When a US Congressman invoked Lord Brahma

American Congressman Emanuel Cleaver raised a few eyebrows on Sunday with the way he ended the opening prayer of the 117th Congress.

First Published Jan 5, 2021, 10:17 AM IST | Last Updated Jan 5, 2021, 10:17 AM IST

Not only did he invoke Lord Brahma, but he also gendered the word "amen".

During his two-minute invocation, Cleaver said: "May the Lord lift up the light of his countenance upon us and give us peace. Peace in our families, peace across this land, and dare I ask, o Lord, peace even in this chamber."

Closed his prayer with an appeal to the deities of other faiths, he said: "We ask it in the name of the monotheistic God, Brahma, and 'God' known by many names by many different faiths. Amen and awoman.”

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