Thousands gathered on the National Mall on Sunday for a day of prayer, worship music and patriotic speeches for an event celebrating the nation’s 250th anniversary that supporters hail as a public affirmation of faith in America but critics view as an exclusionary display that blurs the line between religion and politics.
Thousands gathered on the National Mall on Sunday for a day of prayer, worship music and patriotic speeches for an event celebrating the nation’s 250th anniversary that supporters hail as a public affirmation of faith in America but critics view as an exclusionary display that blurs the line between religion and politics.
Thousands turned out Sunday for “Rededicate 250," an event held on the National Mall in Washington that organizers billed as a chance to “solemnly rededicate our country as One Nation Under God.”
Thousands turned out Sunday for “Rededicate 250," an event held on the National Mall in Washington that organizers billed as a chance to “solemnly rededicate our country as One Nation Under God.”
Thousands turned out Sunday for “Rededicate 250," an event held on the National Mall in Washington that organizers billed as a chance to “solemnly rededicate our country as One Nation Under God.”
Thousands turned out Sunday for “Rededicate 250," an event held on the National Mall in Washington that organizers billed as a chance to “solemnly rededicate our country as One Nation Under God.”
Thousands turned out Sunday for “Rededicate 250," an event held on the National Mall in Washington that organizers billed as a chance to “solemnly rededicate our country as One Nation Under God.”
Thousands turned out Sunday for “Rededicate 250," an event held on the National Mall in Washington that organizers billed as a chance to “solemnly rededicate our country as One Nation Under God.”
Thousands turned out Sunday for “Rededicate 250," an event held on the National Mall in Washington that organizers billed as a chance to “solemnly rededicate our country as One Nation Under God.”