So this is another one of those inter-related rabbit holes I have entered into today. I have been highlighting some of the work by Chris Rodda and more specifically MRFF in regards to the National Day of Prayer that was held yesterday. Although Hahn's action is not directly related to the issues MRFF had with the NDoP, it does show the hypocrisy of the event organizers. So much for a "nonpolitical, nonpartisan" National Day of Prayer.
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Rep. Janice Hahn (D-Calif.) said that she walked out of the National Day of Prayer event after comments by James Dobson. (Photo By Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)
Rep. Janice Hahn (D-Calif.) walked out of the National Day of Prayer event at the U.S. Capitol on Thursday, saying she was "outraged" after James Dobson, founder of the conservative Christian advocacy group Focus on the Family, called President Barack Obama the “abortion president.”
“President Obama, before he was elected, made it very clear that he wanted to be the abortion president. He didn’t make any bones about it," Dobson, whose organization recently won a temporary injunction against the Affordable Care Act’s employer contraception mandate, said on Thursday. "This is something that he really was going to promote and support, and he has done that, and in a sense he is the abortion president."
In an interview with The Huffington Post on Thursday, Hahn called the speech deeply "inappropriate" and a violation of the event's symbol as a nonpartisan day of unity.
“He goes on about health care and … providing abortions, and at that point I stood up and I pointed my finger at Dr. Dobson and I said, ‘This is inappropriate!’ and walked out,” Hahn told HuffPost.
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In April, task force vice chairman John Bornschein defended the event against criticism that it was promoting evangelical beliefs, describing the day as a nonsectarian gathering.
"This is not about proselytizing," Bornschein said in April. "This is purely about prayer and praying for our leadership and asking for God's wisdom and blessing over our leaders."
Janice Hahn Walks Out Of Event After James Dobson Calls Obama The 'Abortion President'
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