Florida Hospital Chaplain Fired for Saying “Jesus”

According to this article, a chaplain in a Florida hospital was fired for praying “in the name of Jesus.”

While this sort of thing seems to be more and more common, what particularly struck me was this quote from the president and CEO of the hospital:

“It would be very appropriate to say Jesus’ name in the presence of a Christian family. That’s no problem,” Bremer said in the statement. “What must be understood is knowing the audience and what is appropriate for that particular situation.”

Bremer clearly misunderstands the basics of prayer. The audience is not the people in the room, but God. The chaplain clearly knew his Audience, and I have no doubt his Audience was supremely pleased by a prayer in the name of His Son, regardless of how the others in the room felt.