{"id":832,"date":"2011-01-10T14:12:57","date_gmt":"2011-01-10T14:12:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/redletters\/2011\/01\/moment-of-silence.html"},"modified":"2011-01-10T14:12:57","modified_gmt":"2011-01-10T14:12:57","slug":"moment-of-silence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/redletters\/2011\/01\/moment-of-silence.html","title":{"rendered":"Moment of Silence"},"content":{"rendered":"

President Obama led the nation in a moment of silence<\/a> today for the victims of the shooting rampage that took place in Tucson, Arizona The Wall Street Journal reports.<\/a> <\/p>\n


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About 300 members of the White House staff, including Mr. Obama’s top aides, were gathered on either side of the South Lawn. <\/span>The moment was also observed on Capitol Hill, where congressional staff members gathered on the steps of the East Front of the Capitol Building, with heads bowed and hands clasped in front of them. Most lawmakers were home in their districts. <\/span>Rep. Emanuel Cleaver II (D., Mo.), a pastor, offered a prayer: “We ask for your blessing on the spirit of this nation,” he said. “Help us move from this dark place to a place of sunshine and hope.”<\/span><\/p>\n
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Please take the time to have a moment of silence on your own today, praying for the victims of this tragedy including Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, still in critical condition, her staff, Gabe Zimmerman, age 30, who was killed Saturday and <\/span>Christina Taylor Green<\/a>, a 9-year-old who lost her life, 4 other dead and 14 injured.<\/span><\/div>\n

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Lord have mercy.<\/span><\/div>\n
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