White House-backed event billed as \u2018One Nation Under God\u2019 criticized for blurring lines between church and state<\/p>\n
Thousands of people streamed onto the National Mall for a daylong prayer rally on Sunday billed as a \u201crededication of our country as One Nation Under God\u201d.<\/p>\n
Against the backdrop of the Washington Monument, worship music blared from a stage that made clear the event\u2019s Christian focus. Arched stained-glass windows, set underneath grand columns resembling a federal building, depicted the nation\u2019s founders alongside a white cross.<\/p>\n
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