Federal Judge says National Day of Prayer is “unconstitutional”

IMPORTANT NOTE: The 2010 National Day of Prayer--Including the Davie Prayer Breakfast--will continue as planned since the Federal court case is stayed pending appeal.

Update from Mrs. Shirley Dobson, Chairman of National Day of Prayer

Dear Friends:

I’m writing with a heavy heart to update you on a ruling that has been handed down regarding the National Day of Prayer. As you may have heard, the Freedom From Religion Foundation filed suit a number of months ago contending that the National Day of Prayer is unconstitutional. On April 15th, U.S. District Court Judge Barbara Crabb decided in their favor, claiming that this observance violates the “establishment clause” of the First Amendment. Continue reading “Federal Judge says National Day of Prayer is “unconstitutional””

Earth Day – April 22, 2010

The US Environmental Protection Agency Celebrates the 40th Anniversary of Earth Day on April 22, 2010. In Spring 1970, Senator Gaylord Nelson created Earth Day as a way to “force this issue onto the national agenda.”1

In 1970, President Richard Nixon and Congress established a new federal agency to tackle environmental issues, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, in response to the growing public demand for cleaner water, air and land. The EPA was tasked with the challenging goal of repairing the damage already done to the environment and to establish guidelines to help Americans in making a cleaner—and safer—environment a reality.

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  1. SOURCE: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency ( http://www.epa.gov/ )

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