Posts tagged Inauguration Day
Biden-Harris inauguration hosts interfaith prayer service

Faith leaders from a handful of different religions and traditions prayed for the unity of the country and President Joseph Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris in a virtual prayer service broadcast from the Washington National Cathedral Jan. 21.

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‘We will be judged’: Biden asks Americans to step up together to crises

Leaders of America gathered on the steps of the U.S. Capitol Wednesday morning to witness the inauguration of Joseph R. Biden and Kamala Devi Harris as the President and Vice President of the United States. Here’s the faith moments of note.

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Kamala Harris Picks Bible of Civil Rights Justice (and Saint) for VP Oath

When Vice President-elect Kamala Harris was sworn in on Jan. 20, she placed her hand on two Bibles — one that belonged to a family friend and one that belonged to a saint. That second Bible was the personal property of Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall, the first African-American on the court who struck down the doctrine “separate but equal” to desegregate public schools.

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