lying in state
Ruth Bader Ginsburg first woman and first Jew to lie in state at US Capitol
By Yonat Shimron — September 22, 2020
(RNS) — No woman, let alone a Jew, has received the honor of lying in state at the U.S. Capitol. For Jews, however, the tradition of lying in state is a difficult one.
The ’Splainer: Billy Graham, lying in honor and civil religion
By Kimberly Winston — February 28, 2018
(RNS) — Some see the honor as worthy of a preacher who had the ear of American presidents from Harry Truman to Barack Obama, while others see it as a violation of the separation of church and state.
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