pjmedia.com By Rabbi Michael Barclay
Sometimes, something is so shocking that it is important to wait a few days before responding. This was my reaction to the recent “Interfaith Service of Prayer for the Nation” at the National Cathedral on January 21, an event that was more of a left-wing progressive political rally then a day concerned with faith, prayer, or God.
It was a travesty on every single level.
Theologically, the event was not reflective of this nation in any way, shape, or form. Over 20 percent of Americans identify as Catholics, and yet there was no Catholic leader offering prayers. Only 37% of American Jews identify as part of the Reform denomination, but the only Jewish voices were a rabbi and cantor who are both part of that theological stream of Judaism. These two women supposedly represent the Jewish faith, and yet for the vast majority of Jewish history, women were not even allowed to be rabbis or cantors, nor are they today in most congregations around the world or in observant Jewish communities in America. The Reform movement of Judaism officially includes political values that are not consonant with much of traditional Jewish theology, and are more aligned with liberalism. The liturgy and choreography of this Interfaith service was controlled unilaterally and entirely by the Episcopalian Church, specifically through Episcopalian Bishop Mariann Budde, despite the American religious reality that at roughly 3 million practitioners, Episcopalians comprise 1.2% of Americans… significantly less than American Catholics, and even less than American Jews, American Mormons, or even American Buddhists. And no one from the popular evangelical Christian movements practiced by churches like Calvary (over a quarter of Americans) brought their passion to the pulpit on that day. From a religious standpoint, this service was not at all reflective of the diverse beliefs or practices of this nation’s citizens.
So if it wasn’t really an interfaith prayer service of religions that are an integral part of this nation and its history, what was this event actually all about?
The entire day, led by and culminated with the words of Bishop Budde, was about an entirely different religion that has infiltrated America and been adopted by the Democratic Party: the religion of progressive leftism…
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