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HRES.59 - 119th Congress

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Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the sermon given by the Right Reverend Mariann Edgar Budde at the National Prayer Service on January 21st, 2025, at the National Cathedral was a display of political activism and condemning its distorted message.

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the sermon given by the Right Reverend Mariann Edgar Budde at the National Prayer Service on January 21st, 2025, at the National Cathedral was a display of political activism and condemning its distorted message.
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  1. Introduced
  2. Passed House
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2025-01-23 - Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Introduced Date
2025-01-23
Policy Area
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
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This resolution says the House of Representatives believes a sermon given during the January 21, 2025 National Prayer Service at the National Cathedral was political activism rather than an appropriate religious message. It also formally condemns the sermon’s message. The resolution points to the long tradition of the National Prayer Service as a time to pray for the President and Vice President and says the bishop who led the service used the occasion in a way the sponsors considered politically biased.

  • It refers to the National Prayer Service held after President Donald J. Trump and Vice President J.D. Vance took part in the service.
  • It says the bishop’s remarks went beyond religious teaching and were not appropriate for the setting.
  • It states the House’s view that the sermon showed political activism.
  • It also says the House condemns what it calls a distorted message from the sermon.

Official Summaries

This resolution expresses (1) the sense of the House of Representatives that the sermon given at the National Prayer Service on January 21st, 2025, at the National Cathedral was a display of political activism, and (2) that the House condemns the message of Right Reverend Mariann Edgar Budde.

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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 59 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. RES. 59

 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the sermon 
given by the Right Reverend Mariann Edgar Budde at the National Prayer 
Service on January 21st, 2025, at the National Cathedral was a display 
      of political activism and condemning its distorted message.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 23, 2025

Mr. Brecheen (for himself, Mr. Clyde, Mr. Grothman, Mr. Burlison, Mrs. 
Miller of Illinois, Mr. Harris of North Carolina, Mrs. Bice, Mrs. Luna, 
Mr. Moore of Alabama, Mr. Ogles, Ms. Greene of Georgia, Mr. Norman, Mr. 
Webster of Florida, Mr. Allen, Mr. Babin, Mrs. Houchin, Ms. Van Duyne, 
Mr. Baird, Mrs. Biggs of South Carolina, Ms. Boebert, and Mr. Griffith) 
submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee 
                   on Oversight and Government Reform

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                               RESOLUTION


 
 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the sermon 
given by the Right Reverend Mariann Edgar Budde at the National Prayer 
Service on January 21st, 2025, at the National Cathedral was a display 
      of political activism and condemning its distorted message.

Whereas the National Prayer Service is a longstanding tradition in which the 
        United States publicly affirms dependence upon God and prays for the 
        success of our President and Vice President;
Whereas, on January 21, 2025, President Donald J. Trump and Vice President J.D. 
        Vance took part in the National Prayer Service at the National Cathedral 
        in Washington, DC; and
Whereas the Right Reverend Mariann Edgar Budde, the bishop leading the inaugural 
        prayer service, used her position inappropriately, promoting political 
        bias instead of advocating the full counsel of biblical teaching: Now, 
        therefore, be it
    Resolved, That--
            (1) it is the sense of the House of Representatives that 
        the sermon given at the National Prayer Service on January 
        21st, 2025, at the National Cathedral was a display of 
        political activism; and
            (2) the House of Representatives condemns the Right 
        Reverend Mariann Edgar Budde's distorted message.
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