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 National Prayer Breakfast - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Buchman coordinated his activities with Vereide and his Prayer Breakfast Movement, which, by 1940, had spread its anti-left manifesto and agenda throughout the Pacific Northwest.
Vereide’s Prayer Breakfast Movement, pro-Nazi German groups like the Bund, and a resurgent Ku Klux Klan had more than propaganda in common – they had an interlocking leadership and a coordinated political agenda.
Vereide saw his prayer movement replacing labor unions.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/National_Prayer_Breakfast   (1050 words)

  
 Andrews comes together for National Prayer Breakfast
Prayer breakfast attendee, Debbie Martin, wife of Col. Dane Martin, 89 AW vice commander, said the prayer breakfast was so uplifting and a good sign that Andrews took the time out to pray and celebrate the National Prayer Breakfast.
The National Prayer Breakfast was a new experience for Staff Sgt. Tamara Abernathy, 89th Medical Group multi-service unit technician.
Abernathy said that being a "servant leader" can be difficult, but she plans to be a better servant leader in the future and attend the National Prayer Breakfast next year.
www.capflyer.com /issues/3_08/news/127-1.html   (549 words)

  
 Remarks by President Bush at the National Prayer Breakfast
It is fitting we have a National Prayer Breakfast, because our nation is a nation of prayer.
I appreciate this prayer breakfast a lot, and I appreciate the spirit in which it was formed.
In prayer, we open ourselves to God's priority, especially His charge to feed the hungry, to reach out to the poor, to bring aid to the widow or the orphan.
www.earnedmedia.org /wh0202.htm   (1142 words)

  
 National Prayer Breakfast
The National Prayer Breakfast is an annual event arranged by the Australian Parliamentary Christian Fellowship, which includes members of Parliament and senators from the major parties and minor parties, and Independents.
After the national prayer breakfast four seminars were held on various themes: nation building, faith in the media, business and leadership.
The first prayer breakfast was organised in 1986 by Dr Harry Edwards, the then Federal member for Berowra.
www.christiandemocratic.org.au /fed/mr/031113f.asp   (736 words)

  
 Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly . NEWS . National Prayer Breakfast . February 4, 2000 PBS
Religious leaders at the National Prayer Breakfast said they hope the next occupant of the White House is a person of faith, but they also said they'll be watching to see how that faith is translated into action in policy.
It was the 48th Annual National Prayer Breakfast, attended by President Clinton and nearly 4,000 religious leaders, members of Congress, and heads of state.
BOB ABERNETHY: One of the pastors active in the prayer breakfast movement is the Reverend Charles Wright, whose appointment to be the next House of Representatives chaplain faced renewed controversy this week.
www.pbs.org /wnet/religionandethics/week323/news.html   (683 words)

  
 RICE AT THE NATIONAL PRAYER BREAKFAST
This is our prayer for all Nations and all peoples.
Today, our Nation’s thoughts are with the seven brave souls taken from us five mornings ago.
as a nation that is not only stronger, but hopefully better and more generous.
www.luthersem.edu /rnysse/OT2116-Prophets/Rice-NationalPrayerBreakfast.htm   (1509 words)

  
 Prayer needed for 'testing time,' Bush tells National Prayer Breakfast - (BP)
Led in prayer by the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Richard Myers, President George W. Bush and Congressman Ray LaHood, R.-Ill., pray during the National Prayer Breakfast.
Such a prayer breakfast is appropriate "because this is a nation of prayer," the president said.
The audience for the breakfast included 56 senators, 240 House of Representatives members, as well as First Lady Laura Bush, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Richard Myers and Central Intelligence Agency Director George Tenet, according to The Associated Press.
www.bpnews.net /bpnews.asp?ID=15198   (620 words)

  
 Easterbrook
Prayer is good for you, regardless of your faith, so if the National Prayer Breakfast results in those who attend praying more after they depart, that's a plus.
This morning's 2004 National Prayer Breakfast was at the Washington Hilton, which has the largest ballroom in the city; the huge ballrooms are required because the whole event has become about being seen, not about prayer.
In 1953, Dwight Eisenhower was the first chief executive to preside over what was then called the Presidential Prayer Breakfast; it was originally an informal, ecumenical event at which the president got the leaders of Congress together to pray for bipartisan cooperation.
www.tnr.com /easterbrook.mhtml?pid=1293   (702 words)

  
 Las Vegas SUN: Jew to Lead National Prayer Breakfast
By FREDERIC J. The annual National Prayer Breakfast will be co-chaired by Sen. Norm Coleman, the first time in memory that a Jew will lead the gathering, and at a time when some rabbis have expressed misgivings about what they see as the event's overtly Christian tone.
"The prayer breakfast is judenrein - the German word for Jewish-free - it's not the neighborhood we're accustomed to visiting," said Rabbi Kurt Stone, author of a collection of biographies of Jewish members of Congress.
The breakfast is staged without government funding every year by the Fellowship Foundation, an evangelical Christian group.
www.lasvegassun.com /sunbin/stories/nat-gen/2006/jan/30/013009739.html   (791 words)

  
 national prayer breakfast
According to Joe Cella, president of the National Catholic Prayer Breakfast, the event was established in response to John Paul II’s call to engage the faith and begin a new evangelization.
Leonard Leo, board member of National Catholic Prayer Breakfast, commended Bush for his active dedication to the culture of life.
"She would join me in thanking you … for your countless prayers," he said, adding that as leader of a nation, he knows that people of all religions pray for him.
www.catholicherald.com /articles/05articles/prayer0526.htm   (861 words)

  
 Zenit News Agency - The World Seen From Rome
For half a century now, the National Prayer Breakfast has been a symbol of the vital place of faith in the life of our nation.
The prayers of this nation are a part of the good that has come from the evil of September the 11th, more good than we could ever have predicted.
And as acts of service are multiplied, our nation becomes a more welcoming place for the weak, and a better place for those who suffer and grieve.
www.zenit.org /english/visualizza.phtml?sid=16317   (952 words)

  
 National Media Prayer Breakfast Event Profile
The National Media Prayer Breakfast (NMPB) is an annual Christian event designed to mobilize prayer and spiritual support for leaders of global media, recognize people of faith in media, and reinforce the value of faith in media decision-making.
The Hollywood Prayer Network, founded by Karen Covell, is a structure linking national prayer movements in a focus on media from Hollywood.
It is a positive expression of care and support for those leaders of global media who wield tremendous influence, and who have demonstrated their past appreciation for supportive prayer in the decisions they make.
www.mastermediaintl.org /NMPB/eventprofile05.htm   (324 words)

  
 j. - National prayer breakfast’s evangelical overtones threaten American Jews
Rothman’s invitation read in part as follows: “This prestigious breakfast was initiated 52 years ago, and is an opportunity for members of Congress, the president, the vice president, and prominent national and international leaders to collectively recognize the healing power of prayer.
The president, senators and representatives who participated in the prayer breakfast are considered friends of Israel and the Jewish community.
I went to register and discovered that this year’s breakfast was actually part of a two-day “leadership conference” in which I had been enrolled without my knowledge.
www.jewishsf.com /content/2-0-/module/displaystory/story_id/25086/edition_id/490/format/html/displaystory.html   (905 words)

  
 National Prayer Breakfast
The National Prayer Breakfast is sponsored by the U.S. Congress and held in the White House.
And my prayer for you is that through this love for one another, for this peace and joy in the family, that you may grow in holiness.
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www.aracnet.com /~cfpw/national_prayer_breakfast.htm   (3833 words)

  
 Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents: Remarks at the National Hispanic Prayer Breakfast
This prayer breakfast, we remember the sacrifices of honorable and good folks like Sergeant Peralta, who have shown their love of neighbor by giving their life for freedom.
I want to thank John yon Seggern, who is the chairman of the Prayer Breakfast.
Through prayer we ask that we may be given the strength to do what's right and to help those in need.
www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m2889/is_24_41/ai_n14895302   (958 words)

  
 National Prayer Breakfast
President Clinton Speaks at the National Prayer Breakfast
I thank you for the prayers, the letters, the scriptural instruction that I have gotten from so many of you and many others around this country in recent weeks and indeed in the last five years.
I ask also for your prayers as we work together to continue to take our country to higher ground and to remember the admonition of Micah, which I try to repeat to myself on a very regular basis.
clinton4.nara.gov /WH/New/html/19980206-24490.html   (695 words)

  
 BR Minister To Join Landrieu At National Prayer Breakfast
Non-denominational prayer meetings began on Capitol Hill in 1942 and expanded in 1953 when President Eisenhower joined the gatherings, eventually growing to include an annual prayer breakfast which represents more than 125 countries and every political branch as well as every major faith.
The annual breakfast is attended by thousand of invited guests from across the country and around the world who come together in the hopes of reaching greater understanding about their own faith as well as that of others.
Reverend Fred Smith was chosen to attend the breakfast in place of his father, Reverend Charles Smith of Shiloh Baptist Church in Baton Rouge, who is caring for his wife following surgery.
www.senate.gov /~landrieu/releases/03/2003206B46.html   (418 words)

  
 National Prayer Breakfast 2001 - Alan Macdonald
Alan MacDonald, a partial-support missionary serving with Wycliffe (actually, with the Summer Institute of Linguistics), sent this report on the 2001 National Prayer Breakfast, which was held on Thursday, February 1.
Much of what happens at the prayer breakfast are things that go on behind the scenes and are unreported.
The Prayer Breakfast itself is just one event in a series of events over three days.
www.ub.org /News/Features/USA/2001_02MacDonald_Bkfst.html   (2954 words)

  
 Christian Century: Prayer time - National Prayer Breakfast
The National Prayer Breakfast, held in the immense ballroom of the Washington Hilton, is a "see and be seen" event for politicos, to say nothing of well-scrubbed religious folk.
Though I was head of the Unitarian Universalist Association for eight years, I had never been to a National Prayer Breakfast, so I was intrigued when a well-placed friend invited me to be his guest.
George Washington's 1783 prayer for the United States, ending with "Grant our supplication, we beseech Thee, through Jesus Christ our Lord," served as the printed invocation and gave cover to many on the rostrum who concluded their own prayers in similar form.
www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m1058/is_15_118/ai_75089667   (1250 words)

  
 The Presidential Prayer Team:
One Nation Under God was published on November 1 and has made a tremendous impact on many readers for its unique perspective that views the history of our nation through the lens of prayer, showing that prayer has impacted every part of our national life.
Please keep my sister in your prayers that she will remain strong and be an encouragement to others.
The Presidential Prayer Team name and seal are trademarks of The Presidential Prayer Team, Inc.
www.presidentialprayerteam.org   (3165 words)

  
 President Bush Attends National Hispanic Prayer Breakfast Christianpost.com- Christian News Online , Christian World News
President George W. Bush recently attended the National Hispanic Prayer Breakfast where he said that America is founded on the values of faith and family that enrich the country, adding that this is at the heart of the Hispanic American community, whose "good works and reverence" bring compassion, and "honor to the Almighty."
President George W. Bush is thanked by Reverend Danny Cortes after speaking at the National Hispanic Prayer Breakfast at the Andrew Mellon Auditorium in Washington, D.C., Thursday, June 16, 2005.
Thursday's prayer breakfast was the fourth edition of the event, which was organized by Esperanza USA, a Philadelphia-based network of Hispanic Christians.
www.christianpost.com /article/society/1640/section/president.bush.attends.national.hispanic.prayer.breakfast/1.htm   (578 words)

  
 National Hispanic Prayer Breakfast
ASHINGTON, D.C.—Pastor Raul Ramos of the Pasadena Spanish church and more than 700 clergy from various denominations throughout the United States attended a National Hispanic Prayer Breakfast May 16.
Various pastors offered prayers throughout this meeting for our nation’s political leaders, for world peace and for the entire Hispanic community in the United States.
After the presentation of the flag by the Armed Forces color guard, the singing of the Star Spangled Banner and the recitation of the Pledge of Allegiance, Jose Eugenio Hoyos of the Holy Family Catholic Church, Dale City, Virginia, offered prayers for the nation and for the President of the United States.
www.wcg.org /WN/02july/national_hispanic_prayer_breakfa.htm   (452 words)

  
 National Prayer Breakfast: President Bush's Remarks to Attendees of the 50th Annual National Prayer Breakfast - WHITEHOUSE.ORG
National Prayer Breakfast: President Bush's Remarks to Attendees of the 50th Annual National Prayer Breakfast - WHITEHOUSE.ORG
Particularly when these displays of prayer are only for the purpose of scoring political points.
President for making it fashionable once again to have a national mascot — the Lord.
www.whitehouse.org /news/2002/020702.asp   (1002 words)

  
 National Prayer Breakfast observance
The National Prayer Breakfast dates back to 1942, starting out as an informal gathering of senators and congressional representatives at the height of World War II.
David Hicks, U.S. Army Chief of Chaplains, will be the featured speaker for Fort Monroe’s National Prayer Breakfast observance starting at 6:30 a.m., Feb. 15, at the Community Activities Center.
Based on those conversations and subsequent meetings with Carlson, Eisenhower attended the first combined Prayer Breakfast in 1953 after having been sworn in as President.
tradoc.monroe.army.mil /casemate/stack/010705prayer.htm   (407 words)

  
 The Pathway - Concord pastor, former MBC president refreshed by National Prayer Breakfast
JEFFERSON CITY – Monte Shinkle, pastor, Concord Baptist Church, Jefferson City, came away from his trip to Washington D.C. for the 53rd annual National Prayer Breakfast convinced that there is plenty of zeal within a tangible prayer movement in the nation’s capital.
More than 140 nations were represented at the National Prayer Breakfast, including presidents from Honduras and Madagascar.
The prayer breakfast was sponsored by the Fellowship Foundation, an Arlington, Va.-based ministry that, among other ventures, organizes monthly breakfasts for members of Congress.
www.mbcpathway.com /-1999989849/-1999946655.htm   (732 words)

  
 Bush's Words at the National Prayer Breakfast
All presidents of the United States have come to the National Prayer Breakfast, regardless of their religious views.
Here is an excerpt from President George W. Bush's address delivered at the National Prayer Breakfast, in the Hilton Hotel, on Feb. 1.
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www.catholiceducation.org /articles/politics/pg0038.html   (1019 words)

  
 Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly . NEWS . National 2002 Prayer Breakfast . February 8, 2002 PBS
Security was tight as more than 4,000 government and religious leaders from around the world gathered for the annual National Prayer Breakfast.
Bush joined members of Congress, religious leaders, and foreign dignitaries for the 50th annual National Prayer Breakfast in Washington.
President BUSH: The prayers of this nation are a part of the good that has come from the evil of September the 11th.
www.pbs.org /wnet/religionandethics/week523/news.html   (437 words)

  
 NNMC observes National Prayer Breakfast
The purpose of this Presidential Prayer Breakfast was to seek divine guidance for the national leadership, and to reaffirm this nation's faith and dependence on God.
Each year, the National Prayer Breakfast is conducted in the White House and local observances are held at many posts and stations of the Armed Services.
In 1970, the name was changed to "The National Prayer Breakfast" to emphasize more the purpose of the gathering and less the individuals participating.
www.dcmilitary.com /navy/journal/6_06/local_news/4829-1.html   (331 words)

  
 Hon. Qarase - National Prayer Breakfast - Fiji Government Online
I told my Ministers that a year of prayer, together with special national activities for forgiveness and peacemaking, would help us stay focused and centred on the most important ingredient of our nation building.
The answer to these questions lies in prayer; in talking to God often, and listening carefully as He speaks to us through the Bible, particularly in the writings of the evangelists and His apostles and disciples in the New Testament.
This morning, there are two important national undertakings that I would like to ask you all, and indeed the people of Fiji, to pray for.
www.fiji.gov.fj /cgi-bin/cms/exec/view.cgi/42/2609/printer   (878 words)

  
 National Prayer Breakfast?
On Thursday, February 2, 1999, the National Prayer Breakfast was held in Washington, DC.
Whatever the quarrel between the Palestinian people and Israelis, such an event as the National Prayer breakfast can only be a step in the right direction.
And such an event that brings people together as this prayer breakfast can only help to dispell such ignorant fear and allow us to look past the suspicion and myth and see the people, people willing to fight and die for freedom and fairness.
members.aol.com /jmh921/articles/article3.html   (619 words)

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