re: #73 Walter L. Newton

No… but this is not right. There have been case after case of tearing out the ten commandments in public government buildings, government spaces refusing to allow any religious symbolism for the holiday season (Christian or other wise)… and I could go on and on… and now we find actual religious SERVICES going on in the basement of the Capitol… different faith services, prayer meetings, religious groups meeting etc… I’m not sure how this happens considering all the push back that we’ve seen in this country about the government sponsoring religious activities of any sort.

I think there’s a distinct difference between a creche on a courthouse lawn, and ten people who work in the Capitol meeting on Wednesday nights to read the Book of Mormon together, no?

What seems like pushing it to me is having a Congressional chaplain, and an official place for these activities to take place, rather than the Bible Studies reserving a multi-purpose room for their group.