{"id":2079442,"date":"2023-10-25T18:47:02","date_gmt":"2023-10-25T22:47:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rep-greg-steube-shares-story-about-praying-with-speaker-mike-johnson-on-house-floor\/"},"modified":"2023-10-25T18:50:26","modified_gmt":"2023-10-25T22:50:26","slug":"rep-greg-steube-shares-story-about-praying-with-speaker-mike-johnson-on-house-floor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rep-greg-steube-shares-story-about-praying-with-speaker-mike-johnson-on-house-floor\/","title":{"rendered":"Rep. Greg Steube shares story of praying with Speaker Mike Johnson on House floor."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Frep-greg-steube-shares-story-about-praying-with-speaker-mike-johnson-on-house-floor%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2079442&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Please \u200cstand \u200dby for some exciting news.<\/h2>\n<p>It\u2019s not just good news, it&#8217;s great news:\u2062 The \u2063new speaker of the House is \u200dnot only a committed conservative, but also a dedicated Christian who \u2063proudly displays his faith.<\/p>\n<p>Item 1 \u2062\u2014\u200b Just before being elected\u2064 speaker, Louisiana Rep. Mike Johnson shared a photo of the engraving above \u200dthe speaker\u2019s podium, which\u200c boldly declares, \u201cIn\u200d God We \u2062Trust.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"zxx\"><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/fZaHhBMliz\">pic.twitter.com\/fZaHhBMliz<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014\u200c Rep. Mike Johnson (@RepMikeJohnson) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepMikeJohnson\/status\/1717194879116148974?\">October 25, \u20642023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Item 2 \u2014\u200d Conservative political commentator Benny Johnson \u200dshared a powerful photo of Johnson leading the Republican conference in \u2064prayer after securing the GOP nomination for speaker.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Last night after being elected candidate for\u200c Speaker, Congressman Mike\u200c Johnson asked the Republican conference \u2062to bow their\u200b heads and \u200bjoin him in prayer.<\/p>\n<p>We \u2062need more leaders like this in DC  <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Ja05Bbj6IS\">pic.twitter.com\/Ja05Bbj6IS<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Benny Johnson (@bennyjohnson) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/bennyjohnson\/status\/1717168576858148887?\">October 25, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Item 3 \u2014 Rep. Greg Steube of Florida revealed that Johnson \u200bhas a history\u200d of turning to prayer in times of need. Steube\u200d shared \u200dhow Johnson joined him and other\u200d congressmen in \u200cprayer on the House floor during a previous \u2064deadlock over the speaker&#8217;s position.<\/p>\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-container\" class=\"one-half\">\n<div class=\"firefly-poll-question\">Will Johnson \u200dmake a good speaker of the House?<\/div>\n<div id=\"pollFormBox\" style=\"display: none\">\n<p>\t\t<label>Yes<\/label><br \/>\n\t\t<label>No<\/label><br \/>\n\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-poll-disclaimer\">\n<p>\t\tCompleting \u2062this poll entitles you to The Western Journal\u2062 news updates free of charge via email. You may opt\u200d out\u2064 at anytime. You also\u2064 agree to our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/about\/privacy-policy\/\">Privacy\u200b Policy<\/a> and\u200c <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/about\/terms-service\/\">Terms of Use<\/a>.\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-results\" style=\"display: none\">\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-results-yes\" style=\"width: 99%\">\n<p>\t\t\tYes: 99%\u200b (86 Votes)\n\t\t<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-results-no\" style=\"width: 1%\">\n<p>\t\t\tNo: 1% (1 Votes)\n\t\t<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\t\tfunction ffp_getCookie(cname) {<br \/>\n\t\t\tvar name=cname +\u200b &#8220;=&#8221;;<br \/>\n\t\t\tvar\u200b decodedCookie=decodeURIComponent(document.cookie);<br \/>\n\t\t\tvar ca=decodedCookie.split(&#8216;;&#8217;);<br \/>\n\t\t\tfor(var\u2062 i=0; i <ca.length i var c=\"ca[i];\" while if return c.substring c.length function ffp_setcookie cvalue exdays d=\"new\" date d.settime expires=\"expires=\" d.toutcstring document.cookie=\"cname\" window.ff_poll_voted=\"false;\" voted_cookie_name=\"firefly_voted_3508476\" ff_poll_submit event event.preventdefault fireflypoll=\"jQuery(\" fireflypollcontainer=\"jQuery('#firefly-poll-container');\" pollformbox=\"jQuery('#pollFormBox');\" ffp_getcookie fireflypollcontainer.addclass to assign url here as it was defined only in firefly. firefly_ajax_url=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-admin\/admin-ajax.php\" posting=\"jQuery.post(\" jquery event.target the datalayer window.datalayer=\"window.dataLayer\" window.datalayer.push poll vote posting.done response response.success yes_el=\"document.getElementById(\" no_el=\"document.getElementById(\" yes_el.style.width=\"response.data.percents.yes\" yes_el.innerhtml=\"Yes: \" response.data.percents.yes response.data.votes.yes votes no_el.style.width=\"response.data.percents.no\" no_el.innerhtml=\"No: \" response.data.percents.no response.data.votes.no fireflypoll.remove pollformbox.hide document.getelementbyid fireflypollcontainer.removeclass else emailfield=\"document.querySelector(\" input emailfield.required=\"false;\" emailfield.style.display=\"none\" border: solid padding: margin-left: margin-right: margin-bottom: width: float: left background: border-radius: margin-top: padding-top: padding-bottom: padding-left: background-color: border-color: cursor: pointer lightgrey white-space: nowrap .firefly-poll-question font-weight: bold font-size: .firefly-poll-disclaimer max-width:><\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe lifted up the speaker\u2019s\u2062 race to the Lord and asked for his divine guidance,\u201d Steube said. \u201cImmediately after the prayer, 14 members changed their votes, ultimately leading\u200c to \u200bSpeaker [Kevin] McCarthy securing the gavel by the end \u200cof the day.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMike Johnson is a strong conservative, but above all else, he is a strong Christian. He\u2019s not afraid to look to his faith for guidance. America needs that\u2063 more than ever in the U.S. House.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">In January, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepMikeJohnson?\">@RepMikeJohnson<\/a> joined me on \u200dthe House floor\u200d while we were in a deadlock over who our next Speaker would be. We \u2062lifted up the speaker\u2019s race to the Lord and\u2064 asked for his divine guidance.\u2064 Immediately after the \u200bprayer, 14 members changed their votes,\u2062 ultimately leading\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/14YnPeeRzJ\">pic.twitter.com\/14YnPeeRzJ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Congressman Greg\u2063 Steube (@RepGregSteube) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepGregSteube\/status\/1717199225719570442?\">October\u2063 25, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Item 4 \u2014 In 2016, Johnson emphasized his \u2062Christian faith in an interview with the Louisiana Baptist Message,\u2064 stating, \u201cI am a \u2064Christian, a\u2063 husband, a \u200cfather, a life-long conservative, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/los-angeles-bans-observers-from-watching-soros-backed-da-recall-effort-count\/\" title=\"Los Angeles Bans Observers From Watching Soros-Backed DA Recall Effort Count\">constitutional law attorney<\/a> and a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cuomo-to-partially-reopen-indoor-dining-in-nyc-for-valentines-day-if-positivity-rates-hold\/\" title=\"Cuomo To Partially Reopen Indoor Dining In NYC For Valentine\u2019s Day, \u2018If Positivity Rates Hold\u2019\">small business owner<\/a> in that order \u2026 and I think that order is important.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Midday Wednesday, Johnson\u200c secured the speakership\u200d on a 220-209 vote, \u200dwith all Republicans voting for him and all Democrats voting for House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries.<\/p>\n<p>According to NBC News, \u201cJohnson is arguably the most ideologically conservative person\u200b to serve as speaker since Newt Gingrich in the 1990s.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s a stunning rise for the conservative Donald Trump\u2062 ally and \u2062low-ranking member of the GOP leadership team who is now second \u200bin line to the presidency,\u201d NBC added.<\/p>\n<p>With\u2062 a career dedicated \u200dto <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-administration-to-appeal-judges-order-blocking-contact-with-social-media-companies\/\" title=\"Biden admin to challenge judge's order on social media contact.\">defending fundamental freedoms<\/a> and traditional values, Johnson is a husband, father of four, and an attorney who has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rep-greg-steube-shares-story-about-praying-with-speaker-mike-johnson-on-house-floor\/\" title=\"Rep. Greg Steube shares story of praying with Speaker Mike Johnson on House floor.\">successfully litigated high-profile constitutional law cases nationwide<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA lot\u200d of people \u2062are probably \u200cscratching their heads \u2064wondering who this\u2062 guy\u200d is,\u201d but from what we know, his election as House speaker after weeks of chaos\u200d is truly good news.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<div class=\"author_subscription_pitch\">.author_subscription_pitch p{margin:5px;}<\/p>\n<p><em><b>A Note from Our Staff:<\/b><\/em><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Did you know that 90 percent of advertisers \u2063will have nothing to do with The Western Journal? \u200cThe liberal elites have put us on one of their financial kill lists.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">They did it because we\u2019ve told the truth and\u2063 spoken out against them for over a decade. 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Please <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/join-monthly\/?utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><b>subscribe today<\/b><\/a><b>.<\/b><\/em><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Thank you for reading The Western Journal!<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>The post <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/rep-greg-steube-shares-story-praying-speaker-mike-johnson-house-floor\/\">Rep. \u2064Greg\u200c Steube Shares Story \u200dAbout Praying with Speaker \u2064Mike Johnson on House Floor<\/a> appeared first on <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\">The\u2063 Western Journal<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> How might Rep. Johnson&#8217;s faith and dedication to prayer influence\u200d his policies \u200cand interactions\u2063 with fellow \u200drepresentatives during his\u200b term\u2064 as speaker of the House<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Please \u200b\u200dstand \u200dby for some exciting news.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s not just good news, it&#8217;s great news: The \u2063new speaker of the House is not only a \u200dcommitted conservative, but also a dedicated Christian \u2062who \u2063proudly displays his faith.<\/p>\n<p>Item \u20641 \u2062\u2014\u200b Just before being elected\u2064 speaker, Louisiana Rep. Mike Johnson shared a photo of the engraving above \u200dthe speaker\u2019s podium, which boldly declares, \u201cIn\u200d\u2063 God We \u2062Trust.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Item 2 \u2014\u200d Conservative political commentator Benny Johnson \u200dshared a powerful photo of Johnson leading the Republican conference in \u2064prayer after securing \u2064the GOP nomination for speaker.<\/p>\n<p>Item 3 \u2014 Rep. Greg Steube of Florida revealed that Johnson has \u200da history\u200d of turning to prayer in times of need. Steube\u200d\u2062 shared \u200dhow Johnson joined him and other\u200d congressmen in \u200cprayer on the\u2062 House floor during a previous \u2064deadlock over the\u2062 speaker&#8217;s position.<\/p>\n<p>The news of Johnson becoming the new speaker has generated excitement and \u2062support from many.\u2062 A poll was conducted to gauge\u200d public opinion on his suitability \u200cfor\u200c the position. The results of \u2063the poll indicate\u200b that the majority, 99%, believe that\u200d Johnson will \u200bmake\u2064 a good speaker of \u200bthe House, with only 1% expressing doubt.<\/p>\n<p>Johnson&#8217;s commitment to his \u2064conservative principles and his display of faith have garnered\u2062 praise and\u2064 admiration from his colleagues and\u200c supporters. Many believe that his strong values and dedication\u200b to prayer will bring a fresh perspective \u200band strong leadership\u200b to the position.<\/p>\n<p>As a dedicated\u200c Christian, Johnson&#8217;s faith will likely play a significant role\u200b in shaping his decisions and guiding\u200b his \u200cactions as\u2063 the new speaker\u2062 of\u2063 the House. It is encouraging to see a leader who is unafraid\u200d to publicly express and embrace his\u200b beliefs,\u2064 especially in a time when faith is\u200b often relegated to the private sphere.<\/p>\n<p>In a time of\u2064 political division and uncertainty, having a speaker who\u2062 values faith\u2062 and prayer can provide a sense of hope and unity. It sends a powerful message that faith can\u200b coexist with \u2063politics and that \u2062one&#8217;s religious beliefs can be a source of strength and \u2062guidance in their leadership role.<\/p>\n<p>It will be fascinating\u2064 to see\u200c how Johnson&#8217;s \u2062faith influences his policies and interactions with fellow representatives. His commitment to conservative principles, combined with his dedication to prayer, may lead to a unique and impactful term as speaker of the\u200d House.<\/p>\n<p>Overall, the news of a committed \u2064conservative and dedicated Christian being elected as the new\u200c speaker of the\u200d House is indeed exciting.\u200b It signals a potentially transformative period\u200c in politics, where faith and values can play a prominent \u200drole \u2062in shaping decisions and guiding leadership.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Please wait for uplifting news: The new House speaker, Louisiana Rep. Mike Johnson, is not only a staunch conservative but also an unapologetic Christian. Prior to his election, Johnson proudly shared a photo of the engraving above. 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