House approves national day of prayer and fasting

[Dave Farber <dave () farber net>]

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From: "Robert J. Berger" <rberger () ibd com>
Date: Fri, 28 Mar 2003 09:52:26 +0900
To: Dave Farber <dave () farber net>, Dewayne Hendricks <dewayne () warpspeed com>
Subject: House approves national day of prayer and fasting

[Gee, I thought we had separation of Church and State and that we were not
on a religious crusade..... - Rob]

House approves national day of prayer and fasting
http://www.salon.com/news/wire/2003/03/27/house_day/index.html
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March 27, 2003  |  WASHINGTON (AP) -- The House passed a resolution Thursday
calling for a national day of humility, prayer and fasting in a time of war
and terrorism.

The resolution, passed 346-49, says Americans should use the day of prayer
"to seek guidance from God to achieve a greater understanding of our own
failings and to learn how we can do better in our everyday activities, and
to gain resolve in meeting the challenges that confront our nation."

Under the resolution, President Bush would issue a proclamation designating
a specific day as a day of "humility, prayer and fasting."

White House spokeswoman Claire Buchan said officials there had not looked at
the resolution but "the president believes that faith and prayer are
important and frequently references the importance of praying for American
troops and for freedom around the world."

A similar resolution approved on March 17 said it was the sense of the
Senate that that day should be a national day of prayer and fasting.

During Wednesday's House debate, some lawmakers expressed concern about the
measure.

Democratic Rep. Dennis Kucinich of Ohio, a presidential hopeful and an
opponent of the war in Iraq, said the resolution "may be seen by some as an
attempt to inject religion into this war at a time when some of America's
enemies abroad are asserting that this indeed is a war about religion."

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