US president attends inaugural prayer service
<p><span word="President">President</span> <span word="Barack">Barack</span> <span word="Obama">Obama</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Vice">Vice</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Joe">Joe</span> <span word="Biden">Biden</span> <span word="attended">attended</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="prayer">prayer</span> <span word="service">service</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Washington">Washington</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="National">National</span> <span word="Cathedral">Cathedral</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="tradition">tradition</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="inauguration">inauguration</span>. <span word="While">While</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="service">service</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="distinctly">distinctly</span> <span word="interfaith">interfaith</span> <span word="flavor">flavor</span>, <span word="few">few</span> <span word="Christian">Christian</span> <span word="conservatives">conservatives</span> <span word="attended">attended</span>.</p><p><span word="There">There</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="performance">performance</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="African">African</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="gospel">gospel</span> <span word="choir">choir</span>.</p><p><span word="And">And</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="muezzin">muezzin</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="call">call</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="prayer">prayer</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="president">president</span> <span word="sat">sat</span> <span word="quietly">quietly</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="front">front</span> <span word="row">row</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="service">service</span> <span word="featured">featured</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="diversity">diversity</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="religions">religions</span>.</p><p><span word="Episcopal">Episcopal</span> <span word="Bishop">Bishop</span> <span word="Katherine">Katherine</span> <span word="Jefferts">Jefferts</span> <span word="Schori">Schori</span> <span word="offered">offered</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="prayer">prayer</span>. "<span word="Make">Make</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="nations">nations</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="languages">languages</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="united">united</span> <span word="people">people</span>," <span word="she">she</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="But">But</span> <span word="outside">outside</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="historic">historic</span> <span word="cathedral">cathedral</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="repaired">repaired</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> 2011 <span word="earthquake">earthquake</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="message">message</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="harmony">harmony</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="felt">felt</span>.</p><p><span word="Kristan">Kristan</span> <span word="Hawkins">Hawkins</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="fellow">fellow</span> <span word="activists">activists</span> <span word="marked">marked</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fortieth">fortieth</span> <span word="anniversary">anniversary</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Supreme">Supreme</span> <span word="Court">Court</span> <span word="ruling">ruling</span> <span word="legalizing">legalizing</span> <span word="abortion">abortion</span>. "<span word="Forty">Forty</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="walking">walking</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="darkness">darkness</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="cannot">cannot</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="silent">silent</span> <span word="today">today</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="doesn">doesn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="matter">matter</span> <span word="what">what</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="today">today</span>," <span word="Hawkins">Hawkins</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="prayer">prayer</span> <span word="breakfast">breakfast</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span> <span word="drew">drew</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="large">large</span> <span word="crowd">crowd</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="conservative">conservative</span> <span word="Christians">Christians</span>. <span word="Many">Many</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="breakfast">breakfast</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="vote">vote</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Barack">Barack</span> <span word="Obama">Obama</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="certainly">certainly</span> <span word="disagree">disagree</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="policies">policies</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="believe">believe</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="prayer">prayer</span> <span word="gives">gives</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="chance">chance</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="influence">influence</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="presidency">presidency</span>.</p><p>"<span word="There">There</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="really">really</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="major">major</span>. <span word="Number">Number</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="life">life</span>, <span word="number">number</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="Israel">Israel</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="judges">judges</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Anne">Anne</span> <span word="Boccanfuso">Boccanfuso</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="believes">believes</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="president">president</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="pro">pro</span>-<span word="abortion">abortion</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="anti">anti</span>-<span word="Israel">Israel</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="worries">worries</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="appoint">appoint</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Supreme">Supreme</span> <span word="Court">Court</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="believes">believes</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="doesn">doesn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="share">share</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="faith">faith</span>. “<span word="He">He</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Christian">Christian</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="believe">believe</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Christian">Christian</span>,” <span word="she">she</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p>
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