By Missy Crane | February 12, 2020
Democrat leaders in Virginia walked out in the middle of a prayer when the pastor condemned abortion and gay marriage.
The incident happened on Tuesday morning after a pastor, who was invited by a Republican to deliver the day’s opening prayer, called out abortion and gay marriage.
Rev. Dr. Robert M. Grant Jr. of “The Father’s Way Church” addressed the red-hot issues in a very commanding manner. He directed the elected officials to abide by biblical principles and not “provoke” God’s “anger and bring wrath upon this state.”
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“Is this a prayer or a sermon?” someone shouted from the Democratic side.
Rev. Grant was invited by Republican Del. Michael Webert.
He went on to ask the group, “why are there so many abortion facilities near African-American communities? This is planned urban genocide … this needs immediate attention.”
It’s fair to note someone responded to that with a shout of “AMEN!”
Democrats reportedly began filing out of the chamber and the Democrat speaker ended the prayer with a slam of her gavel before the Reverand was even finished.
How “tolerant” of them.
Afterward, Grant stood by his prayer and called the Democratic response “unprofessional,” the Mercury reported.
“I think that the statehouse belongs to all the citizens. And all the citizens have a voice,” Grant said, according to the paper. “If it’s my turn to have a voice, and I am a pastor, what do you expect from me? If you don’t want to hear what a pastor has to say, then don’t invite one.”
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“It was totally disrespectful to all of us, all of us in this House,” Democratic Del. Luke Torian of Prince William — also a pastor — told the paper. He added to the Mercury that “most of the clergy that come here have been very respectful of the opportunity extended to them. And every now and then you get someone that goes off the rail.”
While Webert declined to comment to the Mercury, another Republican — Del. Matt Fariss of Campbell — said Grant’s prayer was inappropriate.
“I don’t know if he was ill-instructed or didn’t realize what he was here to do,” Fariss said. “This wasn’t the place or the time to do all of that. … This is a time we need to be working together and not being divisive.” [The Blaze [2]]
But boy, oh boy, you’ll catch hell as a conservative if you’re caught not celebrating the gay lifestyle or supporting women who kill their babies.
There’s no room for discussion when it comes to that, my friends. You’re either celebrating or you’re a bigot and/or a misogynist – no further discussion.
And how ironic that the Virginia delegates – of all people – expect everyone to “work together.”
This piece originally appeared on WayneDupree.com [3] and is used by permission.
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