A House representative, offering an opening prayer for the new session of Congress, learned that language bending can cause mockery unending. Rep. Emanuel Cleaver (D-Mo.), a former Methodist pastor who was the first African-American mayor of St. Louis and now represents the late Harry Truman’s home district, attracted eye-rolls when he ended his prayer with the words, “Amen and A-woman.” […]
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