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UNDATED (AP) — Coordinators of this Thursday's National Day of Prayer are taking hits from both sides.Jews on First and the Council on American Islamic Relations accuse the National Day of Prayer Task Force of turning the day into an evangelical event that excludes others. The Jewish and Muslim groups are calling for alternative gatherings that are more inclusive.Meanwhile, conservative Christian hosts on the VCY America Radio Network are criticizing the honorary chairman of this year's National Day of Prayer, Doctor Ravi Zacharias, for posting an official prayer that concludes “in God's holy name” instead of “in Jesus' name." They...

We want to make you aware of a slap in the face the governor of New York has delivered to people of faith all across the country. Gov. Eliot Spitzer – who just a few days ago promised to sign a bill to legalize same-sex marriage in his state, should one land on his desk – apparently has refused to sign a proclamation supporting Thursday’s observance of the National Day of Prayer. The governors of the other 49 states have already issued such proclamations, acknowledging the need for America to unite in prayer. Won’t you take a minute or two...

Today the President spoke at the National Day of Prayer in a ceremony in the East Room. President Bush mets with President of Uruguay, Tabare Vazquez in the Oval Office The President also attended a ceremony celebrating the Mexican holiday, Cinco de Mayo, in the East Room. This evening he spoke at the American Jewish Committee Centennial Dinner Vice President Dick Cheney spoke at the Vilnius Conference in Vilnius Lithuania. Afterward he spoke with various heads of states from the Baltic and Black Sea regions who were attending this conference. Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld spoke at the Southern Center...

Florida Gov. Jeb Bush - Praying for OUR state and Nation !

THE PRESIDENT: Good morning, and welcome to the White House. Laura and I are honored to join you on this important occasion. I want to thank Shirley Dobson, the chairman of the National Day of Prayer. Thank you for organizing this event and thank you for your wonderful comments. I'm glad to see you brought your husband, Jim, with you. (Laughter.) It's good to have Vonette Bright with us, welcome. I appreciate my fellow Texan, Max Lucado, for his wonderful prayer. Thank you very much; welcome. I'm glad you and Denalyn are with us. Rabbi, thank you for your reading...

President Bush Marks 53rd Anniversary of National Day of Prayer: Remarks by the President on National Day of Prayer THE PRESIDENT: Thank you all. Please sit down. Please be seated. Thank you all. Thanks for coming. Good afternoon and welcome to the White House. I'm honored to join you at this important annual event. Since the Continental Congress sat in Philadelphia, America has, from time to time, set aside a national day of prayer. Under a law signed by President Ronald Reagan, that day comes every year on the first Thursday in May. That would be today. (Laughter.) Today, in...

Let Freedom Ring - National Day of Prayer - Mixing Politics and Religion At a time when President Bush's faith and John Kerry's Catholicism are increasingly scrutinized, the Washington Post, in a story picked up around the country, questions the appropriateness of mixing prayer and politics during the National Day of Prayer.

<p>MUNCIE, Ind. — For the past decade, the Rev. William Keller has stood on the broad steps of City Hall on the first Thursday in May — with city officials, local judges and a police chaplain at his side — to pray in the name of Jesus Christ.</p> <p>He planned to mark the National Day of Prayer the same way this year: A welcome from the mayor, a fervent plea that God guide civic leaders to act wisely, an echoing choir of “Amen” from the crowd of several hundred gathered in the noon sun.</p>

NATIONAL DAY OF PRAYER, MAY 1, 2003 Congress has called for a national day of gratitude, fasting and prayer. The sponsoring organizations have decided to incorporate the congressionally mandated themes into the National Day of Prayer. You are invited to participate by joining with millions of Americans in praying the following prayer for America at 12:00 pm EDT, Thursday, May 1, 2003. The prayer was written by PPT honorary committee member Luis Palau, President and Founder, Luis Palau Evangelistic Association. Prayer for the Nation "Our Father and our God, we thank You for the many blessings You have poured out...

URGENT CALL FOR 03-03-03 TO BE A "WORLDWIDE DAY OF PRAYER" The World Prayer Center is calling all Christians worldwide to a Worldwide Day of Prayer on Monday, March 3, 2003. Ted Haggard, President of The World Prayer Team, says his office has been flooded with messages from people all over the world saying that God is impressing upon them to prepare to pray on 03-03-03. "These believers do not know one another, nor are they connected to one another. They do not know that the others are saying the same thing. Clearly, the Holy Spirit is speaking to His...

Baptized believers are called to be a light for the world 07/12/2002 Archbishop John Vlazny In the life of every person, there comes a moment when his or her personal existence must be anchored to a truth which is recognized as final. This is a truth that confers a certitude no longer open to doubt. For Christians, it is the historical fact of God in human flesh. The Incarnation did take place some 2,000 years ago in Bethlehem. But the mystery of the Incarnation is repeated time and time again whenever and wherever the Lord chooses to be present...

Today, Thursday May 2nd, in the year of our Lord 2002 AD, is the National Day of Prayer. Thursday May 2nd, in the year of our Lord 2002 AD Why should we pray for our nation and those public servants we have placed in the elective and appointed positions of our nation? Well, the answer to that is really quite simple. A little over 200 years ago, we, as a nation had our first president, whose name was George Washington, and he lived his life by 110 rules. Rules he had written out as a 16 year old student, and...