In fact, it is because 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 on whether and when to pray.

This case is not about whether marriages between same-sex couples are consistent or inconsistent with the teachings of a particular religion, whether such marriages are moral or immoral or whether they are something that should be encouraged or discouraged….
BARBARA BRANDRIFF CRABB

Couple Sex Teaching
It goes beyond mere ‘acknowledgment’ of religion because its sole purpose is to encourage all citizens to engage in prayer.
BARBARA BRANDRIFF CRABB

Prayer Religious Taken
Quite simply, this case is about liberty and equality, the two cornerstones of the rights protected by the United States Constitution.
BARBARA BRANDRIFF CRABB

Cornerstone Protect Quite Simply
An inherently religious exercise that serves no secular function in this context. In this instance, the government has taken sides on a matter that must be left to individual conscience.
BARBARA BRANDRIFF CRABB

Excercise Function Government Matter Side
In fact, it is because 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 on whether and when to pray.
BARBARA BRANDRIFF CRABB

Government Powerful Prayer

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