WASHINGTON – As a politically divided nation prepares to inaugurate a new president in the wake of a violent insurrection at the U.S.
Capitol, a group of Christian leaders is hoping to ease tensions through prayer during three days of ecumenical, nonpartisan programming.Using the slogan and social media tag #PeaceWithJustice, the effort aims to project spiritual unity and counter people's feelings of helplessness with action, during a time of high alert with thousands of troops securing the capital following the Jan.
6 violence, which has led to about 120 arrests so far. The name of the gathering — held virtually due to the pandemic — is in part a nod to the Rev.