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Posted on 01/05/2021 5:37:58 PM PST by marshmallow
With the year-end announcement that Jesuit Father Pat Conroy would be retiring as chaplain of the House of Representatives, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi announced that for the first time, a woman will take over the post.
In a Dec. 31, 2020, press release, Pelosi announced that Rear Admiral Margaret Grun Kibben would replace Father Conroy, who has served as the 60th House chaplain since 2011.
Kibben, a Presbyterian minister, will be “the first woman to serve in this historic position, which has been enshrined in our Democracy since the First Congress in 1789,” said Pelosi, D-California.
“Kibben brings decades of decorated experience in the military and the ministry, as a retired Rear Admiral who served as the U.S. Navy’s Chief Chaplain and the chaplain of the Marine Corps. Her integrity, experience and patriotism will serve the Congress and the country well, as she ministers to the needs of members,” the statement said.
The House chaplain is responsible for offering a prayer at the beginning of each day when Congress is in session. The nondenominational prayer in the House chamber is broadcast live on HouseLive.gov and on C-SPAN. It’s also archived in the Congressional Record and is part of the official rules of the House to get the day started.
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Will she end prayers with “Amen and Awoman”???? Is that the new prayer standard????
No such thing
God will not be mocked
“Female” from birth, right?
Asking for a friend.
Sexist.
Why is Pelosi calling the chaplain a ‘woman’??
Didn’t Pelosi outlaw words such as “female” in certain settings?
Tell it to God.
What does God have to do with your sexism?
Only slavery was worse than the 19th Amendment.
She has a doctorate in ministry from Princeton, but does she know Jesus? If not, the degree means nothing.
You apparently don’t read the bible.
And if you do, its a selective reading, skipping over the parts you don’t personally like.
She’ll preach from that gender neutral Bible. The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV).
I’m surprised Pelosi didn’t pick a Wiccan, but then she was looking for genital7a not a theologian.
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