Reply #203: we're talking past ourselves here

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The National Prayer Breakfast is one function. It is the annual event, and it is organized by the "Fellowship".

The weekly Senate Prayer Breakfast is another, separate function. It is, as its title indicates, a weekly event. Both Clinton and Edwards, as well as many others, mostly Republicans, have been attendees of the weekly prayer meeting, (something of a rogue's gallery, actually) which does include Fellowship members, but not everyone who attends meetings is necessarily a member of the Fellowship.

Edwards was co-chairman of both. He said so, in his own words, linked from a pro-Edwards website. (The same information is available elsewhere as well.) I even gave you a link to Edwards speaking at the 2002 National event. Here's the link again:

http://www.jregrassroots.org/forums/index.php?showtopic=4886

Note: He himself states that he co-chaired A) The Senate Prayer Breakfast, and B) The National Prayer Breakfast. The News & Observer story sees fit to mention only the former.

Now, the Fellowship may hold its own meetings, exclusive to Fellowship members, but that meeting is neither the National Prayer Breakfast, nor the weekly Senate Prayer Breakfast, but its own entity. Whether or not Edwards attended any of their meetings, I don't know. I doubt whether anyone has asked him, which is really all Steve Soto suggested be done. What's good for the goose is good for the gander, right? If candidate Hillary is to be examined and questioned on this issue, isn't it fair that other candidates be examined in the same way?