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President Issues 2010 National Day of Prayer Proclamation

By Howard M. Friedman

Despite the questions of legality raised by a recent federal district court opinion (see prior posting), yesterday President Obama issued a Proclamation, (full text) designating May 6 as this year's National Day of Prayer. The Proclamation reads in part:

Prayer has been a sustaining way for many Americans of diverse faiths to express their most cherished beliefs, and thus we have long deemed it fitting and proper to publicly recognize the importance of prayer on this day across the Nation....

I call upon the citizens of our Nation to pray, or otherwise give thanks, in accordance with their own faiths and consciences, for our many freedoms and blessings, and I invite all people of faith to join me in asking for God's continued guidance, grace, and protection as we meet the challenges before us.

Full post as published by Religion Clause on May 01, 2010 (boomark / email).