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ATLANTA — Georgia’s first Jewish and Black U.S. Senators Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock were sworn into the Senate Wednesday only hours after President Joe Biden’s inauguration.

The Rev. Raphael Warnock sworn in with two others as new senator Warnock was sworn in with Georgia’s second new senator, Jon Ossoff, who is the state’s first Jewish senator, and Alex Padilla, California’s first Latino senator. In this image from video, Vice President Kamala Harris swears in Sen. Raphael Warnock, D-Georgia, from left; Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California; and Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Georgia, on the floor of the Senate, Jan. 6, 2021, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (Senate Tel...

The religious books used during the swearing-ins — and the symbolism behind them There were a number of notable swearings-in on Wednesday (though the President’s oath arguably received the most attention). Aware of the attention their ceremonies would receive, the five elected officials who began their terms this week chose the religious texts they’d take their oaths on with care. The Bibles — and, in Sen. Jon Ossoff’s case, Hebrew Scripture — that President Joe Biden, Vice Presiden...

Print He wanted to continue to be their leader. He wanted to see the fruit of his labors. But it was not to be. Someone else was going to lead them home. He could have thrown a public temper tantrum. He could have summoned his base and rallied them into an angry mob to riot against the decision. He could have refused to concede. Instead, he blessed the people — and his successor — and encouraged them to continue to follow God’s lead. Advertisement Moses, as it turns out, could teach us a ...

Not republicans, its donald trump. but, news flash, donald trump is still the republican frontrunner and could be the republican nominee. do you want your republican nominee -- you talk about sort of the appeal to working class people, but this is different. this is raw politics. >> i want the republican party and the conservative party to talk about values for real. this is all a bigger part of the values conversation. president obama has been critiquing and using the new testament to mock repu...

You, professor. ill tell you as an avid barack obama supporter, there is no better politician in the history of the united states than bill clinton. bill clinton can handle his own. bill clinton versus donald trump is a mismatch. well take that any day. >> i want to put you what anna said. its not republicans. its donald trump. but news flash donald trump is still the republican frontrunner and could be the republican nominee. you talk about sort of the appeal the working class people. this is d...

Welcoming its welcome. hebrew scripture in the new testament. >> most of the other republican candidates attended a summit in south carolina. >> for the last six years we have seen the consequences of the obama/clinton foreign policy. leading from behind does not work. >> we need a commander in chief who will once and for all call it what it is, and thats that radical islamic terrorism is a threat to us all. >> and most of the republican candidates will call it amnesty, and hillary clinton says ...

Just yesterday republican potential presidential contender jeb bush told graduates at liberty university that what the country needs is more not fewer, people in politics willing to put their faith into action. >> thank you very much. it is not only untrue but its also a little ungrateful to dismiss the christian faith as some obstacle to enlighten thought, some ancient, irrelevant creed wearing out its welcome in the modern world. whether or not we acknowledge the source hebrew scripture and th...

Party. bush blasted the obama administrations quote, coercive use of federal power. he says instead of supporting religious freedom, the white house is taking in his words, an aggressive stance against it. >> it is not only untrue but its also a little ungrateful to dismiss the christian faith as some obstacle to enlighten thought. some ancient, irrelevant creed wearing out its welcome in the modern world. whether or not wing acknowledge the source hebrew scripture in the new testament provide t...

Whole community. if marriage is going to support that, its a social social good that needs to be watered and nourished. >> i like this language. what it does is ask us to remember that richard and mildred loving are part of the whole community that gay, lesbian and transgendered members of our community are part of the whole community. flourishing means everybody gets some aspect of that question of love. >> if you look in the bible, most of the hebrew scripture and old testament marriages were ...