During a contentious week in the Nation’s Capitol—which saw lawmakers grilling Attorney General William Barr over the contested Muller report—hundreds of citizens gathered on the steps to read the Bible in a marathon 90-hour session.
The annual event began on Sunday and takes place around the clock, rain or shine.
“We had a lady last night that was on standby from Alabama and flew in just to read, and she left back out at 6 a.m. this morning,” Keith Davidson, founder of Indiana-based Seedline International, told CBN News. Seedline assumed sponsorship of the DC Bible Marathon this year.
Launched in 1990, the four-day event serves as a prelude to the annual National Day of Prayer service, scheduled for tonight. About 400 people from around the country have read the Bible aloud, from cover to cover, and without commentary, including Rep. Louis Gohmert, R-Texas.
The read-a-thon was designed as a vivid reminder of the Bible’s role in America’s history—and future.
“Because the Bible is at the heart of America’s founding principles, it should be voiced at the heart of our federal government, exhorting our nation to return to God’s precepts,” said a statement on the ministry’s website. “Therefore, it is our desire to publicly read God’s Holy Word on the steps of the nation’s Capitol, every year, for ninety consecutive hours.”
Davidson said volunteers…
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