Posted by Kimberlieo at 209.50.129.181 on March 28, 2003 at 16:47:43:
In Reply to: so much for separation of church and state....... posted by everkorn81 on March 28, 2003 at 15:47:49:
: House Approves National Day of Prayer
: By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
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: Filed at 2:34 p.m. ET
: WASHINGTON (AP) -- The House passed a resolution Thursday calling for a national day of humility, prayer and fasting in a time of war and terrorism.
: The resolution, passed 346-49, says Americans should use the day of prayer ``to seek guidance from God to achieve a greater understanding of our own failings and to learn how we can do better in our everyday activities, and to gain resolve in meeting the challenges that confront our nation.''
: Under the resolution, President Bush would issue a proclamation designating a specific day as a day of ``humility, prayer and fasting.''
: White House spokeswoman Claire Buchan said officials there had not looked at the resolution but ``the president believes that faith and prayer are important and frequently references the importance of praying for American troops and for freedom around the world.''
: A similar resolution approved on March 17 said it was the sense of the Senate that that day should be a national day of prayer and fasting.
: During Wednesday's House debate, some lawmakers expressed concern about the measure.
: Democratic Rep. Dennis Kucinich of Ohio, a presidential hopeful and an opponent of the war in Iraq, said the resolution ``may be seen by some as an attempt to inject religion into this war at a time when some of America's enemies abroad are asserting that this indeed is a war about religion.''