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Unfortunately, it's still around. In direct violation of a federal court ruling. http://articles.cnn.com/2010-04-15/justice/wisconsin.court.prayer_1_national-day-prayer-douglas-laycock?_s=PM:CRIME A federal judge on Thursday (April 15, 2010) struck down the federal statute that established the National Day of Prayer, ruling that it violates the constitutional ban on government-backed religion. "[I]ts sole purpose is to encourage all citizens to engage in prayer, an inherently religious exercise that serves no secular function," a Wisconsin judge wrote in the ruling, referring to the 1952 law that created the National Day of Prayer. But it did not stop the Obama administration from issuing a National Day of Prayer proclamation this year (2010), just as it had last year; in it, President Obama calls on citizens to "pray, or otherwise give thanks." |
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Quoted: freedom of not from. thank you, please drive throughUnfortunately, it's still around. In direct violation of a federal court ruling. http://articles.cnn.com/2010-04-15/justice/wisconsin.court.prayer_1_national-day-prayer-douglas-laycock?_s=PM:CRIME A federal judge on Thursday (April 15, 2010) struck down the federal statute that established the National Day of Prayer, ruling that it violates the constitutional ban on government-backed religion. "[I]ts sole purpose is to encourage all citizens to engage in prayer, an inherently religious exercise that serves no secular function," a Wisconsin judge wrote in the ruling, referring to the 1952 law that created the National Day of Prayer. But it did not stop the Obama administration from issuing a National Day of Prayer proclamation this year (2010), just as it had last year; in it, President Obama calls on citizens to "pray, or otherwise give thanks." |
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Quoted: Quoted: Unfortunately, it's still around. In direct violation of a federal court ruling. http://articles.cnn.com/2010-04-15/justice/wisconsin.court.prayer_1_national-day-prayer-douglas-laycock?_s=PM:CRIME A federal judge on Thursday (April 15, 2010) struck down the federal statute that established the National Day of Prayer, ruling that it violates the constitutional ban on government-backed religion. "[I]ts sole purpose is to encourage all citizens to engage in prayer, an inherently religious exercise that serves no secular function," a Wisconsin judge wrote in the ruling, referring to the 1952 law that created the National Day of Prayer. But it did not stop the Obama administration from issuing a National Day of Prayer proclamation this year (2010), just as it had last year; in it, President Obama calls on citizens to "pray, or otherwise give thanks." freedom of not from. thank you, please drive through The government is telling people to pray, so...  |