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Group aims to keep God in government

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BOSSIER CITY - On Sunday, A non-partisan, non-denominational, and non-profit organization is trying to keep God in government. Onward Christian Education Services held an event called Answers for Our Times. It was held at First Bossier Baptist Church from 4 p.m - 9 p.m. Speakers talked about how the bible relates to the government and american culture. It was hosted by Congressman…

Lawmaker claims Dems are out to eliminate so help me God from congressional oath

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Rep. Mike Johnson, R-La., is accusing Democrats of making a concerted effort to eliminate “so help me God” from the congressional oath. Americans "need to know that there is a concerted effort now to change this tradition,” Johnson said on "The Todd Starnes Show.” Fox News reported last month that the House Committee on Natural Resources was looking…

Congressman Johnson announces 2019 art competition

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 – The office of U.S. Congressman Mike Johnson (LA-04) has announced the 2019 Congressional Art Competition, a nationwide, visual art contest for high school students. This year’s theme for Louisiana’s Fourth District is “The People of Louisiana.” Specific details regarding the Fourth District’s competition can be…

Should God remain in Congressional oath?

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The debate on whether the phrase "so help me God" should remain in the oath taken when testifying before Congress continued last week in the wake of Louisiana GOP Congressman Mike Johnson becoming an unofficial watchdog protecting the language. Johnson, who asked members of the Republican Study Committee of which he is chairman to join him, helped thwart the removal of "God"…

Life movement marches on in Louisiana

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ALEXANDRIA (LBM) –Even as the legislatures in New York and Virginia announced bills to legalize the killing of babies up to the moment of birth and even those who had survived abortion, Louisianans gathered on multiple weekends around the Pelican state to declare that the lives of the unborn and the  just born matter here. “Across Louisiana over the past few weeks,…

Entries sought for Congressional Art Competition

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The office of U.S. Congressman Mike Johnson, R-LA,  is seeking entries for the 2019 Congressional Art Competition, a nationwide, visual art contest for high school students. This year’s theme for Louisiana’s Fourth District, which Johnson represents, is “The People of Louisiana.” Specific details regarding the Fourth District’s competition can be…

Johnson Announces 2019 Congressional Art Competition

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 The office of U.S. Congressman Mike Johnson (LA-04) today announced the 2019 Congressional Art Competition, a nationwide, visual art contest for high school students. This year’s theme for Louisiana’s Fourth District is “The People of Louisiana.” Specific details regarding the Fourth District’s competition can be found here. REP. JOHNSON RELEASED THE…

How House conservatives are planning to force a vote on protecting abortion survivors

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Conservative lawmakers in the House are trying to force a vote on a bill protecting babies born alive after abortion, after a Democrat in the Senate last week blocked Republicans in the upper chamber from passing similar legislation by unanimous consent. “Protecting innocent life shouldn’t be a partisan issue and it shouldn’t be difficult,” House Minority Leader…

Johnson Statement on State of the Union

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 U.S. Representative Mike Johnson (LA-04) released the following statement following President Donald Trump’s second State of the Union Address: “The president's speech was a welcome call to greatness and to national unity. Our politics have become far too divisive and counterproductive. The American people deserve better, and since coming to Congress, I have worked…

Judiciary Chairman Jerrold Nadler omits 'so help me God' from oath as he swears in witnesses

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(CNSNews.com) – The House Judiciary Committee convened a hearing on “gun violence prevention” Wednesday morning, but the proceedings hit a snag when Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-N.Y.) omitted the phrase “So help me God” as he swore in the witnesses. Rep. Mike Johnson (R.-La.) made a parliamentary inquiry as soon as the witnesses sat down, and Nadler agreed to…