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By Michael T. Flynn Lt. Gen., USA (RET)The battle we are engaged in cannot be fought with only human weapons: it requires the intervention of God because in a war against the forces of Evil, only the Lord can obtain the victory. And as American citizens, we must refuse to go to the funeral of our own independence.We the people are proud to proclaim that the United States of America is “One Nation under God” – in this public profession of faith in God, we recognize his Lordship over our country, and we proudly stand beneath the banner of Christ...

Trafalgar Square is being turned into #TrafalgarPrayer on 9 June as thousands of Christians from across London unite in prayer and worship. The event on Pentecost Sunday will mark the culmination of Thy Kingdom Come 2019, the annual prayer campaign launched by the Archbishops of Canterbury and York, in which Christians are invited to pray for their friends and family to know Jesus Christ. Last year saw churches from over 65 denominations in 114 countries taking part in the 10 days of prayer, from Anglicans to Roman Catholics, and Orthodox to Methodists. This year even larger numbers are expected to...

Plans for Gov. Bobby Jindal’s upcoming prayer rally are drawing criticism from the LSU Faculty Senate.When students and faculty come back from winter break Jindal will host “The Response,” a prayer rally in the PMAC on Saturday, Jan. 24. The University cannot deny the PMAC from any group who pays the rental fee. “Thus, the University may not have the authority to prevent the use of this facility by its sponsor, the AFA, which, as readers of the newspapers know, has voiced a variety of views that seem inconsistent with the goals and aspirations of a great university,” LSU Faculty...

HOUSTON—Texas Gov. Rick Perry, joining an estimated 30,000 Christians in a prayer summit at a football stadium here, gave no further hints at whether he would seek the 2012 Republican presidential nomination. "The Response," a Saturday festival organized by Mr. Perry and a cadre of Christian groups, was scheduled well before he had declared interest in running for president. But it garnered more attention this month given the governor's potential entry. Mr. Perry, who is expected to announce his decision in coming weeks, appeared on stage only twice during the seven-hour event: He spoke for a few minutes before noon,...

Rick Perry's Call To Prayer Draws Crowd of 30,000 Secular America watches nervously as the Christian evangelical Texas governor moves closer to presidential bid Ewen MacAskill in Houston Sunday 7 August 2011 Worshippers in the Reliant stadium, Houston, during the seven-hour prayer rally addressed by Rick Perry was billed as an attempt to reverse America’s national decline. It was billed as a day of prayer and fasting to halt America's national decline, and about 30,000 answered the call, flooding into Houston's Reliant stadium for a seven-hour marathon which blended Christian revivalism with hard-headed electoral campaigning. There was plenty of prayer:...

HOUSTON -- If Texas Gov. Rick Perry runs for president, the type of crowd that attends a seven-hour prayer rally in a football stadium would not be disappointed. Held in the venue where the Houston Texans play, more than 25,000 people here attended "The Response," an event that was part prayer service, part

Rock on Governor Perry...'For when two or three come together in My Name...there am I in the midst of them..." We need to be getting together to gather the strength to do what we know has to be done...and we need the guidance of great wisdom to understand the deceptions presented by those who would harm us.

AUSTIN, Tex. — In April, as Texas reeled from wildfires and a drought, Gov. Rick Perry sought assistance from the federal government, but also from a higher power. He asked the state to pray for rain, issuing an official proclamation that “I, Rick Perry, Governor of Texas, under the authority vested in me by the Constitution and Statutes of the State of Texas, do hereby proclaim the three-day period from Friday, April 22, 2011, to Sunday, April 24, 2011, as Days of Prayer for Rain in the State of Texas.”

The guest list for Rick Perry's August 6 day of prayer won't include many U.S. governors. Only two governors, both Republican, plan to join Perry at the event at Houston's Reliant Stadium, which Perry has labeled as a non-denominational, apolitical, Christian prayer meeting. Perry invited all of his fellow U.S. governors to the event. Just two - Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback and Lousiana Gov. Bobby Jindal - have accepted the invitation. Mark P. Jones, a government professor at Rice University, said he is not surprised by the lukewarm response. "For a Democrat there is nothing to be gained by attending,...

Muslims who are working to state the "Our Day Has Come"day of prayer at the U.S. Capitol have discussed views that include an Islamic takeover of the White House, from where they say President Barack Obama is providing their inspiration . . .