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Today is the National Day of Prayer–
President Obama made a proclamation noting that today was National Day of Prayer. However, he declined to participate in any of the planned events—breaking a long held tradition of past Presidents who participated by starting the day out with a planned prayer event at White House.
More change that’s not necessarily good or good for the nation from this President!
Hat Tip: to the Patriot Post for the following:
Ronald Reagan offered these words on the National Day of Prayer- May 6, 1982:
"Today, prayer is still a powerful force in America, and our faith in God is a mighty source of strength. Our Pledge of Allegiance states that we are ‘one nation under God,’ and our currency bears the motto, ‘In God We Trust.’ The morality and values such faith implies are deeply embedded in our national character. Our country embraces those principles by design, and we abandon them at our peril. Yet in recent years, well-meaning Americans in the name of freedom have taken freedom away. For the sake of religious tolerance, they’ve forbidden religious practice in the classrooms. The law of this land has effectively removed prayer from our classrooms. How can we hope to retain our freedom through the generations if we fail to teach our young that our liberty springs from an abiding faith in our Creator?"
History of the National Day of Prayer
1775 The First Continental Congress called for a National Day of Prayer.
1863 Abraham Lincoln called for such a day.
1952 Congress established NDP as an annual event by a joint resolution, signed into law by President Truman.
1988 The law was amended and signed by President Reagan, to be the first Thursday in May.
Join us, and millions of Americans in prayer for our nation today at 1200. Link to the National Day of Prayer Web site for more information.
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