Tony Blair to Keynote National Prayer Breakfast
By Dan Gilgoff, God & Country
Roll Call is reporting that the keynote speaker at tomorrow's National Prayer Breakfast, which will be headlined by President Obama, will be former British Prime Minister Tony Blair.
A source close to the prayer breakfast—whose planners keep details of the event under wraps—tells me it will open with a prayer from the Principal Chief of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, Michell Hicks, and close with a prayer from Democratic Georgia Rep. John Lewis.
The source says the event will also include scriptural readings—and brief interpretations in light of current events—by newly appointed New York Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, Minnesota Democratic Sen. Amy Klobuchar, Georgia Republican Sen. Johnny Isakson, Missouri Democratic Rep. Ike Skelton, and Missouri Republican Reps. Todd Akin and Jo Ann Emerson. Each speaker selected his or her own scriptural reading.
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About Time!!
It is good to know that the American Indian can be heard once again. It is to bad the person in the White House will most likely DO MORE DAMAGE THAT GOOD
Chief Hicks
I am so glad that the opening prayer was offered up by Chief Hicks. We need to be united during these hard times and really in all times. Division has been killing us for 100's of years. It is so cool that Chief Hicks has done this.
National Payer Breakfast
I think that was great honor for Cheif Hicks and the Cherokee
Nation. We were remembered! I am proud of our Nations, the Cherokee and t U.S.A
Thanks, Gale B. Funes
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