"Our rights don't come from the government. No, our rights come from God, the king of kings."
"Trump's video showed him seated behind the Resolute Desk in the White House, reciting a speech from the Book of Chronicles that God gave to King Solomon, promising protection to his followers and destruction to those who forsake him."
"Secretary of State Marco Rubio, meanwhile, used his video to describe the US as a country uniquely shaped by the Christian idea. Before the Christian West, most societies and civilisations, for that matter, thought in stagnant cycles: the flooding of the Nile, the return of the rains, the cycle of the harvest. History for them was a wheel to nowhere, Rubio said."
"But our faith calls us outwards into the limitless darkness of the unknown. It tells us to go forth and preach the gospel to the world as a witness unto all nations and to the ends of the earth. The event was not without controversy, though. Critics pointed out that only one speaker, a rabbi, was non-Christian."
A nine-hour prayer event titled “Rededicate 250: A National Jubilee of Prayer, Praise and Thanksgiving” took place on the National Mall in Washington, DC, from 9am to 6pm Eastern time. Organisers said the goal was to mark rededication of the country as “One Nation to God.” The program included performers, pastors, civil rights leaders, and Republican allies of President Donald Trump, including Senator Tim Scott. Scott told attendees that rights come from God rather than government. Trump and other officials delivered video messages from the White House, including references to biblical passages and promises of protection for followers. Secretary of State Marco Rubio described the US as uniquely shaped by Christian ideas, contrasting them with societies he said viewed history as repetitive cycles. Critics denounced the event as a church-state separation issue and noted limited non-Christian representation.
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