Obama and His Hypocritical Stance on Religion

Last night (Tuesday Sept 1st), President Obama hosted an iftar (A dinner to break the fast of Ramadan. This dinner was organized to celebrate Ramadan (a month-long period of prayer for the Muslim religion). This is nothing new and not a bad thing at all. This was a common occurrence in the Bush White House as well.

This may prompt the question, “How is this a hypocritical stance on religion?”

Back in May, when asked why, unlike other administrations, he chose not to have a public ceremony celebrating the National Day of Prayer, the White House response was “Prayer is something that the president does everyday,”  He signed a proclamation and held no public ceremony. So, if prayer is a private thing for an interfaith day, why is it cause for a public celebration for a Muslim celebration? Seems a little hypocritical to me.