Famous Atheist's Son Joins Other Christian Leaders on Steps of U.S. Supreme Court for National Day of Prayer

Diane Rose/AH : May 3, 2007
Christian Newswire

"It's fitting for Mr. Murray to join us advocating for public prayer at precisely the spot where he once stood after his lawyers argued against it."

William "Bill" Murray, whose famous mother, Madelyn Murray O'Hare, used her son to legally end voluntary prayer in public schools in 1963, was on the schedule to return to the U.S. Supreme Court, Thursday, May 3rd, to participate in a National Day of Prayer service on the High Court's front steps. Mr. Murray today heads the Religious Freedom Coalition, and is the author of a new book, The Pledge: One Nation Under God (AMG Publishers). (Photo: cpci.org)

Joining William Murray at the National Day of Prayer event is Reverend Rob Schenck, an Evangelical minister and president of the National Clergy Council. Other participants include the Reverend Patrick J. Mahoney, a Presbyterian minister and director of the Christian Defense Coalition and Father Jay Longacre, a Catholic Priest and president of St. Thomas Ministries Foundation.

Rev. Schenck said, "It's fitting for Mr. Murray to join us advocating for public prayer at precisely the spot where he once stood after his lawyers argued against it. Nobody knows this subject like Mr. Murray. He was used, abused and brainwashed into thinking prayer violated the Constitution. Now he uses his God-given genius to bring prayer back to schools and to all of American public life."