By ALLEN G. BREED AP National Writer To most Americans, the sight of armed National Guard troops sleeping in the Capitol Rotunda this past week was shocking and disturbing. To me, it was an echo of the far-distant past. “Don’t despond,” Maj. Bowman Bigelow Breed wrote to his anxious wife back home in Massachusetts as his comrades lounged around him on the polished marble … [Read more...] about National Guard Sleeping in the Capitol an Echo of Civil War
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Martin Luther King Teach-In Will Focus on How to Carry on His Legacy
(ChurchLeaders) As Martin Luther King Jr. Day approaches, two pastors will join the mayor of San Francisco to host a virtual teach-in honoring King’s legacy and educating viewers on how they can be involved in carrying that legacy forward. “I don’t think it’s an accident that what happened January 6, and its aftermath, is leading in to the celebration of such an amazing … [Read more...] about Martin Luther King Teach-In Will Focus on How to Carry on His Legacy
Franklin Graham Likens Republicans Who Voted for Trump’s Impeachment to Judas
Evangelical leader and Samaritan’s Purse president Franklin Graham who recently acknowledged President Trump's defeat to Joe Biden, gave his thoughts on social media how he felt about the House Republicans who voted in favor of the President being impeached for a second time. The members in the House of Representatives voted to impeach President Donald Trump (232-197) … [Read more...] about Franklin Graham Likens Republicans Who Voted for Trump’s Impeachment to Judas
Biden Announces $1.9T Spending Plan to Fight COVID, Including $1,400 for Many Americans
(CBN News) President-elect Joe Biden has proposed a major stimulus bill to continue efforts to help the economy recover from COVID-19. The cost: nearly two trillion dollars. Biden's plan aims to speed up vaccines and provide financial help to those struggling during the pandemic. "I'd like to talk to you about our way forward, a two-step plan of rescue and … [Read more...] about Biden Announces $1.9T Spending Plan to Fight COVID, Including $1,400 for Many Americans
Biden Taps Delaware AME Pastor to Offer Benediction at Inauguration
by Jack Jenkins WASHINGTON (RNS) The Rev. Silvester S. Beaman, pastor of the Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Wilmington, Delaware, a predominantly Black church, will deliver the benediction at the inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden. Beaman, who has known the Biden family for nearly 30 years, is considered a confidant of the president-elect, and … [Read more...] about Biden Taps Delaware AME Pastor to Offer Benediction at Inauguration