National Mall Prayer Event Sparks Concern About Trump Administration Eroding the Wall Between Church and State
The free event will feature 15 faith leaders and a three-part program on faith’s role in America’s past, present and future, organizers said.
- On Sunday, the White House hosts 'Rededicate 250: A National Jubilee of Prayer, Praise & Thanksgiving' on the National Mall, an all-day festival celebrating America's 250th anniversary with faith leaders and government officials.
- Part of the broader Freedom 250 initiative created by President Donald Trump, the event uses public and private dollars to commemorate the nation's birthday throughout the year, though funding transparency has drawn scrutiny.
- Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and House Speaker Mike Johnson headline the programming; organizers invite 'Americans of every background,' though 14 of 15 listed faith leaders are Christian, including seven evangelicals and two Catholics.
- Critics including Rachel Laser, CEO of Americans United for Separation of Church and State, characterized the event as a 'government run-church service,' while White House spokeswoman Taylor Rogers called it a 'beautiful and unifying moment.'
- Ongoing debates about Christian nationalism persist as the administration advances faith-based initiatives; experts note the founders intentionally separated government from religion, raising constitutional questions about the event's scope and purpose.
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(Zer0 Hedge)—The mainstream media’s outrage over religious expressions by government institutions and politicians is highly selective. At bottom, it the event is Christian, they attack. If it’s any other religion, they applaud. Did the mainstream media publish indignant diatribes when leftist NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani held Muslim dinners at City Hall and Gracie Manor for Ramadan? The answer is no, of course they didn’t. Because Islam is celeb…
Reverend stuns with speech at Trump's 'Rededicate 250' event: 'Shocking!'
A prominent Evangelical reverend stunned political analysts and observers on Sunday with his speech during President Donald Trump's "Rededicate 250" prayer event at the National Mall. Rev. Franklin Graham, the son of the late preacher Billy Graham, spoke via a pre-recorded video at the prayer event, describing America as a country that has become "morally rotten" and "completely sick with sin." He mentioned issues like "transgenderism" and "open…
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Speaker At Christian Nationalist Rally On National Mall: "The Lord Raised Up Trump To Bring Us That Ballroom"
“It’s hard to believe that it would take two centuries for the lord to raise up a great man to bring that ballroom finally to stand where it needs to stand. It’s extraordinary. We only had to wait 200 years!” – Far-right election-denying anti-vax radio host Eric Metaxas, speaking today at the Trump administration’s massive Christian nationalist rally on the National Mall where other speakers include Trump Cabinet members, Republican members of C…
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