Obama to speak about his faith at prayer breakfast
<p><span word="President">President</span> <span word="Barack">Barack</span> <span word="Obama">Obama</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="scheduled">scheduled</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="speak">speak</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="annual">annual</span> <span word="National">National</span> <span word="Prayer">Prayer</span> <span word="Breakfast">Breakfast</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span>. <span word="It">It</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="controversial">controversial</span> <span word="events">events</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="religious">religious</span> <span word="overtones">overtones</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Washington">Washington</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="political">political</span> <span word="calendar">calendar</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="National">National</span> <span word="Prayer">Prayer</span> <span word="Breakfast">Breakfast</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="chance">chance</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="influential">influential</span> <span word="Americans">Americans</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="foreign">foreign</span> <span word="dignitaries">dignitaries</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="hear">hear</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="president">president</span> <span word="talk">talk</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="faith">faith</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="year">year</span>.</p><p>"<span word="In">In</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="moments">moments</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="prayer">prayer</span>, <span word="I">I</span>’<span word="m">m</span> <span word="reminded">reminded</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="faith">faith</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="values">values</span> <span word="play">play</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="enormous">enormous</span> <span word="role">role</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="motivating">motivating</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="solve">solve</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="urgent">urgent</span> <span word="problems">problems</span>," <span word="Obama">Obama</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="Gatherings">Gatherings</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="focus">focus</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="prayer">prayer</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="integral">integral</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Washington">Washington</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="political">political</span> <span word="calendar">calendar</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="president">president</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="attendance">attendance</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="expected">expected</span>.</p><p><span word="Public">Public</span> <span word="policy">policy</span> <span word="professor">professor</span> <span word="Mark">Mark</span> <span word="Rozell">Rozell</span>, <span word="an">an</span> <span word="expert">expert</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="religion">religion</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="presidency">presidency</span>, <span word="said">said</span>, "<span word="People">People</span> <span word="expect">expect</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="president">president</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="strong">strong</span> <span word="religious">religious</span> <span word="faith">faith</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="comfortable">comfortable</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="president">president</span> <span word="engaging">engaging</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="displays">displays</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="religious">religious</span> <span word="faith">faith</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="commitment">commitment</span>."</p><p><span word="But">But</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="everybody">everybody</span> <span word="agrees">agrees</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Technically">Technically</span> <span word="it">it</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="violation">violation</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Constitution">Constitution</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="president">president</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="religious">religious</span> <span word="event">event</span> <span word="that">that</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="property">property</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Barry">Barry</span> <span word="Lynn">Lynn</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="minister">minister</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="Church">Church</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Christ">Christ</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="director">director</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Americans">Americans</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Separation">Separation</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Church">Church</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="State">State</span>. "<span word="This">This</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="held">held</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="hotel">hotel</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="I">I</span>'<span word="m">m</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="troubled">troubled</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="politicians">politicians</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="tend">tend</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="religion">religion</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="political">political</span> <span word="purposes">purposes</span>, <span word="giving">giving</span> <span word="speeches">speeches</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="quote">quote</span> <span word="Jesus">Jesus</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="Jesus">Jesus</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="supposed">supposed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="making">making</span> <span word="decisions">decisions</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="develop">develop</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="anti">anti</span>-<span word="gun">gun</span> <span word="policy">policy</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="run">run</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="budget">budget</span>."</p>
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