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Crazy Conservative Congressman Who Likened Obama to Hitler Now Prays for Him
I always find it astonishing that so many people, including America's Pastor Rick Warren, say they could never vote for an atheist, but they can vote for people like this:
On January 7, second-term Republican Rep. Paul Broun of Georgia and two friends prayed over a door. It was not just any door, but the entranceway beneath the Capitol that President-elect Barack Obama will pass through as he walks onto the inaugural stage to take the oath of office. "I hope and pray that as God stirs the heart of our new president that President Obama will listen and will heed God's direction," Broun proclaimed.
And then they anointed the door with oil.
In case you are wondering who is praying for our new president and anointing the door through which he'll walk:
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