Quote of the hour

In a news article about President Obama refusing to participate in the National Day of Prayer I found this gem.

But, despite numerous attempts to get a representative from the executive office to attend, "it doesn't appear they are going to fulfill our request," said Becky Armstrong, marketing and media manager of the National Day of Prayer Task Force.

I understand that some can see Obama's refusal as a lack of religiosity. But when the National Day of Prayer has a marketing and media manager and a Task Force, how can we call it prayer? It sounds to me like one of those hyped events to force people into bandwagoning for an empty cause to promote religious affiliation. At what cost would non-participation come? Nothing but being the focus of whispered gossip in your small nook of Anytown, USA.