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WASHINGTON — The Democratic congressman and former United Methodist minister who ended his prayer opening the 117th Congress with “amen and a woman” says that he was only making a pun to recognize the record number of women serving in the legislative body. Rep. Emanuel Cleaver II, who led St. James United Methodist Church in […]
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Rep. Who Ended Prayer With ‘a Woman’ Says it Was Pun to Recognize Record Number of Women in Congress
January 8th, 2021 
Awake Goy Rabbi: I never felt as strongly about prayer for government as I did today
January 7th, 2021 Awake Goy I remember many years ago feeling ambivalent about the prayer for the government recited in synagogues every Shabbat morning. Were we sanctifying the policies of an administration? What of political leaders who would use religious language in pursuit of their particular agendas? I wondered: Isn’t God bigger than that? My feelings have changed as I’ve […]
Dem Congressman Ends Prayer With “Amen and Awoman”
January 5th, 2021 Awake Goy On January 3, Representative Emanuel Cleaver (D-Mo.) ended the opening prayer in the House of Representatives with the words “amen and awoman,” causing social media to erupt. Cleaver, who is a pastor, called for “peace” in his prayer and concluded by saying, “We ask it in the name of the monotheistic God, Brahma, and ‘God’ […]
United Methodist ‘Pastor’ Opens 117th Congress With Prayer Ending in ‘Amen and a Woman’
January 5th, 2021 Awake Goy <span data-mce-type=”bookmark” style=”display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;” class=”mce_SELRES_start”></span> WASHINGTON — A Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives who also leads St. James United Methodist Church in Kansas City, Missouri opened the 117th Congress with a prayer on Sunday that ended with citing the Hindu and Buddhist god Brahma and the […]
Rep. Emanuel Cleaver Concludes Opening Prayer for 117th Congress: ‘Amen and Awomen’
January 4th, 2021 Awake Goy A Democrat member of Congress concluded his opening prayer for the 117th Congress with the phrase “Amen and Awomen” on Sunday. The opening prayer was led by Rep. Emanuel Cleaver, also a pastor at St. James United Methodist Church of Kansas City, Missouri. Cleaver prayed to “The God known by many names and faith,” before […]
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No Comments »Prayer Walk Demands Justice For Native Man Assaulted By US Feds
January 4th, 2021 Awake Goy Above photo: Prayer walk demanding the firing of the two rangers who brutalized Darrell House ends at Petroglyphs National Park. January 2, 2021. Twitter / Nick Estes. The Red Nation condemns the brutalization of Darrell House by National Park Service rangers on Tiwa Territory (Albuquerque, New Mexico). Native groups have taken to Petroglyphs National Monument […]
A monthly prayer for wealth
December 28th, 2020 Awake Goy December 28, 2020 by Rabbi Raymond Apple Read on for article Q. Why do we pray for “a life of riches and honour” in the blessing for the New Moon? Does it really matter so much whether someone has riches? Rabbi Raymond Apple A. Many of us who are not so well endowed ask this […]
A Prayer for Receiving the COVID Vaccine
December 24th, 2020 Awake Goy I have been praying for this day and now it is here! With great excitement, a touch of trepidation And with deep gratitude I give thanks To all the scientists who toiled day and night So that I might receive this tiny vaccination That will protect me and all souls around this world. With the […]
Trump ‘Prayer Warriors’ Tell Him Not to ‘Give Up or Step Down’
December 23rd, 2020 Awake Goy Intercessors for America, a group of pro-Trump “prayer warriors” that is closely aligned with White House aide Paula White’s One Voice Prayer Movement, is urging President Donald Trump not to acknowledge Joe Biden’s victory, telling Trump, “If you will not back down, neither will we.” “PLEASE do not give up or step down,” declares an […]
Miss. Gov. Declares Sunday a Statewide ‘Day of Prayer, Humility and Fasting’
December 18th, 2020 Awake Goy JACKSON, Miss. — Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves announced on Wednesday that he is declaring this Sunday, Dec. 20, a statewide “Day of Prayer, Humility and Fasting” to seek God before the beginning of a new year. “As we close out this year, I felt the need to go to God in prayer for our state,” […]
South African chief justice defends public prayer linking Covid vaccine to the DEVIL and ‘corruption of DNA’
December 12th, 2020 Awake Goy South African chief justice Mogoeng Mogoeng has denied accusations that his public prayer linking Covid-19 vaccines to the devil and the number 666 has endangered the lives of the people in Africa’s worst coronavirus-hit country. Speaking before a crowd on Thursday, Mogoeng, who is known as an avid Christian, proclaimed: “Lord I judge it; I […]
Michael Flynn Joins Prayer Call With ‘Prophets’ Who Decree God Will Give Trump Victory
December 4th, 2020 Awake Goy Michael Flynn, the recently pardoned former national security adviser who has called on President Donald Trump to declare martial law rather than concede to Joe Biden, was the featured guest on a Wednesday night prayer call hosted by religious-right leaders and activists who insist that God will yet intervene to keep Trump in the White […]
Okla. Gov. Declares Thursday a Statewide ‘Day of Prayer and Fasting’ Amid COVID Pandemic
December 4th, 2020 Awake Goy OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. — The governor of Oklahoma has declared Thursday a statewide “Day of Prayer and Fasting,” calling upon all people to pray for the sick during the COVID pandemic, as well as wisdom for those who are handling it. “When we unite in prayer, were are reminded that there is no burden to […]
Posted in Jewish News Tags: covid, declares, fasting, pandemic, prayer, statewide, thursday No Comments »Pro-Trump ‘Prayer Warriors’ Declared in Wee Hours that ‘Valkyrie Will Fall’ and Trump Will Stay in Office
December 3rd, 2020 Awake Goy Two prominent supporters of President Donald Trump from the “prophetic” Pentecostal wing of the religious right, Dutch Sheets and Frank Amedia, put out a call Tuesday for supporters to participate in a special prayer session from 12:30 a.m. to 3:00 a.m. Wednesday morning to wage spiritual warfare against Valkyrie, the name Sheets gave to the […]
Fanny Neuda: A pioneer of women’s prayer
December 1st, 2020 Awake Goy To mark the thirtieth anniversary of the restoration of diplomatic relations between Israel and the Czech Republic, it gives me great pleasure to present a remarkable story – a narrative that reflects the long-standing and deep-rooted ties between our two countries. Fanny Neuda (1819-1894) was a Czech-Jewish writer who lived in the small town of […]
Christian Leaders Urge Prayer for Nigeria’s Forgotten Victims
November 20th, 2020 Awake Goy JOS, Nigeria (Morning Star News) – Their pleas for government help falling on deaf ears, Christian leaders issued calls for prayer this month as Islamic extremist groups continued terrorizing northeast Nigeria. In the wake of attacks and kidnappings by Islamic extremist group Boko Haram and its offshoot Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP), leaders of the Evangelical Church Winning All (ECWA) […]
Christians in Southern India Brutally Attacked for Holding Prayer Meeting
November 14th, 2020 Awake Goy Photo Credit: El Carito/Unsplash India (International Christian Concern) – On Nov. 4, five Christians were brutally attacked by radical Hindu nationalists in the Meerpet neighborhood of Hyderabad, India. The attack resulted in the Christian victims sustained multiple injuries. According to Pastor Steven Hanok, a 50-year-old Christian woman named Sadhya invited several members of the church, […]
Posted in Jewish News Tags: attacked, brutally, christians, holding, India, prayer, southern No Comments »Mo. Coach to No Longer Lead Team in Prayer Following Letter From Freedom From Religion Foundation
October 29th, 2020 Awake Goy JASPER, Mo. — A high school football coach in Missouri will no longer be leading his team in prayer after the school district received a letter from the Wisconsin-based Freedom From Religion Foundation (FFRF) claiming that the practice is illegal. “Head Coach Joey Ballard’s conduct is unconstitutional because he endorses and promotes his religion when acting […]
Posted in Jewish News Tags: coach, following, Freedom, Letter, longer, prayer, Religion No Comments »Lawmakers approve restrictions on protests, indoor prayer during lockdown
October 2nd, 2020 Awake Goy A key Knesset committee on Thursday gave final approval for a new law that heavily restricts demonstrations and bans indoor prayer at synagogues during the ongoing virus lockdown. The law, approved by the Knesset Constitution, Law and Justice Committee, formalizes a government decision taken Wednesday. The new restrictions went into effect at Midnight Thursday and […]
Posted in Jewish News Tags: approve, during, indoor, lawmakers, prayer, protests, restrictions 2 Comments »All you have to do for a permit to move freely during Israel’s lockdown as a prayer leaders is ask
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