National Day of Prayer

Mass. Family Institute Files Brief in
Support of National Day of Prayer

Woburn, MA -- Today, Massachusetts Family Institute, along with dozens of national and statewide pro-family groups, signed onto an amicus brief by Liberty Institute in the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals in support of the National Day of Prayer.

The brief, Freedom from Religion Foundation v. Obama, responds to an April 15, 2010 decision by U.S. District Judge Barbara Crabb ruling that the federal government's observation of prayer is unconstitutional--despite numerous rulings from the U.S. Supreme Court that protect long-standing traditions of religious invocations.

"The National Day of Prayer is a ceremonial event that honors our spiritual heritage and encourages citizens to care for our country," said Kris Mineau, president, Massachusetts Family Institute. "It is practiced voluntarily by peaceful citizens and harms no one except those who wish to obliterate any vestige of the spiritual heritage of America and its founders."

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Mass. Family Institute Files Brief in Support of National Day of Prayer

Mass. Family Institute Files Brief in
Support of National Day of Prayer