April Fifteenth

April 15: National Day Of Prayer 2010 Canceled By Obama? – The National Day of Prayer was deemed unconstitutional by a federal judge in Wisconsin, late Thursday afternoon. U.S. District Judge Barbara Crabb wrote the following: “In fact, it is because the nature of prayer is so personal and can have such a powerful effect on a community that the government may not use its authority to try to influence an individual’s decision whether and when to pray.”
The National Day of Prayer has been celebrated since 1952, when Harry S. Truman started it with help from the congress.
Obama spokesman Matt Lehrich did react to Crabb’s ruling stating: “As he did last year, President Obama intends to recognize a National Day of Prayer.”