Jesus Himself To Attend Million March 4 God

Well, I broke my rule. Yes, I traveled more than two blocks to cover an event. But this was no ordinary event. This was the press conference for the Million March for God.

I’m relatively sure I was the only member of the news media (”news” “media”) at the event, though there were three cameras and one of them could have been filming for one of the local TV stations. Nonetheless, there was a good-sized crowd at the National Constitution Center auditorium, because a group of schoolkids from Washington DC private school were brought to fill in seats, which one of the speakers called a “miracle.”

Despite the strong language on the event’s website, most of the speeches at the event were mainly about vague (but good) concepts like health, education, welfare (the noun, not the program). There was no mention of modern medicine.

Joel Cody, who is the main organizer of the event, did drop a bombshell near the end of the presser: Denzel Washington is going to be at the march! Sony is apparently donating not only equipment but artists, including Kirk Franklin and Amy Grant. He also said judges, senators, representatives have “diverted from the path of righteousness to the path of wickedness.” Oh, and because this is America, he complained about the Iraq War. (Who are the people who support that?)

There was also a bit of vague talk about how some people who “hate God” were the ones who kicked God out of America. I would assume they were talking about school prayer, but “mom and pop stores” were also referenced, so who knows. So, yeah. God God God. I guess I shouldn’t be surprised the Million March 4 God was mainly focused on God.

The best, though, was a speaker who (for some reason) talked about the logistics of the event, including what streetcorners people from certain states would meet at. He also noted that there were “specific guidelines for food vendors” and encouraged people to eat a light breakfast and wear their medical alert bracelets if they had one. Also: 20,000 buses, 100 doctors, 300 port-a-johns!

But you can’t have a march without some order, so “anyone with a law enforcement or military background or formal defense training can apply to be a marshall to help keep order.” Neat!

Oh, and that logo: It looks so much better when projected onto a 30′x20′ screen. That lens flare shined.