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Denver Judge Rules In Favor of National Day of Prayer
CitizenLink – October 29, 2010
Denver Judge Rules In Favor of National Day of Prayer
Secularists were dealt a decisive blow on Thursday when a Denver judge ruled that a gubernatorial proclamation recognizing the Day of Prayer was not unconstitutional. District Judge R. Michael Mullins ruled the Gov. John Ritter did not violate the state constitution’s religious freedom clause. The Freedom From Religion Foundation (FFRF), which has won a similar district-level lawsuit aimed at the National Day of Prayer, said it would appeal Mullins’ decision.
The National Day of Prayer was established by Congress in 1952. The law was amended in 1988 to recognize it the first Thursday in May.
Colorado Attorney General John Suthers praised the ruling. “I was pleased to see the judge’s well-reasoned and persuasive order,” Suthers said, “upholding this commonplace practice.”