Rep. Emanuel Cleaver (D-Mo.) finished the first daily congressional prayer of the new session with the words “amen and awoman” on Sunday.
“And dare I ask, oh Lord, peace even in this chamber now and evermore,” Cleaver said while serving as guest House chaplain. “We ask it in the name of the monotheistic god, Brahma, and god known by many names by many different faiths. Amen and awoman.”
Cleaver’s ending to the blessing received sharp criticism from some online, primarily among conservatives.
I’m now being corrected that “amen” originated in Hebrew and then passed through Greek and Latin into English usage. I need to brush up on my etymology but the point is that the word is not gendered and this PC change is incoherent and absurd.
— Matt Walsh (@MattWalshBlog) January 3, 2021
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As part of her proposed new rules package, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) has proposed eliminating references to gender and establishing an Office of Diversity and Inclusion in the House. She also last week appointed the first full-time female chaplain of either chamber of Congress.
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Cleaver concludes congressional prayer with "amen and awoman" https://t.co/splpCxzfh9 pic.twitter.com/Vubt6XACEA
— The Hill (@thehill) January 4, 2021
Please spare me your womanufactured outrage. The whole thing is womentally deranged. https://t.co/tqgPV8MrSP
— Jonah Goldberg (@JonahDispatch) January 4, 2021
“…The kind of thing you would hear on Late Night with David Letterperson.” https://t.co/PW3ou6qrV6
— Matt Lewis (@mattklewis) January 4, 2021
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