BREAKING NEWS – Washington, D.C. – Who knew prayer could be so offensive to so many?
That’s exactly the reaction Pastor Jack Hibbs received from several members of Congress after he offered a prayer to open their session several weeks ago.
Hibbs is pastor of mega church Calvary Chapel in Chino Hills, California. House Speaker Mike Johnson invited him to deliver the invocation on Jan. 30, as one of the many guest chaplains who are asked to render a blessing to begin lawmakers’ assemblage.
In his prayer, Hibbs called for “humility and repentance of national sins in a time of great need.”
Reps. Jared Huffman of California, Jamie Raskin of Maryland and Mark Pocan of Wisconsin were the top organizers and signers of the two-page letter, according to Rep. Huffman’s website.
The letter stated in the opening graph that “Pastor Hibbs is a radical Christian nationalist, and his God is a god of judgement, whereas, the god we democrats serve, does not judge. His god judged Sodom and Gomorrah, and ours would’ve condoned the ancient city’s morals, and even praised them on how open they were regarding sex.”