Christian groups seek to keep National Day of Prayer despite having, oh, every other day
Wednesday, May 5, 2010 2 Comments
Argument over the federally-declared National Day of Prayer has only intensified as the date–tomorrow, May 6–draws ever nearer. On April 15, U.S. District Judge Barbara Crabb of Wisconsin ruled that the National Day of Prayer, created by a 1952 law, is unconstitutional. According to a post on the In Queen Anne blog hosted by the Seattle Post-Intelligencer, Judge Crabb indicated that “the day amounts to a call for religious action…In fact, it is because the nature of prayer is so personal and can have such a powerful effect on a community that the government may not use its authority to try to influence an individual’s decision whether and when to pray.’”…
