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# Santa Monica Hecklers are decidedly un-American
- URL: https://www.smdp.com/santa-monica-hecklers-are-decidedly-un-american-editor/
- Published: 2007-07-21T15:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-24T02:20:44.000Z
- Author: Guest Author
- Tags: Opinion, Santa Monica, #archive-import

*By Ron Lowe Santa Monica*

Religious extremists raised a ruckus in the U.S. Senate. For the first time, a Hindu chaplain, Rajah Zed, delivered the morning invocation in the Senate chamber. At least, he tried to, before he was shouted down by hecklers from the fundamentalist anti-abortion group Operation Save America. Save it for what, people in a bubble who see and accept only their own viewpoint?

These kiwi birds with their heads buried in the sand interrupted chaplain Zed by screaming “Lord Jesus, forgive us father for allowing a prayer of the wicked, which is an abomination in your sight.”

So much for freedom of religion in America.

*Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on July 21, 2007.* [Read the original PDF.](https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/smdp%5Fbackissues/072107.pdf?ref=smdp.com)