Hundreds pray on Hill for Canada
Bruce Ward, The Ottawa Citizen
The Bible says the meek shall inherit the Earth, but there was no trace of meekness in Faytene Kryskow and her passionate preaching yesterday on Parliament Hill.
"We're going to turn Parliament Hill into the Wailing Wall," Ms. Kryskow told about 400 followers spread out on Parliament's front lawn. The prayer gathering is known as The Cry, a rally for fundamentalist youth who believe mainstream Canadian society is morally bankrupt.
Ms. Kryskow, one of The Cry's leaders, urged the young people in the crowd to send out "prayer waves" that would incite a revolution against Canada's secular humanism.
The rally began at Jacques Cartier Park in Gatineau with music and prayer, followed by a "prayer march" across the Alexandra Bridge to Parliament Hill. A Cry leaflet handed out at the rally urged people to "Pray for all those who are involved with Gay Pride week in Ottawa, pray that they would know the love of God and that He would powerfully impact this community ... "
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The Bible says the meek shall inherit the Earth, but there was no trace of meekness in Faytene Kryskow and her passionate preaching yesterday on Parliament Hill.
"We're going to turn Parliament Hill into the Wailing Wall," Ms. Kryskow told about 400 followers spread out on Parliament's front lawn. The prayer gathering is known as The Cry, a rally for fundamentalist youth who believe mainstream Canadian society is morally bankrupt.
Ms. Kryskow, one of The Cry's leaders, urged the young people in the crowd to send out "prayer waves" that would incite a revolution against Canada's secular humanism.
The rally began at Jacques Cartier Park in Gatineau with music and prayer, followed by a "prayer march" across the Alexandra Bridge to Parliament Hill. A Cry leaflet handed out at the rally urged people to "Pray for all those who are involved with Gay Pride week in Ottawa, pray that they would know the love of God and that He would powerfully impact this community ... "
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