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Monday, July 18, 2005
Bush cops arrest pro-lifers for praying
Well, sort of. According to a news item from Agape:
..Authorities in Washington, DC, have arrested six teenagers and two adults who were praying on a public sidewalk in front of the White House: their crime -- being in a "restricted area" and not remaining mobile. The young people were from the pro-life groups Generation Life and Survivors. Their objective in coming to the White House was to offer prayers that President Bush would stand firm in his commitment to uphold the sanctity of life, especially as he prepares to nominate someone to replace Sandra Day O'Connor on the U.S. Supreme Court. But while the group prayed, officers moved in and cordoned off the area where the Christians were kneeling with yellow police tape, then proceeded to arrest the pro-lifers. One group member, Mark Howell of Philadelphia, tried to explain why they had come. "We're here today because we want President Bush to continue to build a culture of life as he said he wanted to, to stay the course." he said. Another of the eight continued praying for the president even as she was being taken away in handcuffs, crying out, "Please give him the strength to continue in his commitment to protect life. You give him all strength!" Generation Life director Brandi Swindell, who coordinated the prayer event, says these "members of the post-Roe generation" came to Washington from all around the nation "to peacefully pray that President Bush would nominate someone that would uphold the dignity of life." A dozen secret service agents took positions atop the White House as the arrests took place, while a huge crowd watched in silence.
Look, folks, you can pray pretty much anywhere, but there are legitimate security restrictions around the White House. Don't start crying because you were arrested for violating anti-terrorism procedures.
That aside, I don't think it's possible to over-estimate how seriously the religiously correct take the next Supreme Court appointment. Bush has to appoint someone his base loves, or he will lose his base in a heartbeat. Whatever else I say about the Religiously Correct, they believe more in their (sometimes lunatic) principles, than in their (often lunatic) party.
