Across the street from the State Capitol, one church has seen extensive political engagement, now it’s getting involved in its own way.
HARRISBURG, Pa. — From her office overlooking State Street, Reverend Anna Layman Knox witnesses the hustle and bustle of the political scene every day, thanks to her noisy neighbor, the State Capitol Building.
“My office looks right out on State Street and so I hear every voice and every position possible,” she shared, adding that those echoes get louder during an election year.
“There are every manner of protest kind of walking up and down State Street,” Layman Knox said.
Rather than seeing the noise as a disruption, she encourages the discourse.
“I love that this is a place where people can come and speak their truth,” Layman Knox remarked.
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