National Day of Prayer, non-constitutional?

Sorry I have to do this to you but I have to get on my soapbox and vent.

I mean I can hear atheists in chat rooms across the cyber globe celebrating with bubbly on their recent victory to deem the National Day of Prayer non-constitutional. Non-constitutional? Really?

I’m not sure what federal Judge Barbara Crabb was… (hmm, careful Eddie… choice of words, choice of words… I’ll just say… “thinking,”) yeah, thinking when she made the ruling. In fact her reason makes absolutely no sense logically as she writes, “the nature of prayer is so personal and can have such a powerful effect on a community that the government may not use its authority to try to influence an individual’s decision whether and when to pray.”

I’m far from a political guru, not sure I even qualify as novices, in fact everything I know about politics I’ve learned recently in the past 18 months from hearing Sean Hannity on the radio. Therefore excuse my lackluster attempt to make a political point but when did prayer become a threat to our constitution? I may just be an old fashion conservative dude in my early thirties; I mean who even prays anymore, right? What’s even more amusing is how nationalizing heath care is totally constitutional but having a day dedicated to prayer is not. Someone should tell Judge Barbara that she doesn’t have to pray if she doesn’t want to. I mean we live in the greatest country in the world, land of the free, the choice is ours.  Or do we; is it?

For the record the U.S. Constitution’s first amendment is clear, “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof…”

Do I even need to expand on how ridiculous Judge Barbara’s statement is in contrast to what the U.S. Constitution actually articulates; and even more obnoxious her ruling.

What are your thoughts?

For additional info on the National Day of Prayer: www.nationaldayofprayer.org