WASHINGTON (AP) - Congressional leaders and the chaplains of the House and Senate have dedicated a new stone marker to the slaves who helped build the U.S. Capitol building.
Today's ceremony was held on the next to last day of Black History Month.
The House chaplain, Father Patrick Conroy, noted that the Bible's book of Jeremiah says, "Woe to him who builds his palace by unrighteousness, making his countrymen work for nothing, not paying them for their labor."
Conroy called the historic marker in the Capitol's Visitor Center's Emancipation Hall "a small acknowledgement of those sins."
Senate Chaplain Barry Black, who is African American, said the ceremony should be a reminder that "in eternity, many who are now first will be last, and many who are now last will be first."
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ReplyDeleteEcumenism, maybe? Or, worse still, a harbinger of THE IMAGE OF THE BEAST. Right in your FACE! Speaking of taking things out of context when quoting Scripture?
ReplyDeleteWhat a scenario? A Jesuit priest and a Seventh day Adventist 'chaplain' dedicating a marker at the Capitol. Looking for clues in all the wrong places? Where's the inkling of the image of the beast? Wake-up and see what is happening in Washington D.C. between these two representatives of supposedly two diametric opposites; Yet, a solemn service as this was will fly over most people's heads. They are still relying on their Pastors to tell them what to watch out for...Go tell them about this ceremony next time you go to church. They'll probably say that finally 'our churches can come together peaceful in harmony'. Now, what's wrong with that? My advice: Head for the hills!