Saying America is so mired in "moral depravity" that only a mass appeal to the Almighty can save it, Christian evangelical leaders from across the country are planning a giant prayer rally for Sept. 29 in Philadelphia.
The "America for Jesus" daylong gathering on Independence Mall is expected to draw at least 30,000 people who "want to turn the nation around," said Bishop Anne Giminez, chairwoman of the event and pastor of Rock Pentecostal Church in Virginia Beach, Va.
..."We don't feel a man can save America," Giminez said, referring to the presidential contenders. "God is our only hope."
TONY DIGIROLAMO
PHILADELPHIA, THE CITY OF BROTHERLY LOVE AND THE NATION WILL NEVER BE THE SAME!
"Philadelphia was chosen for the assembly - and a youth rally the night before - because the American struggle for independence, born in this city, was an outgrowth of the "Spiritual Awakening" movement of the early 18th century, Giminez said."
"And Thou Philadelphia the virgin settlement of this province named before thou wert born, what care, what service, what travail have there been to bring thee forth and preserve thee from such as would abuse and defile thee. O that thou mayest be kept from the evil that would overwhelm thee, that faithful to the God of thy mercies in the life of righteousness, thou mayest be preserved to the end. My soul prays to God for thee that thou mayest stand in the day of trial, that thy children may be blest of the Lord and thy people saved by His power...
