Vernon Countians respond to prayer ruling

Saturday, April 24, 2010

A federal district judge ruled April 15 that a law passed by Congress in 1952 authorizing the President to designate a national day of prayer is unconstitutional. Judge Barbara Crabb ruled on the case, filed by the Freedom From Religion Foundation. Congress established the day in 1952 and in 1988 set the first Thursday in May as the day for presidents to issue proclamations asking Americans to pray.

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