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A Presbyterian is praying in the House January 6, 2021 The Rev. Margaret Grun Kibben, the new Chaplain of the U.S. House of Representatives, is the 16th Presbyterian and first woman to serve by Tammy Warren | Presbyterian News Service At the 40th anniversary of Women in Military Chaplaincy ceremony in 2013, Rear Adm. Margaret G. Kibben (left) enjoys a moment with the Rev. Dianna Pohlman-Bell, the first female chaplain of the Department of Defense and the Navy. Last month, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi named Kibben House Chaplain, the first woman to hold that office and the 16th Presbyterian. (U....

By NIELS LESNIEWSKI | CQ-Roll Call | Published: December 31, 2020 WASHINGTON (Tribune News Service) — For the first time in American history, a woman will serve as House chaplain. Retired Rear Adm. Margaret G. Kibben was announced Thursday as Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s choice to be the next House chaplain, replacing the retiring Rev. Patrick J. Conroy. Kibben will be the first female chaplain for either chamber. Kibben was the first woman to serve as chief of Navy chaplains, serving from 2014-2018 in that role, and was previously chaplain of the Marine Corps. Her arrival on Capitol Hill w...

Pelosi said in a Thursday statement that Kibben brings “decades of decorated experience in the military and the ministry,” adding that “her integrity, experience and patriotism will serve the Congress and the Country well, as she ministers to the needs of Members.” Kibben entered active duty in 1986 through the U.S. Navy’s Theological Student Program, the statement says. She has served as the 18th chaplain of the Marine Corps, and later served as the U.S. Navy’s 26th chief chaplain in her final active-duty assignment. ADVERTISEMENT Pelosi thanked Rep. Emanuel Cleaver (D-Mo.) and ...

That this was something that would help all americans. so now, his sermon, which i would say mimics some of what the republicans were trying to sell to the american public, you're now saying is too political. >> i just want to be clear, here. that the official -- this is -- i want to read the ryan statement. i want to give them their due here. they are saying, the speaker made the decision he believes to be in the best interest of the house, and he remains grateful for father conroy's many years of service. that's on the record. fir officials if that office will say, we had nothing to do with ...

Guarantee that there are not winners and losers under new tax laws, but benefits balanced and shared by all americans. >> conroy told "the new york times" after that prayer, a paul ryan staffer came down and said, we are upset with this prayer, you are getting too political. and that ryan himself then told him, padre, you just got to stay out of politics. joining me now, charlie pierce, writer at large at esquire and kristi mcgrier. charlie, you're already shaking your head. why? >> well, i just don't think there's anything more paul ryan can screw up in this job. firing the chaplain? i -- i -...