National Day of Prayer Unconstitutional

Jaweed Kaleem

Does The National Day Of Prayer Mix Church And State?

HuffingtonPost.com | Jaweed Kaleem | Posted 05.03.2012

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Hundreds of Texans are expected to come to downtown Dallas Thursday for an eight-hour string of faith-based celebrations that will include Sikh drumme...

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National Day Of Prayer 2010 Goes On Despite Controversies

Posted 05.25.2011

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National Day of Prayer 2010 is today, May 6, 2010. It is occurring this year in spite of a recent court ruling declaring its unconstitutionality. On ...

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Let Us Pray -- With or Without a National Day of Prayer

Janet Haag | Posted 05.25.2011

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Janet Haag

If "we the people" want to pray together, we don't need the government's endorsement as much as we need generosity of spirit so that we can be all-inclusive.

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Legal Skirmish Colors National Day Of Prayer

Religion News Service | Adelle M. Banks | Posted 05.25.2011

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By Adelle M. Banks Religion News Service WASHINGTON (RNS) As Rep. Randy Forbes sees it, the decision by a Wisconsin federal judge that the law creati...

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Who Needs a National Day of Prayer?

Rev. Barry Lynn | Posted 05.25.2011

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Rev. Barry Lynn

I know enough about the subject to realize that for prayer to be meaningful, it has to come from the heart, be freely chosen, and not be an engine of state policy. Prayers pushed by the government aren't worth saying.

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National Day Of Prayer Ruled Unconstitutional

AP | TODD RICHMOND | Posted 05.25.2011

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MADISON, Wis. — A federal judge in Wisconsin ruled the National Day of Prayer unconstitutional Thursday, saying the day amounts to a call for re...

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National Day of Prayer Unconstitutional, Judge Rules

Religion News Service | Adelle M. Banks | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON (RNS) A federal district judge in Wisconsin has ruled that the 1988 law creating the annual observance of the National Day of Prayer is unc...

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