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07/13/2007
Christian Activists Disrupt Hindu Senate Invocation
History was made in the United States Senate on Thursday when, for the first time, a Hindu chaplain delivered the opening invocation. History was immediately flipped the bird, however, when three protesters from the Christian Right anti-abortion group Operation Save America disrupted the proceedings.
Loudly praying for the Lord's forgiveness for the "abomination" of a non-Christian prayer, the protesters interrupted guest chaplain Rajan Zed several times before they were removed from the Senate Chamber. According to OSA's chief, Rev. Flip Benham, the activists had actually come to the nation's capital to protest a proposed hate crimes bill, but after learning about the Hindu invocation, they decided to broaden the scope of their visit. Well, it's always good to diversify. (Except when it comes to religion, apparently.)
