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Lynn v. Sekulow
Quick Question: Anybody Praying Harder Today?
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Rev. Barry W. Lynn
I don’t want to get into a big debate here about the value, if any, of prayer. However, this is the National Day of Prayer, so designated by an act of Congress back in 1952. President Obama, as required by law, signed a proclamation making it official for 2009. He did not, however, hold any…
History No Guide To National Prayer Day
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Rev. Barry W. Lynn
Jay, I don’t see American history helping you much on your bootstrapping argument about past practice and the National Day of Prayer. Remember that Thomas Jefferson actually vetoed day of prayer resolutions as President-and those were usually focused on some special event. I can find no record at all of any effort to set aside…
Government Asks People to Pray Really Hard on One Day in May
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Rev. Barry W. Lynn
Well, Jay, I enjoyed our debate last week at Gettysburg College and look forward to doing more live and in-person events. I hope you are now satisfied that no students in Kentucky were threatened with arrest and that all of the furor was caused by students who apparently didn’t believe that school rules applied to…
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