National Day of Prayer Does Not Violate Federal Law
A response to "Are Local Officials Ignoring the Separation of Church and State?" by James Swift
On Wednesday, our esteemed columnist Mr. James Swift published an editorial about the upcoming Cobb County National Day of Prayer breakfast. In his editorial, he claimed that such an act violates both federal and state law. This seemed like something that needed to be investigated… Conclusion: You are blurring a great many lines, Mr. Swift. The National Day of Prayer is not an endorsement of any religion. Nearly every religion involves prayer (heck, even atheists have been known to pray to their lottery tickets), so it's not cut down to any one religion in particular. The National Day of Prayer also does not condemn any religion. Never have officials speaking on behalf of said day used it as leverage against an opposing religion, …
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4:19 pm on Sunday, July 15, 2012
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