Posts Tagged ‘Prayer’

Religion in Public Schools

A few weeks ago, I mentioned a graduating senior who asked his Ohio high school to change its policy of beginning and ending commencement with Christian prayers.

Thanks to Jacob Davis’ courage in publicly opposing this policy, the Chillicothe school has finally agreed to abide by the Constitution — for the most part.

Public school officials allowed clergy to […] Read More

Government-Sponsored Religion, Religion in Public Life

Earlier this week, Dan Gilgoff at U.S. News and World Report reported that President Barack Obama has started a new tradition at some of his presidential events.

On some occasions, at least, it seems Obama’s opening act will be a prayer vetted by the White House.

According to the U.S. News blog, White House staff contacted local clergy to […] Read More