Today, May 6th, marks the National Day of Prayer.
Accodring to CBS News, the National Day of Prayer dates back to 1952. However, in April, a federal judge ruled the National Day of Prayer unconstitutional [Montopoli, Brian (2010-5-6). National Day of Prayer Takes Place Despite Court Ruling. CBS News. Retrieved on 2010-5-6.]. The federal judge's ruling is currently being appealed by the Obama Administration.
1st district Congressman Jack Kingston issued a statement today recognizing the traditional National Day of Prayer, saying that "America needs prayer now more than ever."
"We are a nation at war, a nation under attack from terrorists, we face tough decisions to address an unsustainable yet ever-growing national debt and we have an environmental disaster in the gulf," said Kingston. "Some think we need to scrub our government of religion but I know that America needs prayer now more than ever. Every day should be a day of prayer – a day to reflect on our challenges and to ask God for his guiding hand."
I think MC Hammer put it best when he said, "We got to pray just to make it today."
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