Friday, April 16, 2010

National Day of Prayer ruled unconstitutional

Federal judge strikes down law signed by President Truman
April 15, 2010
By Art Moore
© 2010 WorldNetDaily

A federal district court in Wisconsin today ruled the National Day of Prayer unconstitutional.

U.S. District Judge Barbara B. Crabb issued the decision in a case filed by the Freedom From Religion Foundation, a Wisconsin-based atheist and agnostic group that challenged the constitutionality of a 1988 federal law.

The law gives the president the authority to designate the first Thursday in May as a National Day of Prayer. the rest

Legal Experts Blast Judge’s Decision: ‘If National Day of Prayer is Unconstitutional, the Constitution is Unconstitutional’
Conservative legal experts say a federal district judge in Wisconsin had no legal basis for declaring the National Day of Prayer unconstitutional – and predict the decision cannot stand.

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