::THE SLICE REPORT WITH MONA AUSTIN

FAITH & POLITICS A Post-Election Message to the Body of Christ: Re-electing God to Heal a Nation By Mona Austin In the aftermath of the 2O24 U.S. Presidential Election between Vice President Kamala Harris (D) and Donald J. Trump (R), citizens who voted for the defeated party - the Democrats - have expressed mental anguish that the change is not only a fatal blow to democracy but also to how society will be controlled. Numerous people have anxiety about how they will personally make it as the news takes a mental toll that has had a mournful affect. The voting process for Democrats was obscured by the last minute change of Pres. Joe Biden deciding to hand the reigns for campaigning over to Harris with only a little more than 3 months to run. This gave the impression that the party was in disarray and it showed with voters delivering the popular vote to the Republicans and the Senate. Democrats think the Republicans are poised to implement extreme policies that will thwart their ...

By Mona Austin, White House Correspondent (The Slice): Today is  the National Day of Prayer.  Ahead of time the White House issued an  official proclamation from Pres. Joe Biden, omitting the mention of "God" which was noted is a cause of concern for some Evangelicals who believe Democrats were trying to remove God from the public sphere.  Democrats were accused of leaving out the "under God" clause from the Pledge of Allegiance in 2020.  In 1988, the Congress, by Public Law 100-307, as amended, called on the President to issue each year a proclamation designating the first Thursday in May as a National Day of Prayer, "on which the people of the United States may turn to God in prayer and meditation at churches, in groups, and as individuals." Generally a reference to God in  a proclamation about prayer is acceptable across all faiths.  While the National Day of Prayer event itself was created by evangelicals as an observation to pray for ma...