Trump tells prayer breakfast he wants to root out “anti-Christian bias” and urges “bring God back”
Washington DC, US AP President Donald Trump said Thursday that he wants to root out “anti-Christian bias” in the US, announcing that he was forming a taskforce led by Attorney General Pam Bondi to investigate the “targeting” of Christians. Speaking at a pair of events in Washington surrounding the the National Prayer Breakfast, Trump said the […]
At National Prayer Breakfast, Biden speaks of praying, working for peace
United States RNS President Joe Biden vowed to keep working and praying for resolutions to global conflicts as he addressed the National Prayer Breakfast. He also urged congressional leaders not to treat those with whom they disagree as enemies. “My prayer, my hope, is we continue to believe our best days are ahead of us, […]
Biden tells duelling prayer breakfasts that “diversity is one of our greatest strengths”
Washington, US RNS Speaking to a refashioned National Prayer Breakfast gathered at the Capitol with a new board and in a new location, President Joe Biden encouraged leaders of Congress to find ways to unify despite their political and religious differences. “My prayer for this prayer breakfast is to start to see each other again, […]
US National Prayer Breakfast breaks from ‘The Family’ with new organisation
Washington DC, US RNS The National Prayer Breakfast is under new management, distancing the decades-old event from the secretive organisation that founded it after years of controversy and a scandal that showed the yearly gathering in the nation’s capital is vulnerable to espionage. According to a statement sent to reporters by former Arkansas Senator Mark […]
US President Joe Biden calls for unity at National Prayer Breakfast
Washington DC, US RNS Appealing to a form of camaraderie increasingly rare on Capitol Hill, US President Joe Biden lauded the power of faith in his speech at the National Prayer Breakfast on Thursday, calling for unity at an unusually intimate iteration of the annual religious gathering. President Joe Biden speaks at the National Prayer […]
Senator Chris Coons: This year’s National Prayer Breakfast in US is a “reset”
Washington DC, US RNS Senator Chris Coons of Delaware, an organiser of the National Prayer Breakfast in US which scheduled to take place on Thursday, believes this year’s iteration will be a “positive reset” for the controversial event and feature speeches from President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris. Speaking to Religion News Service […]
Biden, former presidents, urge Americans to forgive and unite at National Prayer Breakfast
RNS The message of the 2021 National Prayer Breakfast can be summed up in the title of a book by Archbishop Desmond Tutu, the Nobel Prize-winning South African cleric: No Future Without Forgiveness. Indeed, Andrew Young, civil rights leader and former ambassador to the United Nations, referenced the title of the book in his prerecorded […]
US National Prayer Breakfast will be virtual in 2021 due to COVID-19
RNS The National Prayer Breakfast will be a virtual event next year due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The gathering has been held annually, usually on the first Thursday of February, for nearly seven decades and draws thousands of attendees from around the world. Attendees mingle at the 68th annual National Prayer Breakfast, at the […]
Essay: National Prayer Breakfast was a moment for leaders to show humility – Trump changed it
In an article first published on The Conversation, DIANE WINSTON, associate professor and Knight Center chair in Media & Religion at the University of Southern California’s Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism, looks at the history of the National Prayer Breakfast in the US – and Donald Trump’s contributions…
Trump takes jabs at political opponents during National Prayer Breakfast
Washington DC, US RNS Shortly before President Donald Trump delivered his speech at the annual National Prayer Breakfast, the event’s keynote speaker, Harvard University professor and author Arthur Brooks, asked the crowd, “How many of you love somebody with whom you disagree politically?” Many people in the audience raised their hands. Trump, sitting quietly a […]