Eva Rodriguez, the National Hispanic Evangelical Women's president, gave the closing prayer at the convention last night. Unfortunately, I left because of a massive headache. And unfortunately, C-SPAN cuts off the ending, so I don't know if she prayed "in Jesus' name." Terry Mattingly wrote on how that has come up at conventions in the past. Still, Rodriguez's prayer begins fairly politically.
Here's the text of Rodriguez's speech:
"Let us pray. Righteous God, Heavenly Father, we give you praise, and declare that your mercy endureth forever. In the midst of moral decay, a global war on terror, a frontal assault on the institution of marriage, the taking of innocent life in the womb, social injustice and strife, we declare that America needs the fresh move of God's holy spirit. Let the spirit of truth move from New York to Los Angeles, from Dallas to St. Paul, let the spirit of freedom sound the alarm of righteousness and justice. From Wall Street to Main Street, from our classrooms to the ...1

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