house of prayer
Example Sentences
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He added: “You can’t call yourself the National Cathedral, a house of prayer for all people, when there are windows in there that are deeply offensive to a large portion of Americans.”
From Washington Times • Sep. 23, 2023
"He took the symbols sacred to our tradition and stood in front of a house of prayer in full expectation that would be a celebratory moment," she said.
From Salon • Jun. 2, 2020
The two-and-a-half-hour ceremony blended the majesty of the officially designated national house of prayer, the discipline of his cherished Naval Academy and the unabashed, unapologetic patriotism of a Fourth of July fireworks display.
From New York Times • Sep. 1, 2018
“According to scripture,” He said in the Gospel of Matthew, “my house will be called a house of prayer; but you are turning it into a bandits’ den.”
From Washington Post • Aug. 15, 2018
Almost every rabbi’s home became a house of prayer.
From "Night" by Elie Wiesel
