swearing-in

In Sunday sermon, Warnock, now senator and pastor, said he heard ‘echoes of the spirit’ in swearings-in

By Adelle M. Banks — January 25, 2021
(RNS) — Warnock, who follows other members of Congress who have led congregations and served at the Capitol, titled his sermon 'On Making Your Next Move.'

The Rev. Raphael Warnock sworn in with two others as new senator

By Adelle M. Banks — January 20, 2021
(RNS) — Warnock was sworn in with Georgia’s second new senator, Jon Ossoff, who is the state’s first Jewish senator, and Alex Padilla, California’s first Latino senator.

Joe Biden’s family Bible anchors faith-infused inaugural events

By Adelle M. Banks — January 19, 2021
(RNS) — Beyond the invocation and benediction at the inauguration itself, unofficial events will mostly be online and far different from the festivities of previous years.

Florida’s ag commissioner sworn in on nation’s first Hebrew Bible

By Yonat Shimron — January 8, 2019
(RNS) — Nikki Fried, the first Jewish woman to serve as commissioner of agriculture in the Sunshine State, called her alma mater to ask if there was a special Bible she could use for the occasion.
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