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Day of Prayer Proclamation, Right on Schedule

Posted on May 3, 2010 , Corrected on May 4, 2010

On April 29, we wrote that there was no evidence that President Obama would cancel the National Day of Prayer and that, in fact, the White House had announced plans to recognize it. Still, we received skeptical e-mails over the weekend from people who had heard a recycled rumor claiming …
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National Day of Prayer: Still On

Posted on April 29, 2010 , Updated on May 3, 2010

Q: Has President Obama canceled the May 6 National Day of Prayer? A: No. This widely circulated falsehood echoes similar claims made last year when the president issued a pro-prayer-day proclamation but didn’t hold White House services as President Bush had done.

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