Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal is set
to host a spiritual revival next month that he says will help put
America “back on the right path.”
The event, titled The Response: a
call to prayer for a nation in crisis, is scheduled to take place
on January 24 at the Pete Maravich Assembly Center in Baton Rouge,
Louisiana.
“This is the time for Christians to
come together to call upon Jesus to guide us through unprecedented
struggles, and thank Him for the blessings of freedom we so richly
enjoy,” the event's website states.
According to Right
Wing Watch, Jindal's prayer rally is closely modeled after a
similar 2011 stadium rally used to kick off the presidential campaign
of Texas Governor Rick Perry. In fact, organizers are reusing some
of the materials from Perry's event.
Right Wing Watch reported on Jindal's
prayer rally on Thursday. By Saturday, a listing for a prayer guide
posted on its website had been removed. (While the guide can still be
found on the site, here,
it is no longer listed on the “resources” page.)
The guide claims that natural disasters
such Hurricane Katrina and a tornado that hit Joplin, Missouri were
the result of God's displeasure with the “alternative lifestyle”
of homosexuality, marriage equality, legal abortion and internet
pornography.
Organizers didn't even bother to update
the guide, which laments legal gay marriage in six states and
Washington, D.C. In fact, gay couples can currently marry in 35
states. Florida is likely to become the 36th state in
January.
(Related: Florida
AG Pam Bondi mum on whether she'll ask Supreme Court to stay gay
marriage ruling.)