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In an address delivered at the 68th National Prayer Breakfast in Washington, D.C., conservative author Arthur Brooks encouraged biblical love amid a nationwide “crisis of contempt and polarization,” reminding attendees that Jesus ordered His followers to love and not just tolerate their enemies.
The annual National Prayer Breakfast will be held virtually in 2021 due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
The ecumenical gathering, which brings together thousands of global leaders from many sectors to Washington, D.C., each year in early February, will be streamed online, according to A. Larry Ross, a public relations professional who is a friend of the Fellowship Foundation, the nonprofit organization that organizes the annual invitation-only event, Religion News Service reported.
President Dwight Eisenhower addressed the first-ever National Prayer Breakfast in 1953 with approximately 400 elected officials, business and faith leaders in attendance, including evangelist Billy Graham.
Former Vice President Joe Biden s transition team has not confirmed whether he has been invited to speak. The Electoral College certified Biden as the winner of the 2020 election on Dec. 12. Meanwhile, President Donald Trump has continued to challenge the election results in court.