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Why Mike Johnson's fake "Jefferson prayer" matters
One cannot say for certain that Rep. Mike Johnson was deliberately lying during his acceptance speech to return as Speaker of the House. He read what he claimed was a prayer recited by President ...
A prayer in the U.S. Capitol sparked a unique religion controversy
House Speaker Mike Johnson sparked an unusual religion controversy last week when he recited a prayer in front of Congress ...
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Johnson attributes prayer to Thomas Jefferson, but there’s no proof he said it
Shortly before Mike Johnson was sworn in as House speaker on Friday, he stood in front of the incoming members of Congress and offered what he said was “a prayer for the nation” that was said ...
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'You’re a lapdog': Mike Johnson slammed over 'shameful' attack on Bishop
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) took to X on Wednesday to lash out at Episcopalian Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde, who offended ...
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No, Thomas Jefferson did not write the prayer Speaker Mike Johnson recited in the House
On Jan. 3, 2025, Mike Johnson (R-LA) was reelected as speaker of the House. After his reelection, Johnson recited a prayer that he suggested was written by Thomas Jefferson and recited every day ...
When ‘history’ isn’t history but dangerous misinformation driving policy: River Smith
After all, amid a plethora of social media misinformation, we now live in a country where nearly half our voters voted for a ...
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Why Mike Johnson's fake "Jefferson prayer" matters
As Charlie Warzel and Mike Caulfield wrote in the Atlantic ... if lying is a holy act rather than a sin. In this light, Johnson's fake prayer reads less as a mistake and more as a diss to both ...