Congress pays clergy $66,000/hour to pray

[wvit1001]

Since 2000, your Congress has spent more than $10 million on prayers, the vast majority of which are to the Christian god (more than 96% of prayers in the House were Christian).

The Senate Chaplain’s Office has a budget of $436,886 this year. The House Chaplain’s budget is similar, but it was not a line item—it was lumped in with $24,980,898 for the “salaries and expenses of the Office of the Clerk, including the positions of the Chaplain and the Historian.” However, the Senate chaplain has three staffers—a director of communications, a chief of staff, and an assistant—while the House Chaplain only has two staffers—an assistant and a liaison. The salaries alone for the three in the House chaplain’s office top $345,000 according to InsideGov. Add expenses and Congress is spending $800,000 every year on its opening prayers.

The chaplain has only one duty according to House rules: to “offer a prayer at the commencement of each day’s sitting of the House.” The same goes for the Senate. That’s it. They may do more, but their only job is to kick off the morning with an invocation.

And they are well paid for this singular duty. According to the Congressional Research Service, in 2011 the House chaplain earned $172,500 and the Senate Chaplain earned $155,500. All for saying a prayer and only on the days the House and Senate are in session, something like 135 days.


http://www.patheos.com/blogs/freethoughtnow/wasteful-spending-congress-pays-clergy-66000hour-to-pray/

[dont-blameme]

So that is against your atheist religion wet-xxxx!

[DaBoz]

Colleges charge student high tuition, and pay Communist bitches like Hilary $250,000 for a half hr speech. ROFLMAO at the fool wvits post titles impertinence.

[WWV10MHZ]

wet-xxxx.....  Why are you so focused on religion?  Aren't you an atheist?  Why do you care?

[dont-blameme]

wet-xxxx.....Why do you care? 

wet-xxxx wants gubment to step in and control religion!

[wvit1001]

well I pay taxes, vote, and part of it is my money so I have the right to care don't I?

[Baretta19]

well I pay taxes, vote, and part of it is my money so I have the right to care don't I?
 
Care all you want just STFU, my money is supporting the death of the unborn I think you can throw a little cash at prayer

[wvit1001]

how's your money supporting abortion?  I assume that's what you mean by "death of the unborn" isn't it?

[Jim]

Congress pays clergy $66,000/hour to pray
 
Looks like you have to pay for shit you don't want to, that is against your beliefs, too.  How does it feel to join our club?
Actually, its a real good way to spread the wealth to the Church without having to go through the voters. 
Don'tcha just LOVE how they can do that?


 
 

[Baretta19]

how's your money supporting abortion?
 
It's called Planned Parenthood, but you chose to remain ignorant

[wvit1001]

how's this spreading the wealth to the church jim?  seems to me they are spreading the wealth to the pastor.

[omiaqt]

  LOL. Ms/Mr wvit certainly boxes herself/himself into a corner.