Father George himself is a symbol of his churchs roleas a pastor. an active community leader. and a former clergyman in Latin America as well. He is also a symbol of religion freedom in this Nation. As a man who was born in Berlin at the height of Nazi power and raised in Communist Hungary after World War II. he remarked to me after the opening ceremonies in the House this noon that only in America could an immigrant stand in the halls of government to lead the Nations lawmakers in prayer. Unfortunately. those of us in America who have always enjoyed this fundamental freedom too often take it for granted. and we are indebted to Father George for reminding us of it today. Father George was born in Berlin in 1937 and received his early education in Austria and Hungary.
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