TRENTON — Texas Gov. Rick Perry wants the nation's governors to join him in Houston in August for a day of prayer and fasting. Don't count count Gov. Chris Christie out yet. "We received the invitation from Gov. Perry, but it is pending with the scheduling office," Christie spokesman Kevin Roberts said. The program, called "The Response," is being...
Gov. Chris Christie, shown here speaking at a press conference at the Statehouse in Trenton today, has been invited to attend a prayer summit hosted by Texas Gov. Rick Perry in August.TRENTON — Texas Gov. Rick Perry wants the nation's governors to join him in Houston in August for a day of prayer and fasting. Don't count count Gov. Chris Christie out yet.
"We received the invitation from Gov. Perry, but it is pending with the scheduling office," Christie spokesman Kevin Roberts said.
The program, called "The Response," is being held to pray for solutions to some of the biggest problems facing the nation, according to the event website. Perry, a Republican, is listed as the "initiator" of the event.
"We believe that America is in a state of crisis," the website explains as its purpose. "Not just politically, financially or morally, but because we are a nation that has not honored God in our successes or humbly called on Him in our struggles. According to the Bible, the answer to a nation in such crisis is to gather in humility and repentance and ask God to intervene. The Response will be a historic gathering of people from across the nation to pray and fast for America."
Perry, who said earlier this year that he won't run for president, has become another name being mentioned as a possible Republican nominee in 2012. Christie, who has spoken favorably of Perry, says he isn't running for president in 2012.
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