American tradition Archives - Laga Handbags Handmade Handbags Vegan https://www.laga-handbags.com/tag/american-tradition/ Handmade Vegan Bags & Accessories by tsunami survivors Wed, 14 Mar 2018 20:40:53 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.2 National Day of Prayer https://www.laga-handbags.com/national-day-of-prayer/ https://www.laga-handbags.com/national-day-of-prayer/#respond Thu, 03 May 2018 15:00:01 +0000 https://www.laga-handbags.com/?p=4712 “Fasting and prayer are religious exercises; the enjoining them an act of discipline. Every religious society has a right to determine for itself the time for these exercises, and the objects proper for them, according to their own particular tenets; and right can never be safer than in their hands, where the Constitution has deposited [...]

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—Thomas Jefferson, 1808


First Call of Prayer in 1775

“Because of the faith of many of our founding fathers, public prayer and national days of prayer have a long-standing and significant history in American tradition. The Supreme Court affirmed the right of state legislatures to open their sessions with prayer in Marsh vs. Chambers (1983).

“The National Day of Prayer is a vital part of our heritage. Since the first call to prayer in 1775, when the Continental Congress asked the colonies to pray for wisdom in forming a nation, the call to prayer has continued through our history, including President Lincoln’s proclamation of a day of “humiliation, fasting, and prayer” in 1863. In 1952, a joint resolution by Congress, signed by President Truman, declared an annual national day of prayer. In 1988, the law was amended and signed by President Reagan, permanently setting the day as the first Thursday of every May. Each year, the president signs a proclamation, encouraging all Americans to pray on this day. Last year, all 50 state governors plus the governors of several U.S. territories signed similar proclamations. ”

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