This past Thursday, we had two rulings aimed at Christians that made the national news.  The first ruling came from U.S. District Judge Barbara Crabb (a Clinton appointee), who ruled that the National Day of Prayer, scheduled for May 6th, was unconstitutional.    Crabb wrote in her ruling (excerpt):

It goes beyond mere “acknowledgment” of religion because its sole purpose is to encourage all citizens to engage in prayer, an inherently religious exercise that serves no secular function in this context. In this instance, the government has taken sides on a matter that must be left to individual conscience

One might argue that the National Day of Prayer does not violate the establishment clause because it does not endorse any one religion. Unfortunately, that does not cure the problem. Although adherents of many religions “turn to God in prayer,” not all of them do.

Further, the statute seems to contemplate a specifically Christian form of prayer with its reference to “churches” but no other places of worship and the limitation in the 1952 version of the statute that the National Day of Prayer may not be on a Sunday.

The National Day of Prayer is an annual observance held on the first Thursday of May, inviting people of all faiths to pray for the nation. It was created in 1952 by a joint resolution of the United States Congress, and signed into law by President Harry S. Truman.

Judge Crabb, what part of the fact that the National Day of Prayer is voluntary don’t you understand?  A voluntary event means you do not have to participate if you do not want to.  On the other hand, our new Obamanation of a Healthcare, err, Health Insurance, err, Healthcare Reform Law involves mandated purchase of Health Insurance Policies, with the IRS (Revenuers) reinforcing the fines for not purchasing an insurance policy.  That, my dear judge, is an example of something unconstitutional.

The second ruling against Christians involved the writing of messages on eye black by college football players.  The NCAA banned this practice.  This ruling was the result of Tim Tebow, the Unversity of Florida star quarterback and strong Christian, writing scripture verses on his eye black.   For his last home game as a Senior,  Florida fans urged everyone to wear eye black (with or without Bible verses on them) in honor of Tebow.  It sounds like the fans were really offended, doesn’t it, NCAA?

In both these rulings, it appears that some Liberals in positions of power are taking steps to insure that President Obama’s proclamation that “America is not longer just a Christian nation.” is reinforced.  I’ve got some news for the psuedo-intellectual Elite:  75 % of Americans identify themselves as Christians.  The freedom Americans have experienced for over 200 years is God-given, not man-made.  It is not yours to give or take away.  That is way above your pay grade.

By the way, Judge Crabb, if you want to speak to me on May 6th, you will find me at my town’s City Hall, attending our National Day of Prayer Service.  I’ll save you a seat.

 Sources:  examiner.com, nationaldayofprayer.org, cbsnews.com