| ...Dozens of black ministers seeking a constitutional ban on homosexual "marriage" have had a heated confrontation with members of the Congressional Black Caucus. At a Capitol Hill news conference, the ministers said most caucus members refuse to support the Federal Marriage Amendment and will not even meet with them. After the news conference, Congresswoman Carolyn Kilpatrick of Michigan told the ministers she supports homosexuals and would not amend the Constitution to keep them from marrying. Louisiana Congressman William Jefferson said he disagrees with Kilpatrick on that issue, and notes that the Congressional Black Caucus has not taken a unified position on homosexual marriage. Bishop Samuel Green of the Church of God in Christ said the issue will make clear which members of the Congressional Black Caucus are on God's side. |
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Agape Press September 15, 2004 ...A North Dakota rancher and home-schooling dad says he is challenging Senator Byron Dorgan this fall because the incumbent Democrat has gone back on the pro-family agenda he originally ran on. Mike Liffrig says he wants to take North Dakota's conservative values back to Washington in January. Dorgan, he says, has been inside the Beltway far too long. "This is a man who came into political office on the national scene 24 years ago, [being] elected on a pro-life agenda," Liffrig says. "[But] since then, we have seen more and more and more representatives going over to the side of the liberals." According to the GOP candidate, that does not sit well in North Dakota. "This is a very pro-Bush state. I'm a regular pro-life, pro-family, pro-business, pro-Bush kind of guy -- and this is the kind of person that best represents the state of North Dakota. That's our case in a nutshell." Liffrig believes the message about Dorgan is gradually making its way to the state's voters -- and that the race between he and Dorgan could be a real "sleeper" race this fall. |
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Agape Press 9/23/2004 ...Republican Illinois Senate candidate Alan Keyes is urging Christians to be more politically active and support politicians who emphasize morality. He says issues like jobs and health care should not take priority over issues such as abortion and homosexual marriage. Keyes, who moved from Maryland to run for the Senate in Illinois, says he is making moral issues the keystone of his campaign against his Democratic opponent Barack Obama. Speaking at Lincoln Christian College, Keyes said people are fooling themselves if they think they can get economic things right without addressing moral issues. Obama has challenged Keyes to outline specific proposals on job creation and health care, arguing that those are the issues most voters care about. |
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Originally Posted by prayyior
Lord God, we pray for all those who serve our Nation, those in the least and those who are face to face with cameras. Lord, we ask that you will give these people your Divine Guidance in all they Do. Lord, this is your Land, One Nation Under God!!!!! WE praise and Thank you for Delivering this Nation from the evil that sought/seeks to overcome it. We pray for a mighty awakening in this land. Seek and Save those who are lost, Deliver a mighty blow to evil every day, hour and minute. Raise up America to be the Light in the Darkness and the Salt of the Earth. Father, we claim it in the Name of Jesus our Lord. AMEN
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Originally Posted by prayyior
Lord, we pray for all Senators and Representatives, and all those in authority. Lord, we call for your Divine Guidance to be upon each one, and ask that you will lead them to truth, and cause them to vote and support, stand firm on all bills, proposals, committee appointments that they are involved with, and through it all only those that honor you will be done. It is in the Name of Jesus we ask. AMEN
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Originally Posted by pickone
Joel 2:17 Let the priests, the ministers of the LORD, weep between the porch and the altar, and let them say, Spare thy people, O LORD, and give not thine heritage to reproach, that the heathen should rule over them: wherefore should they say among the people, Where is their God?
Give our Senators and Congressmen and all Representatives everywhere in the United States who are citizens wisdom, knowledge, discernment, Your mind, Your heart, Your love. Give them dreams and visions that teach wisdom, knowledge, understanding. Give them visions that help them know the right decisions to make. Help them know what to do to take our country out of the enemy's hands and help them teach us what to do to do it Your way. Thank You, Lord. Amen. |
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Originally Posted by prayyior
Lord I pray that your Wisdom will invade the house and Senate, and that your Spirit will be there in all power. Lord, I pray that each Senator and each Representative will seek to do your Will, and will be able to explain why, when asked. Lord, Let the desires of each of these leaders be your desires for this nation. Father, strengthen them to stand against wickedness and evil and stand strong for righteousness. Lord, let them be strong and of good courage as they move this country forward.
Lord, bless each of them and their families, and Lord I pray that those who do not know you as Lord and Savior of their lives will find you. Lord, if they refuse to follow you, I ask that you will remove them from office, and replace them with those who will seek your wisdom in every decision. Lord, call forth leaders to not just vote or argue, but to pray. Lord, open the doors of heaven and pour out a blessing upon America that we cannot contain and one which we ALL KNOW came from you. Lord, move mightely and Thank you! AMEN |
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Originally Posted by pickone
Lord, we pray for all these people who have authority over us. We ask You to bless them every day in every way that is good for them, their families and Your honor. Give them wisdom and sound doctrine to do those things which will rebuild our country and undo the things that have caused harm to it.
We pray that You will find the work they do on their jobs pleasing and acceptable to You. We trust the anointing You have over our government to do those things which will accomplish Your will for all of us. Let their hands cause everything they have been given authority over to prosper. Let their work be judged only by the ones whose job is to do that. We pray that You will put only those people in office who will seek to see Your people prosper, since we follow after You and trust in Your Word. In Jesus' Name we pray....Amen. |
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Lord, I ask you to multiply this prayer, other prayers for each person, and the pray I posted some time ago Originally Posted by prayyior Lord God, we pray for all those who serve our Nation, those in the least and those who are face to face with cameras. Lord, we ask that you will give these people your Divine Guidance in all they Do. Lord, this is your Land, One Nation Under God!!!!! WE praise and Thank you for Delivering this Nation from the evil that sought/seeks to overcome it. We pray for a mighty awakening in this land. Seek and Save those who are lost, Deliver a mighty blow to evil every day, hour and minute. Raise up America to be the Light in the Darkness and the Salt of the Earth. Father, we claim it in the Name of Jesus our Lord. AMEN |