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A Tennessee city recently drew the ire of atheist activists after openly honoring God. Mt. Juliet authorities took an official stand, passing a resolution calling the Lord the \u201cCreator and King of all Glory\u201d and encouraging citizens to embrace prayer if they\u2019re so willing, as reported by WKRN-TV. The effort started by city commissioners supports a Tennesse state resolution calling for July to be a month of fasting and prayer.<\/p>\n

CBN News previously reported that legislators in both the Tennessee House and Senate recently approved House Joint Resolution 803 (HJR 803), and the governor then signed it, a challenging feat, particularly in an era when people fight over the separation of church and state. The Mt. Juliet resolution supports the sentiments of the state effort. It reads, in part, \u201cWe recognize that God, as the Creator and King of all Glory, has the authority to judge and to bless nations or states.\u201d Mt. Juliet District 1 Commissioner Ray Justice, who said the resolution was unanimously adopted, explained the importance of prayer and thanksgiving, according to\u00a0WKRN-TV<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think prayer is something that is important every day, several times a day, and when you are living in as divisive of a world that we are living in, you should do it as often as possible,\u201d he\u00a0said<\/a>. \u201cBut these are my personal inclinations and beliefs.\u201d Mt. Juliet Mayor James Maness explained during the July 22 meeting why he chose to bring the state resolution to the city, explaining that it highlights many important issues. \u201cIt calls for a time of prayer of fasting in the state,\u201d he\u00a0said<\/a>\u00a0of the resolution. \u201cIt names a number of issues that the state is calling upon citizens of the state of Tennessee to pray and fast about if they\u2019re so willing to do so or inclined. This resolution just simply offers our support for that resolution.\u201d<\/p>\n

However, The Freedom From Religion Foundation (FFRF), an atheist activist group based in Madison, Wisconsin, reportedly wrote a letter decrying the Mt. Juliet resolution. Hirsh Joshi, a legal fellow with FFRF, wrote that the resolution is \u201cunconstitutional\u201d and that it elevates Christianity over other faiths or no faith at all.<\/p>\n

\u201cReligious proclamations, particularly those with references to Jesus Christ and a Christian lord, are unnecessarily divisive,\u201d he continued. \u201cIf these counties don\u2019t rescind their own proclamations because we do represent atheists and agonists who do want equality, and if the government is unable to provide that, we will have to see the next steps after that.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

A Tennessee city recently drew the ire of atheist activists after openly honoring God. Mt. Juliet authorities took an official stand, passing a resolution calling the Lord the \u201cCreator and King of all Glory\u201d and encouraging citizens to embrace prayer if they\u2019re so willing, as reported by WKRN-TV. The effort started by city commissioners supports…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":657,"featured_media":11397,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fbia_status":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[8,52],"tags":[415,212],"class_list":["post-11388","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-bible","category-prayer","tag-god","tag-prayer"],"yoast_head":"\nTennessee City Officials Openly Honor God, Call Him 'Creator and King of All Glory,' and Atheists React<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Mt. 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