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- ↑ Davis, Derek H. (2000). Religion and the Continental Congress, 1774–1789: Contributions to Original Intent. Oxford University Press. pp. 83–84. ISBN 9780195350883.
- ↑ Jefferson, Thomas (1970). Jefferson Himself: The Personal Narrative of a Many-Sided American . University of Virginia Press. p. 50. ISBN 9780813903101. Jefferson is quoted by Derek H. Davis in Religion and the Continental Congress, 1774–1789, page 84.
- ↑ Taylor, Cynthia (2005). A. Philip Randolph: The Religious Journey of an African American Labor Leader. NYU Press. ISBN 978-0-8147-8287-3. Archived from the original on 2012-03-29. Retrieved 2016-10-30.
- ↑ Gene Sharp "The Politics of Nonviolent Action" 1973
- ↑ Brian McLaren "A Prayer for Your Local Grocery Store" 2011
- ↑ ""With Israeli closure of Al-Aqsa Mosque, Palestinians hold sit-ins, prayer outside gates" Jul 27, 2018". Palestine News Agency (WAFA).
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