It's a Miracle: No National Day of Prayer.

Free Inquiry, September, 1999 by Flynn, Tom

Church-State Update tracks continuing developments in important federal, state, and local church-state issues. Each item is preceded by an up arrow (*) or a down arrow (#), based on the story's implications for separation of church and state and the rights of the nonreligious.

* House Rejects National Day of Prayer and Fasting. On June 29, the U.S. House of Representatives rejected a resolution calling for a national day of prayer and fasting. Rep. Helen Chenoweth (R-Ida.) introduced the bill in the wake of the Columbine High School shootings. Other representatives noted that it is none of the government's business to prompt Americans to pray or fast. In the end, the bill received a 275-140 majority, but failed under House rules that require a two-thirds...

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