(RNS) Faced with an unjust rule of Persian king who threatened the very lives of her Jewish people, the Jewish heroine Queen Esther called on the faithful to fast and pray for their rulers to have a change of heart.
Taking their cue from Esther, a diverse coalition of religious leaders -- from Bread for the World, World Vision, MercyCorps, Sojourners, the ONE Campaign and the Alliance to End Hunger -- are calling on Americans of good faith to join them in fasting and prayer to protest...
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