08 October, 2013

Senate Chaplain Shows His Disapproval During Morning Prayer - NYTimes.com

Senate Chaplain Shows His Disapproval During Morning Prayer - NYTimes.com: “Save us from the madness,” the chaplain, a Seventh-day Adventist, former Navy rear admiral and collector of brightly colored bow ties named Barry C. Black, said one day late last week as he warmed up into what became an epic ministerial scolding.

“We acknowledge our transgressions, our shortcomings, our smugness, our selfishness and our pride,” he went on, his baritone voice filling the room. “Deliver us from the hypocrisy of attempting to sound reasonable while being unreasonable.”