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01/04/2006

Clergy to Hold Prayer and Consecration Service at Hart Senate Room Where Alito Supreme Court Confirmation Hearings Will be Held Next Week
Group will ask for God's guidance, wisdom and blessing during Judge Alito's confirmation process.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 4 /Christian Wire Service/ -- The Christian Defense Coalition and National Clergy Council will conduct the consecration service on Thursday, January 5th.

The organizations will gather for a news conference at the Hart Senate Office Building on Thursday, January 5th at 1:00 P.M. and then go inside and consecrate Hart room 216 where the hearings will be held.

The news conference will be held outside of the Hart Senate Office on the Constitution Ave. NE side.

Rev. Patrick J. Mahoney, Director of the Christian Defense Coalition, comments, "Perhaps the most important decision the Senate will make this year will be the confirmation of the next Supreme Court Justice. Throughout our history, America has turned to God for direction and blessing in our most critical decisions. The next Supreme Court Justice will have a profound impact on the direction of our country for the next thirty years. Issues such as abortion, the definition of marriage and religious expression in the public square all will be significantly impacted by the next Supreme Court Justice. Therefore, we are praying that God will put a person on the court that will honor Him, respect the Constitution and support the founding principles of this nation. We also pray that Judge Alito will receive a fair and balanced hearing."

Rev. Rob Schenck, President of the National Clergy Council, states, "The act of consecrating a special place for sacred use has a long and Biblical history to it. In setting apart the Senate hearing room for God's purpose, we will ask for His will to be done in all that is said by the senators and Judge Alito. We are praying that both parties be faithful to the Constitution, honest in their exchange and devoted to the truth. As to the outcome, we pray only that God's will be done on earth as it is in heaven."