Actually, it conveys to citizens of minority faiths that the USA was founded and built overwhelmingly by Christians and that such prayers have been said to open government meetings since the founders. It also tells those of minority faiths that they are comparative recent arrivals and they chose to come to a Christian majority nation.
It's now a matter of some trying to make unconstitutional practices that have been common since the beginning of the USA and before.
[[ It’s now a matter of some trying to make unconstitutional practices that have been common since the beginning of the USA and before.]]
Exactly
[[Actually, it conveys to citizens of minority faiths that the USA was founded and built overwhelmingly by Christians and that such prayers have been said to open government meetings since the founders. It also tells those of minority faiths that they are comparative recent arrivals and they chose to come to a Christian majority nation.]]
Well said- Scalia argued that same thing- We have a long long history of prayer in government and it is an established ‘custom’ if you will that hurts noone or punishes them if they choose not to participate, and hterefore it is constitutional and traditional, and should not be outlawed because again, it punishes noone who doesn’t participate-