House of Representatives Chaplain Can Bar Atheist "Prayer," Rules Court

Eric Mack : Apr 22, 2019
Newsmax.com

The court ruled that prayers are "inherently supposed to be religious, not secular."

(Washington, DC)— [Newsmax.com] The House of Representatives chaplain can bar an atheist from giving a prayer because prayers are inherently supposed to be religious, not "secular," a court ruled on Good Friday, according to Roll Call. (Image: Fr. Patrick Conroy, the current Chaplain of the House of Representatives, holds up a bible during the Homily during funeral services for former Rep. John Dingell on February 14, 2019 at Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Washington, DC/via Newsmax)

The case was brought by Dan Barker, co-president of the Freedom From Religion Foundation, against Father Patrick J. Conroy... Subscribe for free to Breaking Christian News here

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