Morning prayer sparks pushback from Senate Democratic Leader

As is tradition, the Senate opened Monday morning with a prayer — but, what is usually a faint, reflective moment led by a faith leader instead turned into a more heated political discourse, garnering pushback by Senate Democrats.

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“Forgive us for our allowances of unrighteous acts,” Smith said. “We confess that we have rewarded laziness and called it welfare. We have allowed the willful murder of the unborn and called it pro-choice. We have allowed the demoralization of various sects of society and called it independence.”

The prayer continued in a nod to elections.

“Let us be reminded, while in elected position that promotion comes not from the north, south, east or west, from power PACs, special interest groups or hedge fund holders, not from the downtrodden left out or from the looked over, but promotion and all spiritual blessings come from you.”

Senate Democratic Leader Gary Farmer immediately spoke out following the prayer.

“Horribly offensive prayer this morning in the Florida Senate. Fortunately we are still a country & state governed by the Constitution & not extreme religious views. (Prayer also said that people on welfare are lazy…not worthy of someone who professes to be a person of God.),” Farmer wrote.

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