Prayer Alert: Atheists Sue President Bush, Shirley Dobson over Nat'l Day of Prayer
"…the atheist group maintains that the day of prayer creates a 'hostile environment for nonbelievers, who are made to feel as if they are political outsiders.'"
The latest attempt to banish reliance on God in America, by the country's largest atheist group, the Freedom from Religion Foundation, is coming in the form of a lawsuit against President George W. Bush, among others, for their propagation of the National Day of Prayer.
Of course, our atheist friends (see Ps. 14:1 for their full description) need only to look back in the history of this country to see that their lawsuit will have to include many other prominent figures—most of whom have passed on.
The intercessory day developed from America's first official call to prayer in 1775 by the Continental Congress—which included such members as: George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, John Adams and Benjamin Franklin—to President Abraham Lincoln's proclamation of a day of "humiliation, fasting, and prayer" in 1863; to the joint resolution by Congress in 1952, signed by President Truman; to the law amended and signed in 1988 by President Ronald Reagan, which permanently set an annual National Day of Prayer on the first Thursday in May. (Graphic: NDPTF.org)
Hmmmm… this ought to be quite a lawsuit!
Apparently the atheist group maintains that the day of prayer creates a "hostile environment for nonbelievers, who are made to feel as if they are political outsiders."
I can see where they may arrive at that view since there have been so many acts of violence against atheists: Christians forcing them to their knees, hitting them over the head with heavy Bibles…
However, although this lawsuit may seem quite frivolous at best to those of us who are appreciative of the National Day of Prayer as a chance to come together as one nation, asking our incredibly loving and patient Creator for His continued blessing and direction over our country—yes, even praying for our atheist friends—news like this does warrant committing it to prayer, and action as the case may necessitate.
After all, if we are in the midst of what many call "the last days," this country will need all the prayer she can get.
