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Nation Day of Prayer declared Unconstitutional

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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  • Daniel Shaw

    This is a great ruling. The idea of a day of prayer reminds me of the bible story of Daniel and the lions den. In that fictional story Daniel had the courage to not pray when ordered to, let us use him as an example. Rulingfs like this get people more and more used to the idea that this is nota christian nation, it is a secular nation!