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The clerk of the House notes that "On December 22, 1776; on December 13, 1784; and on February 29, 1788, it was resolved that two chaplains should be appointed. So far for the old [unicameral] American Congress [under the Articles of Confederation]." [3] In 1789, chaplain's prayers opened Congress, both House and Senate.
The participant's aim is to be present to the Lord, to "consent to God's presence and action during the time of prayer." [3] Fr. M. Basil Pennington describes four steps for practicing Centering Prayer: [4] Sit comfortably with your eyes closed, relax, and quiet yourself. Be in love and faith to God.
Representative Sherrod Brown of Ohio invited Samuldrala to offer the opening prayer on September 14, 2000, to coincide with an address to a joint session of Congress by the Prime Minister of India Atal Bihari Vajpayee. Samuldrala opened the House's day with the following prayer: O God, You are Omnipresent, Omnipotent, and Omniscient.
The September 14–16, 1977 Congress of St. Louis was an international gathering of nearly 2,000 Anglicans in St. Louis, Missouri, united in their rejection of theological changes introduced by the Anglican Church of Canada and by the Episcopal Church in the United States of America (then known as Protestant Episcopal Church USA) in its General Convention of 1976. [1]
President Reagan was authorized and requested to so designate 1983 by Public Law 97-280 (Senate Joint Resolution 165], 96 Stat. 1211) passed by Congress and approved on October 4, 1982. The law recited that the Bible "has made a unique contribution in shaping the United States as a distinctive and blessed nation and people" and that, quoting ...
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Christian amendment describes any of several attempts to amend a country's constitution in order to officially make it a Christian state.. In the United States, the most significant attempt to amend the United States Constitution by inserting explicitly Christian ideas and language began during the American Civil War and was spearheaded by the National Reform Association.