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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court and President Barack Obama have been sharply criticized at the first National Day of Prayer observance on Capitol Hill since the justices legalized same-sex marriage.
Rabbi Jonathan Cahn told a gathering of hundreds, including members of Congress, that marriage as the union of a man and a woman was ordained by God and that the Supreme Court had no authority to "overrule the rulings of the most high."
Cahn, who leads a messianic congregation, also denounced President Obama for celebrating the court's ruling by illuminating the White House in rainbow colors. His condemnation of same-sex marriage was applauded and echoed by other speakers at the predominantly evangelical National Day of Prayer observance.
One of the few dissenting notes was sounded by Pentagon Chaplain Kenneth Williams, who said believers should love others regardless of gender, lifestyle or religion.
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