Cody Walsh, 18, stands with arms raised in a crowd of attendees as they dance and sing during the opening musical act of the non-denominational prayer and fasting event, entitled "The Response" at Reliant Stadium Aug. 6, in Houston, Texas. Thousands attended the event organized by Gov. Rick Perry in order to pray for God to help save "a nation in crisis" referring to America.

Texas Governor Rick Perry, left, attempts to quiet the crowd after his introduction by Reverend C. L. Jackson, rightk, during "The Response", an event billed as a call to prayer for a nation in crisis, at Reliant stadium in Houston Aug. 6.

Supporters of the banned Islamic organization Jamaat-ud-Dawa embrace each other after taking part in a funeral prayer for al Qaida leader Osama bin Laden in Karachi on Tuesday, May 3. The founder one of Pakistan's most violent Islamist militant groups has told Muslims to be heartened by the death of Osama bin Laden, as his "martyrdom" would not be in vain, a spokesman for the group said on Tuesday.

Activists of Jamaat-ud-Dawa offer funeral prayers for Osama bin Laden on a street in Karachi on Tuesday.

Activists of Pakistani Jamaat-ud-Dawa chant slogans during Muslim funeral prayers for Osama bin Laden on a street in Karachi on Tuesday.

Supporters of the banned Islamic organization Jamaat-ud-Dawa hold up their hands while shouting anti-American slogans before a symbolic funeral prayer for Osama bin Laden in Karachi on Tuesday.