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Muslim Representative Calls Prayer to Jesus in House Chambers Highly Offensive
By Jake MacAulay - April 5, 2019

This week, The Blaze reported:

“The first Muslim representative elected to the Pennsylvania legislature is demanding an apology from another member who began their session with a prayer to Jesus Christ, calling it ‘highly offensive.’”
The Pennsylvania State Democratic party called the prayer an “Islamophobic message,” while Party Whip Jordan Harris shrieked:

Today, we saw religion weaponized in the House chamber in what could be considered a gross attempt to intimidate, demean and degrade a Muslim State representative in the presence of her family, friends and guests.
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This got me thinking: The United States was founded by immigrants of many cultural and religious diversities. Since the early 1600’s, America was known as the place where people could go to start a new life with freedom of religion, the liberty to choose your own occupation, and a place of refuge from oppressive governments.

The Mayflower Compact states why the Pilgrims came to America in unequivocal terms:

Having undertaken for the Glory of God, and Advancement of the Christian Faith, and the Honour of our King and Country, a voyage to plant the first colony in the northern parts of Virginia…
During the time of our founding, Islam was a major religion in many parts of the world. Therefore, there were numerous Muslims living in America during the time of its founding. Naturally, there was great concern over Muslims taking over America’s Christian value system, especially since America was in a war against Islamic terrorists – the Barbary Powers War – that spanned over the presidencies of Washington, Adams, Jefferson, and Madison.

Concerning the fear of Muslims holding high office in America,

Supreme Court Justice James Iredell, who was nominated to the Court by President Washington, stated:

But it is objected that the people of America may perhaps choose representatives who have no religion at all, and that pagans and Mohammedans (Muslims) may be admitted into offices . . . . But it is never to be supposed that the people of America will trust their dearest rights to persons who have no religion at all, or a religion materially different from their own.

Make no mistake, the intent of our founders was not to sanction religions outside of Christianity. In the words of Supreme Court Justice and Father of American Jurisprudence, Joseph Story:

“The real object of the (First) Amendment was, not to countenance, much less to advance Mohammedanism (Islam), or Judaism, or infidelity, by prostrating Christianity; but to exclude all rivalry among Christian sects, and to prevent any national ecclesiastical establishment, which should give to an hierarchy the exclusive patronage of the national government.
Lastly, we definitely need to understand that when our founders referred to the Lord, they were referring to Jesus. George Washington acknowledged Christ as the Divine Author of our blessed religion. This is also the same Lord they acknowledged when signing the Constitution “in the Year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and Eighty-seven.”
Why were they so exclusive? Simple, because Christianity is the ONLY system of worship designed to bring liberty and freedom to all mankind who are created in God’s image. Contrary to being a weapon, Christianity is a defender of the physically, spiritually, and mentally oppressed. You see, where the Spirit of our Lord is, there is liberty.

4430 Loc: Little Egypt ** Southern Illinory

this is why allowing the Muslims into America as well as the West as it is not their intent to assimilate into our culture but to conquer and demand our surrender to them and Alla !

Japan is the only country I know of that hasn't allow them in !

Liberals love to appease them and fall all over themselves when it comes to Christianity vs Islam !

Canuckus Deploracus Loc: North of the wall

What was the prayer?
Depending on what was said it could be considered offensive...

The Barbary wars were against 'Islamic Terrorists'... Artistic license

Canuckus Deploracus Loc: North of the wall

Japan allows Muslims... There are thousands of them there.. Mosques and all...

Rose42

Too bad if mentioning Jesus is offensive. If he doesn't like it he is welcome to leave.

Canuckus Deploracus Loc: North of the wall

What was the prayer?

I find it suspicious that it wasn't included in the article.... Possibly it was offensive...No?

working class stiff Loc: N. Carolina

Rose42

I don't find it suspicious. The name Jesus Christ is offensive to many regardless of context because they don't believe He is God's son. This is spiritual war.

DotsMan

Consider a little role reversal:

Suppose that she, the new representative, were a Christian in a Muslim country and made the same complaints about an Islamic prayer in the same circumstances.

Do you suppose that she would even still be alive?

Singularity

from your link...

"During her prayer, Borowicz says “Jesus” 13 times, “God” six times and “Lord” four times.


“God forgive us,” said Borowicz during the prayer. “Jesus, we’ve lost sight of you. We’ve forgotten you God, and our country. And we’re asking you to forgive us, Jesus,” said Borowicz. “At the name of Jesus every knee will bow and every tongue will confess, Jesus, that you are Lord.”

Toward the end of her remarks, someone on the chamber floor could be heard shouting in objection. That’s when House Speaker Mike Turzai can be seen tapping Borowicz on the shoulder. Borowicz quickly wraps up her prayer.

Her opening prayer has since drawn complaints that it was inappropriately d******e.

Rep. Johnson-Harrell told the Pennsylvania Capitol Star Borowicz’s prayer was “d******e and highly offensive to me, my guests and other members of the House.”

Suggesting a more apropos reversal, would Respresentative Borowicz enjoy a prayer led by the Satanic Temple or the Church of the FSM going all out nuclear on her religious sect's ass for her own swearing in?

Singularity

Double post

Singularity

It is offensive to disturb the peace of others who don't share your values or concern.

Matthew 10:34-36 King James Version

34 Think not that I am come to send peace on earth: I came not to send peace, but a sword.

35 For I am come to set a man at variance against his father, and the daughter against her mother, and the daughter in law against her mother in law.

36 And a man's foes shall be they of his own household.

Since the United States Constitution requires that no religious test be performed or required of any person in regards to any government functions it is impossible to weed out the crazies who want to foment discord when proposing government-sponsored prayers during legislative sessions.

Therefore, it might make more sense for persons to perform their religious observances, such as prayers, in the privacy of their own mind, instead of out loud where the specific content of your prayer may reveal one to be d******e and argumentative over petty religious/superstitious issues.

Luckily, this is exactly what Jesus commanded that Christians do in regard to prayer. He commanded that it be done privately and silently in one's own heart, or perhaps even at home, hidden in one's own closet, but definitely NOT in public "to be seen of men, like the Pharisees."

Rose42

No he never commanded that all prayer be private. You are using this out of context. This was in reference to the Pharisees praying in public so people would see them.

Christ prayed all the time and it certainly wasn't always private. Its too bad for the muslim if he didn't want to hear the name Jesus. Its time we quit kowtowing to islam. No other religion has ever made these demands.

4430 Loc: Little Egypt ** Southern Illinory

Absolutely Spot On

Canuckus Deploracus Loc: North of the wall

Thanks WCS... It's much appreciated...

I believe that I for one now have a better understanding of the situation...

I found the prayer to be inappropriate.. And it certainly seemed to be targeted...