Bush Attends Prayer Breakfast

[Rose Siding]

WASHINGTON -- President Bush followed his State of the Union address with prayer Thursday morning, saying that praying reminds the faithful to hear "the cry of the poor and the less fortunate."

Less than 10 hours after wrapping up his address, Bush attended the 53rd annual prayer breakfast with members of Congress and world leaders, including the presidents of Madagascar and Honduras.

"Through fellowship and prayer, we acknowledge that all power is temporary and must ultimately answer to his purposes," Bush said. "And we know that affirming this truth is particularly appropriate in the heart of a capital built upon the promise of self-government."

Bush told how President Lincoln called the nation to pray and serve those in need during the Civil War. Bush said religious institutions are serving in that same spirit today by helping the tsunami victims, Africans suffering with AIDS and others around the world.

http://www.newsday.com/news/politics/wire/sns-ap-prayer-breakfast,0,2701307.story?coll=sns-ap-politics-headlines

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...When Veronica told me of her story, it was through the kind of tears no young woman should ever know. And when she finished, she dried her eyes and said, "Thank you, Mr. President, for my freedom." But I told her, it wasn't me she needed to thank, she needed to thank the good hearts of the United States of America. The America that embraced Veronica would not be possible without the prayer that drives and leads and sustains our armies of compassion.

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[ally_sc]

1. Typically...hypocritical...

classic bushie

[atommom]

2. "the prayer that drives and leads and sustains our armies of compassion"

... and our war profiteers of compassion ... and our torturers of compassion ...

[Freedom_from_Chains]

3. Every time he does one of these things

I just want to puke.

[Theres-a]

4. At St.Alphonso's pancake breakfast

:silly:

[harrison]

5. I shouldn't be amazed at the audacity of this miscreant, but

I am. Over and over again, he does things that would make the average person hang their head in shame. By his policies and actions, he has done incalculable damaged to people and the world, and he goes on like he is God's own Messiah. I don't even know what to say.

[Judi Lynn]

6. Which costume do you think he'll use?

His cross, crown, etc.?

Or his more casual halo?

[Massachusetts]

7. I just want to know

Why he doesn't get hit by the lighting bolts from heaven?:evilgrin: O8) :evilfrown:

[realFedUp]

8. Ya mean "The Family's" pancake breakfast

more information.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fellowship_Foundation

The Family (also known as The Fellowship or The Fellowship Foundation) is the name of an U.S. Christian organization based in Arlington, Virginia. The group, which has a membership that includes several prominent members of the United States Congress, is best known for its organization of the annual National Prayer Breakfast, at which the President of the United States usually makes an address.

History
The organization was founded in Seattle in 1935 by Abraham Vereide, a Norwegian immigrant and traveling preacher. It organized breakfast prayers among politic ans and businessmen, where the political agenda was anti-Communism and anti-union. By 1941, the organization had spread to Washington, DC. Throughout its existence, the group has operated under various subsidiary groups and titles, including the National Committee for Christian Leadership, International Christian Leadership, the National Leadership Council, the National Fellowship Council, and the International Foundation.

The organization, which strives to be "invisible", has been the subject of recent media attention as being overly secretive. The organization operates a group residence near the United States Capitol, where six Congressional representatives are living. Prayer groups have met in the Pentagon and at the Department of Defense. The headquarters is a building called the Cedars, donated in 1978 by, among others, Tom Phillips, CEO of arms manufacturer Raytheon, and Ken Olsen of Digital Equipment Corporation.

Current Congressional membership of the group is overwhelmingly from the Republican Party. Senators who have been cited as members of the organization include Don Nickles and James Inhofe of Oklahoma, Charles Grassley of Iowa, Pete Domenici of New Mexico, John Ensign of Nevada, Bill Nelson of Florida, Conrad Burns of Montana and Senator-elect (as of 2004) Jim DeMint of South Carolina. Congressmen who have been cited as members include Frank Wolf of Virginia, Joseph Pitts of Pennsylvania, Zach Wamp of Tennessee, and Bart Stupak of Michigan.

The organization has been active in anti-Communism globally, and has had ties to Brazilian dictator Marshal Artur da Costa e Silva, General Suharto of Indonesia, Salvadoran general Carlos Eugenios Vides Casanova, as well as Honduran general Gustavo Alvarez Martinez.