{"id":1048,"date":"2011-09-06T07:01:33","date_gmt":"2011-09-06T11:01:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/activistfaith\/?p=1048"},"modified":"2011-09-06T07:02:25","modified_gmt":"2011-09-06T11:02:25","slug":"911-prayer-pray-for-the-usa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/activistfaith\/2011\/09\/911-prayer-pray-for-the-usa.html","title":{"rendered":"911 Prayer: Pray for the USA"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/activistfaith\/files\/2011\/09\/index.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-1049\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/209\/2011\/09\/index-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a>My friend and fellow author <a href=\"http:\/\/kathimacias.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Kathi Macias<\/a> recently found herself frustrated at the lack of clergy involvement and prayer in the upcoming plans for 9\/11 memorial services in New York. Then she found <a href=\"http:\/\/www.unitetheusa.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">Unite the USA<\/a>, a group hosting a 9\/11 Prayer event via Facebook for anyone who wants to join on 9\/11.<\/p>\n<p>If you share Kathi&#8217;s conviction (and mine) that those of us who are Christians should be praying for our country on 9\/11, please join us by making your attendance known at the prayer event link <a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/event.php?eid=213681682022673\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Also, feel free to share posts or stories there, or even to comment on this post with your plans to pray on 9\/11. A lot of activities will be happening to commemorate the date. Help make sure that prayer is one of them.<\/p>\n<p>NEVER FORGET!<\/p>\n<p>+++<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/dillonburroughs.org\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>DILLON BURROUGHS<\/strong><\/a> is an author, activist, and co-founder of Activist Faith. Dillon served in Haiti following the epic 2010 earthquake and has investigated modern slavery in the US and internationally. His books include\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/search.barnesandnoble.com\/Undefending-Christianity\/Dillon-Burroughs\/e\/9780736937023\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Undefending Christianity<\/em><\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/search.barnesandnoble.com\/Not-in-My-Town\/Dillon-Burroughs\/e\/9781596693012\/?itm=3\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Not in My Town<\/em><\/a> (with Charles J. Powell), and\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/1596693126?tag=beliefnetauto-20\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Thirst No More<\/em> <\/a>(November). Discover more at\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/activistfaith.org\/\">ActivistFaith.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>My friend and fellow author Kathi Macias recently found herself frustrated at the lack of clergy involvement and prayer in the upcoming plans for 9\/11 memorial services in New York. 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