The court quoted Supreme Court precedent and argued that, historically, legislatures prayers “seek ‘divine guidance’ in lawmaking” and “allow the legislature to ‘acknowledge the place religion holds in the lives of many private citizens.'” Such prayers also “connect [lawmakers] to a tradition dating to the time of the Framers”—one that “has always included a higher power.”
Michael Foust : Aug 27, 2019 ChristianHeadlines.com
(Philadelphia, PA) — [Christianheadlines.com] A federal appeals court pointed to precedent and the Founding Fathers in ruling Friday that atheists can be barred from delivering official invocations. (Image: US House Chaplain Reverend Patrik Conroy /via PressTV)
The US Third Circuit Court of Appeals, in a 2-1 decision, upheld the policy of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, which requires that the person who prays must be “a member of a regularly established church or religious organization.” The policy further says the prayer’s purpose is “to seek divine intervention” in the work and lives of House members…
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