
ooooh!
Lookout Mr. X, there’s a new sheriff in town!
Sorry, couldn’t resist.
Mr. X, you ain’t got enough brains to blow your nose.
I predict that Deval’s pompous self-righteousness will become a popular joke.
Time for Cardinal O’Mally to start the excommunications for the gay marriage supporters who dare call themselves Roman Catholics.
In a coincidence, gay marriage supporters are usually support abortion, so this is a sure thing.
Deval is a Presbyterian and I’m pretty sure his church supports gay marriage.
Those ministers must really be torn. They want a person of color in high office, but they also are dead set against gay marriage.
wavemaker, that is true but remember back to the John Ashcroft days when liberals were having apoplectic fits because he prayed.
Well not that it matters to me atavist, but there’s a perceptible difference between the Governor-elect having an ecumenical pray meeting as part of his inauguration celebration and the Attorney General of the Executive Brach attending prayer breakfasts with other high-functioning executive branch members inside of the White House.
But these subtle differences mean nothing to agnostic moral relativists.
What the hell (oops) do people have against prayer, anyway?
Don’t we call upon the input of others routinely to help us find ways to improve our way of life? If we have any humility at all, don’t we acknowledge that we are not the masters of all? That we don’t have all the answers?
Then what’s the difference between looking to a life form (mortal, fallible) for guidance and something bigger? Buddha? Allah? Jesus?
Anyone care to distinguish among them, without making a total fool of themselves?
Come on anthony, abe and Mr. X, I’m counting on you here — show us (with a little intellectual rigor) how Situational Ethics is okay but prayer is not, and why your construct should be appropriate for a leader to practice in his corner office but prayer is not.
Prayer is fine. People can do it where ever they like, with whomever they like provided no one is forced to participate against their will and there are no consequences for non participation. I frown upon large group prayers, say before the beginning of a legislative session, but as long as no one involved has a serious objection I see no real harm.
atta boy anthony.