Excerpt from the examiner.com
“As the result of a 2008 lawsuit filed by a group representing the interests of atheists and agnostics (Freedom from
Religion Foundation), U.S. District Judge Barbara Crabb issued a ruling yesterday, declaring the National Day Of Prayer unconstitutional. The judge spoke in support of the group’s contention that the day violated the constitutionally mandated separation of church and state. According to Crabb, “…. the government may not use its authority to try to influence an individual’s decision whether and when to pray.”
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