The House Chaplain's recent prayer to "cast out spirits of decisiveness" can be described as many things, pointless, silly, cringe-worthy, ect. However this doesn't just describe this one prayer but the entire job. In a secular nation our congress has no need for a clearly Christian minister . He only serves to create a divide between our christian and not christian Americans, or bringing in "spirits of decisiveness" as some would put it

Now some may say that the role of chaplain is a long held tradition of our nation, and while that is true traditions change over time to better suit the needs of those who follow them. Instead of having a chaplain pray for congress why not have the Vice President preside over a moment of silence before each session?