"It goes beyond mere 'acknowledgment' of religion because its sole purpose is to encourage all citizens to engage in prayer, 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."

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Source : "Federal judge rules Day of Prayer unconstitutional". www.foxnews.com. April 15, 2010.

Barbara Brandriff Crabb

#Religious Quotes #Prayer Quotes #Taken Quotes

“The fact that war is the word we use for almost everythingâ€”on terrorism, drugs, even povertyâ€”has certainly helped to desensitize us to its invocation; if we wage wars on everything, how bad can they be?”
“Some people would believe anything, especially if it eliminates awkward social and political problems.”
“Americans and British respondents don't want to let the German people off the hook. They make the case that if you get rid of Hitler, some other leader apart from Hitler would have emerged and, because of the structural constant of German nationalism, would have exploited German national feeling and produce the same kind of events no matter what.”

Source : Source: www.motherjones.com
“The colors I use may clash or vibrate against one another but this is done intentionally.”
“He slides into second with a stand-up double.”
“I'm not strong-willed enough or unkind enough... or maybe simply not wise enough to tell a journalist that a subject is out of bounds.”

Source : Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.
“Is there a rarer being, Is there a fairer sphere Where the strong are not unseeing, And the harvests are not sere; Where, ere the seasons dwindle They yield their due return; Where the lamps of knowledge kindle While the flames of youth still burn?”

Source : Edmund Clarence Stedman (1900). “An American Anthology, 1787-1900: Selections Illustrating the Editor's Critical Review of American Poetry in the Nineteenth Century”, Boston ; New York : Houghton, Mifflin, [190-]
“The tea is pure chemistry, and so is everything else. But chemistry can be highly active with nutrients, it could be not very active and empty of nutrients or it could be a toxic, polluted substance. That's what interests me as an environmentalist, because I think we should only produce the purest, finest things. Then there would be no toxic side effects. There would be no wastes, because everything would be used responsibly.”

Source : Source: www.edgemagazine.net

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