Endowed by Our Creator
By Mark Alexander · Thursday, May 6, 2010
In 1952, Congress established the National Day of Prayer as an annual event by a joint resolution, signed into law by President Harry Truman. The NDP designation (36 U.S.C. § 119) calls for the nation “to turn to God in prayer and meditation.”
Naturally, the Despotic Branch is challenging that resolution, asserting that religion and politics don’t mix.
On April 15, 2010, U.S. District Judge Barbara Crabb (a 1979 Jimmy Carter nominee) ruled that the statute establishing the National Day of Prayer was unconstitutional, as it is “an inherently religious exercise that serves no secular function.”
But our Founders saw a national day of prayer as a fitting observance.