Wednesday, April 4, 2012

A pastor who attended the Easter Prayer Breakfast at the White House today was wearing a hoodie sweater.



HT:WhiteHouseDossier.A pastor who attended the Easter Prayer Breakfast at the White House today was wearing a hoodie sweater, apparently in support of Trayvon Martin, the black youth who was killed by George Zimmerman. The pastor, among many clergy in attendance at the annual East Room gathering, is not named in the press pool report from the event. Martin was wearing a hoodie when he was shot, and the apparel has become a symbol worn by those showing sympathy for him and outrage against Zimmerman. Also on hand is the Rev. Al Sharpton, who has been leading protests demanding the arrest of Zimmerman, who has not be charged with a crime. Zimmerman, who is half Hispanic and half white, says he shot Martin in self-defense. Obama last month expressed sympathy for Martin’s family, saying if he had a son he would look like Martin. Vice President Joe Biden made a surprise appearance at the prayer breakfast and offered his own thoughts on what is considered the most holy day on the Christian calendar. "I think Easter's about forgiveness, in my view," he told clergy. "I'm not a theologian, but when Jesus said 'forgive them for they know not what they do,' I think that was a generic statement as well as a statement specifically [for] what was happening on that day for Jesus. "I think without forgiveness, there's very little hope." Among the guests at the prayer breakfast were Archbishop of Washington Cardinal Donald Wuerl – whom Biden repeatedly recognized; Passion City Church Pastor Louie Giglio – who gave the closing prayer; Pastor Joel C. Hunter of Northland, A Church Distributed – who delivered the closing reflection; National Association of Evangelicals President Leith Anderson; the Rev. Al Sharpton; and Russell D. Moore, dean of the School of Theology at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary.Read the full story here.

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