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The newest attack against God is coming from a group called the American Humanist Association who would like to see the National Day of Prayer banned. They have asked that a National Day of Reason be added instead. I don't know about you but I use my reasoning skills every day. I have reason to believe that my Lord and Savior died on the cross and was resurrected so that I could live for eternity with my God in heaven. I have reason to believe that God cares for each and every one of us and longs to have us turn to Him on a daily basis. I have reason to believe that praying is a beneficial act, that has been proven using scientific experiments, and I am praying for the members of the AHA and Barbara Crabb. Who is she, you might ask. Well, Judge Barbara Crabb recently declared the National Day of Prayer unconstitutional. There was thankfully a response from Washington D.C. Rep. Randy Forbes (R-Va.) proved there's plenty that Congress can do, including exercising authority over justices that overstep their constitutional bounds. Together with the Congressional Prayer Caucus, Rep. Forbes hosted a press conference on Capitol Hill to formally protest Judge Crabb's ruling. Reps. Lamar Smith (R-Texas), the ranking member on the House Judiciary Committee, and Forbes also introduced a joint resolution that affirms the constitutionality of the National Day of Prayer. "Setting aside a day of prayer and thanksgiving is a national tradition that first began with George Washington. This is not an establishment of religion--which would be unconstitutional," Rep. Smith insisted, "but merely the acknowledgment of the role prayer has played in our nation's history... [A]nyone can choose to enjoy or ignore it." Just as Christians had to endure a day devoted to blasphemy, so should humanists have to enjoy the national Day of Prayer. And just so you know Judge Crabb, we are praying every minute of every day. We don't need a day declared for prayer but it is nice to remind people of the history of this country and how we have had prayer interwoven into the fabric of our country since the inception.

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