Governor Perry has posted this video invitation to in Houston. The all-day event is scheduled for August 6 at Reliant Stadium.
鈥淎s an elected leader, I鈥檓 all too aware of government鈥檚 limitations when it comes to fixing things that are spiritual in nature,鈥� Perry says in the video. 鈥淭hat鈥檚 where prayer comes in.鈥�
鈥淲ith the economy in trouble, communities in crisis and people adrift in a sea of moral relativism, we need God鈥檚 help,鈥� he says. 鈥淭hat鈥檚 why I鈥檓 calling on Americans to pray and fast like Jesus did, and as God called the Israelites to do in the Book of Joel.鈥�
Gov. Perry invited all 49 governors to attend the August 6 rally, dubbed The Response. So far, only Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback has said he will attend, according to , while a growing number have said they won鈥檛 be able to make it.
The rally is sponsored by the socially conservative , a group known for its anti-gay rhetoric. The organization鈥檚 spokesman, Bryan Fischer, has courted controversy by saying things like and that .
The Southern Poverty Law Center, a non-profit civil rights organization, has .
The AFA鈥檚 involvement is one of the reasons why the Houston Clergy Council, an interfaith religious group, has . The Council also cited church-state separation and a lack of inclusion for other religious traditions as reasons why it was 鈥渃oncerned鈥� about The Response.
Here鈥檚 a promotional video for The Response that was released when the rally was announced earlier this month.
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