Freedom

House Bill To Protect Prayer

The Public Prayer Protection Act
U.S. Rep. Gresham Barrett, R-S.C., said Thursday he will introduce legislation — The Public Prayer Protection Act — that, in effect, will protect officials when they offer a prayer that evokes the name of a specific deity.

“What the Constitution says is you don’t have to believe as I believe. Any public official can stand up and pray. If he wants to be inclusive, fine. If he wants to be specific, fine,” Barrett said. “The intent of the legislation is exactly what the ACLU is trying to address. If a prayer ends in Jesus’ name, the ACLU says it’s an establishment of religion. This bill says it is not an establishment of religion by mentioning any deity.”

Posted by Editor at November 19, 2005 07:20 PM