A member of the National Guard walks the grounds of the U.S. Capitol on the second day of former President Donald Trump s second impeachment trial in Washington Feb. 10, 2021. (CNS/Reuters/Kevin Lamarque)
Earlier this month, politicians and faith leaders gathered virtually for the National Prayer Breakfast, an annual event in Washington that convenes an elite crowd of secular and spiritual power brokers. When Donald Trump spoke last year, the religious right was ascendant, Christian nationalists had a cheerleader in the White House, and the president used the occasion to gloat about the Senate s vote to reject his impeachment. In stark contrast, Feb. 4, President Joe Biden urged Americans this year to unite in a common purpose: to respect one another, and defeat political extremism, white supremacy and domestic terrorism.
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He married Jane Wyman in 1940, and had children Maureen, Christine (died a day old) and Michael (adopted).
Reagan was elected President of the Screen Actors Guild.
His second marriage was to Nancy Davis in 1952, and they had children Patti and Ron.
He switched from Democrat to Republican, and was elected Governor of California, 1967-1975.
When he began running for President, some conservatives did not support him because he was the first Presidential candidate who had been divorced.
In 1980, Ronald Reagan was elected the 40th U.S. President, being one of the oldest elected to that office.
He was 69 years old when elected, and 69 days after his inauguration, he survived an assassination attempt.
Ahriana Platten - New Thought-Unity
Dr. Ahriana Platten is founder-executive director of In Good Faith, leads Unity Spiritual Center and speaks around the country on the topics of interfaith and intercultural understanding.
I think it should â but not for the reasons youâd assume. I donât believe we need a pledge of allegiance. The pledge suggests that I belong to one country instead of the planet. I think of myself as a global citizen. I donât like the idea of indoctrination into ideas and principles that we donât actually practice. We say âone nation, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.â While we may be one nation â we are deeply divided and the principles of liberty and justice for all are simply not reflected in our society. To say this untruth falls âunder Godâ seems so contrary to what I understand about the concept of God. Frankly, I donât think any God would want to be associated with these arbitrary word