In Washington, Trump and religious conservatives hold a “prayer festival”

In the heart of Washington, on Sunday, the National Mall was transformed into a giant stage built in the shape of a temple, between the silhouettes of the Capitol, the White House, and the Lincoln Memorial. In front of the immense screens, under a dark and heavy sky, a crowd of thousands of Americans from all the states rushed to join in at the prayer of members of the Trump Administration Even in America, where the Christian faith is often brandished as a standard in politics, the event was unprecedented.

« In 250 years, no government had ever gone this far“, rejoices Greg Cleason, 76 years old. And for good reason: the separation of Church and State is one of the foundations of American democracy… No matter the rain that is forecast, no matter the queue that runs for several kilometers, the retiree from Florida came to pray for “rededicate the country to God ”. «ÂWe had lost this perspective, while without divine blessing, our country…