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bobbyw24
02-04-2010, 06:04 AM
President Barack Obama will attend the National Prayer Breakfast on Thursday amid a litany of criticism from groups opposed to its organizer.

Every president since Dwight Eisenhower has attended the breakfast, but the conservative Christian group that organizes the breakfast, called The Family or The Fellowship, has come under increased scrutiny from gay-rights groups.

The organizations say some of its members back legislation in Uganda that would criminalize homosexuality, with the death penalty possible in some cases.
A number of liberal religious leaders have organized an “American Prayer Hour” on Thursday to protest the National Prayer Breakfast.

http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/79595-obama-to-speak-at-national-prayer-breakfast-amid-a-litany-of-criticism