***HEADS UP*** Hillary Clinton and President Obama Address National Prayer Breakfast

[jefferson_dem]

Hillary up now. POTUS next.

Streaming Live - http://www.c-span.org/Watch/C-SPAN2.aspx

[Joanne98]

1. K&R

[Clio the Leo]

2. This is a very touching speech....

.... talking about the bipartisan group of Congressional wives who, in 1993 said they would be forming a prayer group and one of the things they'd be praying for was HER. And then later during "one of the most difficult times of my life" that prayer group was one of the things that sustained her. They gave her a book of prayers and thoughts and that book is one of her most prized possessions from her time in the WH.

It's obviously one of those times she never talks about .... and that was a very sweet insight into it.

lol and thanks for making an OP on this Jeff, I wasn't brave enough to do it. ;)

[jefferson_dem]

4. My pleasure.

It is a moving speech. She's a true inspiration.

Shame that anti-religion bigotry is the one of the few types of bigotry that's still permissible ... and even promoted by some of our DU friends.

[Clio the Leo]

3. And you notice that she's taking the moment to urge bipartisanship...

... to this room that is no doubt full of Republican congressional members. ;)

[jefferson_dem]

5. "Religion is used as a club...to discriminate...even promote the execution of gays and lesbians..."

Preach...Hillary!

[jefferson_dem]

6. She's seen "religion cloaked in naked power lust...used to justify horrific violence."

[jefferson_dem]

7. Condemns the use of religion "as a club to deny human rights of girls"

[jefferson_dem]

10. "We are standing up for gays and lesbians, who deserve to be treated as full human beings."

[jefferson_dem]

8. "across the world we see organized religion standing in the way of faith."

[jefferson_dem]

9. Obama up now.

[babylonsister]

11. "In this tower of babble, we lose the sound of God's voice." nt

[Windy]

12. Sounds like the took the opportunity to speak truth to the fundies. Good for them!

Wish I could watch, but I'm at work... :o(

[msongs]

13. so what does their religion say about using drones to kill women and kidss? nt