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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 2010
Page
7
Aiken residents rally against mandatory public prayer at council meetings citing references to faith as a barrier. Organizers of the Religion Foundation urge lawmakers to modify invocation practices and ensure inclusive proceedings.
A devotional-era invocation blessing the world and humankind. The text pleads for divine favor and knowledge of God as symbolically tied to the figure of George Washington.
A historical note cites public prayers to God in the U S Senate and House and recalls the pledge calling the nation one under God. It frames faith as a unifying civic thread in American public life.
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