Rep. Emanuel Cleaver, D-Mo., closed Congress’ opening sermon on Sunday by saying "amen and awoman." Critics noted "amen" is not a gendered word; it means "so be it" or "so shall it be" in Latin.

Rep. Emanuel Cleaver, D-Mo., altered the traditional ending of "amen" by saying "Amen and awoman" as he delivered the opening prayer for the 117th Congress on Sunday -- raising eyebrows.

Some Republicans have hit out at Cleaver’s prayer, saying ‘amen’ does not refer to gender Stuti Mishra Monday 04 January 2021 09:52 GMT Comments Democrat lawmaker causes stir after ending ...

The prayer to open the 117th Congress ended with “amen and a-women.” Amen is Latin for “so be it.” It’s not a gendered word. Unfortunately, facts are irrelevant to progressives.

Is it “amen” or “awoman”? According to Rep. Emanuel Cleaver (D-Mo.), it’s both. In a recent prayer before the U.S. House, Cleaver — a United Methodist minister with a master’s degree ...

"Amen and awoman," Rep. Emanuel Cleaver, D-Mo., an ordained United Methodist pastor, says at the end of his prayer opening the 117th Congress.

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He ended his prayer with the words “Amen and ‘A-woman,’” a pun he said was intended to recognize the record number of women serving in the new Congress.

Faith played a role on Capitol Hill during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020. Congress prayed 128 times about the coronavirus according to a new count by C-SPAN released Friday.

The “Amen Chorus” in Congress has been around unofficially since the Continental Congress in 1774 and officially in the House and Senate since 1789, when both chambers named chaplains to open ...