Religion Roundup
Duo Sing Hymns Outside Washington's Union Station
The Associated Press
May 6, 2008
WASHINGTON - On some days, tourists and commuters emerging from Washington's Union Station are greeted by singing evangelists like Glen Haskins and Fisher Young.
Standing outdoors with their microphones and amplifier, Haskins and Young gamely harmonize on hymns like "Holy Holy Holy" as indifferent onlookers rush past their hand-lettered "Jesus Saves" sign.
Haskins says some people wave; others tell them to "shut up."
Asked why they perform their hymns in such an open and sometimes hostile forum, Haskins says it's because they love God -- to which Young adds a hearty "Amen!"
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