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Evangelical leader Rev. Franklin Graham issued his toughest remarks yet Monday on the administration's role in revoking his invitation to speak at the Pentagon's National Day of Prayer event, charging that President Obama is "giving Islam a pass" rather than speaking openly about the "horrific" treatment women and minorities receive in many Muslim countries...

President Obama has issued a proclamation declaring this Thursday as National Day of Prayer. In his proclamation, he states that prayer has long been an important part of U.S. history. The nation upholds as fundamental principles the exercise of religion and freedom of conscience, he said. Thus Americans have long considered it “fitting and proper” to publicly observe the importance of prayer on May 6. “On this day, let us give thanks for the many blessings God has bestowed upon our Nation,” said Obama in the proclamation. “Let us rejoice for the blessing of freedom both to believe and to...

by Bernie Lutchman, National Day of Prayer Coordinator, Springfield, Illinois PREAMBLE TO THE CONSTITUTION OF THE GREAT STATE OF ILLINOIS: We, the People of the State of Illinois -- grateful to Almighty God for the civil, political and religious liberty which He has permitted us to enjoy and seeking His blessing upon our endeavors. The Good Lord gave us several examples, throughout the Scriptures, of His saints interceding and praying for mercy for their land and people. Several stand out immediately. Abraham pleaded with the Lord Jesus to spare Sodom and Gomorrah from Fire and Brimstone (Genesis 18) if there...

Evangelist Franklin Graham is sticking by his remarks about Islam, including that Muslims are "enslaved" by their religion, even as he faces being uninvited from the Pentagon's National Day of Prayer service on May 6. Franklin, the son of famed evangelist Billy Graham, told Fox News on Thursday that he loves Muslim people and wants them to know that God loves them, even if they can be saved only through Jesus Christ. "I want them to know that they don't have to die in a car bomb, don't have to die in some kind of holy war to be accepted...

DENVER – The Army is considering whether to rescind an invitation to evangelist Franklin Graham to appear at the Pentagon amid complaints about his description of Islam as evil, a military spokesman said Wednesday. Graham, the son of famed evangelist Billy Graham, was to appear at the Pentagon on May 6 on what is the National Day of Prayer. He said he will be a guest of the Pentagon and will speak only if he's still invited. Army Col. Tom Collins said withdrawing the invitation "is on the table," but no decision has been made. He said Army brass will...

A watchdog group objected Tuesday to an evangelist's invitation to speak at the Pentagon next month, saying his past description of Islam as "evil" offended Muslims who work for the Department of Defense and the appearance should be canceled. Mikey Weinstein, president of the Military Religious Freedom Foundation, said inviting evangelist Franklin Graham to speak May 6, the National Day of Prayer, "would be like bringing someone in on national prayer day madly denigrating Christianity" or other religious groups.

Lord, We are thankful for the abundant blessings You have bestowed on America. Our forefathers looked to You as Protector, Provider, and the Promise of hope. But we have wandered far from that firm foundation. May we repent for turning our backs on Your faithfulness...

For some reason this morning, there's a big rumor going around that President Obama has cancelled National Day of Prayer 2010, scheduled for May 6. It's not true, despite what your search engine and e-mails tell you.

The following is the text and video of pro-life college football player Tim Tebow closing the national prayer breakfast in prayer. Tebow appeared at the event in an ironic contrast to pro-abortion President Barack Obama as the nation awaits a Super Bowl story about how his mother spared him from abortion. Tebow was introduced by Senator Johnny Isakson, of Georgia, as "a role model for the youth of America." He joked that he found he funny a fan of the University of Georgia would invite a former member of the Florida Gators to present the prayer. Tebow joked, "It is...

Several members of Congress and one of America's most prominent religious leaders criticized President Obama on Capitol Hill on Thursday for a seeming brush-off during National Day of Prayer observances and for not referring to America as a "Judeo-Christian" nation in remarks last month in Turkey. "We are disappointed at the lack of emphasis on prayer at the National Day of Prayer," James Dobson, founder of Focus on the Family, told reporters at the Cannon House Office Building after a three-hour prayer observance. "There are tens of millions of people praying across this country - 40,000 prayer events taking place...

Oh, I think we all know why. He’s saving the big revelations for his second term, when it’s politically safe: The middle-class tax hike; the fact that he secretly supports gay marriage; and, most historically of all, his declaration of atheism. I expect to be invited to the presser. Partisanship should have no hold on such a glorious occasion. I find it hard to believe that people care much about this, seeing as how it apparently involves counting how many times he mentioned God in his proclamation, but the boss has him dead to rights about how ostentatious his displays...

WHEREAS, a National Day of Prayer has been embedded in American tradition for hundreds of years- the Continental Congress called for a National Day of Prayer in 1775; in 1863, Abraham Lincoln established a proclamation for a day of "humiliation, fasting, and prayer”; a joint resolution by Congress, signed by President Truman in 1952, declared an annual, national day of prayer; and in 1988, President Ronald Reagan set aside the first Thursday in May as the National Day of Prayer; and WHEREAS, following the devastating event the United States experienced on September 11, 2001, President Bush reminded us that Congress,...

THE WHITE HOUSE Office of the Press Secretary For Immediate Release May 7, 2009 NATIONAL DAY OF PRAYER, 2009 - - - - - - - BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA A PROCLAMATION Throughout our Nation's history, Americans have come together in moments of great challenge and uncertainty to humble themselves in prayer. In 1775, as the Continental Congress began the task of forging a new Nation, colonists were asked to observe a day of quiet humiliation and prayer. Almost a century later, as the flames of the Civil War burned from north to south, President...

What are you thankful for also what your heart prays for?

The National Day of Prayer is being held in many sites across Virginia. Click below or on the link above to see where your local event is being held...... http://www.ndptf.org/custom/events/eventSearch/

The White House is planning a muted observance of Thursday's National Day of Prayer, a response that has disappointed both Christian conservatives and an atheist group that wants to end the tradition. Congress established the day in 1952 and in 1988 set the first Thursday in May as the day for presidents to issue proclamations asking Americans to pray. White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs said President Barack Obama would issue such a proclamation Thursday but not hold any public events with religious leaders as President George W. Bush did. Obama's decision drew a rebuke from the National Day of...

Christian group, atheists, both dissatisfied with prayer observance MADISON, Wis. (AP) - President Barack Obama will apparently be disappointing both Christian conservatives and atheists with the way he's observing tomorrow's National Day of Prayer. The White House says Obama will issue a proclamation asking Americans to pray, just as presidents before him have done. But a spokesman says Obama won't hold any public events with religious leaders, something his predecessor did. A private group that promotes prayer events around the country says it's disappointed with what it says is a "lack of participation by the Obama administration." Shirley Dobson of...

(AP) — MADISON, Wis. - The White House is planning a muted observance of Thursday's National Day of Prayer, a response that has disappointed both Christian conservatives and an atheist group that wants to end the tradition. Congress established the day in 1952 and in 1988 set the first Thursday in May as the day for presidents to issue proclamations asking Americans to pray. White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs said President Barack Obama would issue such a proclamation Thursday but not hold any public events with religious leaders as President George W. Bush did.

Thursday is the National Day of Prayer and major events are planned at the U.S. Capitol. But unlike the last eight years of the Bush administration, the White House will not hold a big event. The Bible reading has begun from Genesis to Revelation as hundreds have come to the U.S. Capitol this week to read the Bible cover to cover in honor of Thursday's National Day of Prayer. The event became law back in 1952. Rep. Randy Forbes, R-Va. is leading events this week on Capitol Hill. How would this nation be different? How would we have weathered those...

President Obama is distancing himself from the National Day of Prayer by nixing a formal early morning service and not attending a large Catholic prayer breakfast the next morning. All Mr. Obama will do for the National Day of Prayer, which is Thursday, is sign a proclamation honoring the day, which originated in 1952 when Congress set aside the first Thursday in May for the observance. For the past eight years, President George W. Bush invited selected Christian and Jewish leaders to the White House East Room, where he typically would give a short speech and several leaders offered prayers....