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  • This year's National Day of Prayer could be the last

    05/07/2010 4:06:39 AM PDT · by NCDragon · 10 replies · 479+ views
    Raleigh News & Obstructor ^ | May 6, 2010 | CLEMENT TAN
    WASHINGTON -- A fixture since President Harry S. Truman signed a bill proclaiming a National Day of Prayer 58 years ago, 2010 could be the last time the event is observed if the White House fails in an appeal against a court ruling that it violates the ban on government-backed religion. Wisconsin-based U.S. District Court Judge Barbara Crabb ruled April 15 in favor of the Freedom From Religion Foundation in a suit brought against President Barack Obama. She ruled that the federal law that designates a National Day of Prayer and requires an annual presidential proclamation of the National Day...