Federal judge rules Day of Prayer unconstitutional

AP via SFGate ^ | 4/15/10

[SmithL]

Madison, Wis. (AP) -- A federal judge in Wisconsin says the National Day of Prayer is unconstitutional.

U.S. District Judge Barbara Crabb issued the ruling Thursday in a lawsuit filed by the Madison-based Freedom From Religion Foundation.

[SmithL]

Crabb, Barbara Brandriff

Born 1939 in Green Bay, WI

Federal Judicial Service:
Judge, U. S. District Court, Western District of Wisconsin
Nominated by Jimmy Carter on July 21, 1979, to a new seat created by 92 Stat. 1629; Confirmed by the Senate on October 31, 1979, and received commission on November 2, 1979. Served as chief judge, 1980-1996. Assumed senior status on March 24, 2010.

U.S. Magistrate, U.S. District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin, 1971-1979

Education:
University of Wisconsin, Madison, B.A., 1960
University of Wisconsin Law School, LL.B., 1962

Professional Career:
Private practice, Madison, Wisconsin, 1962-1964
Research assistant, George Bunn, University of Wisconsin Law School, 1968-1969
Research assistant, ABA Project on Minimum Standards of Criminal Justice, 1970-1971

Race or Ethnicity: White

Gender: Female

[glorgau]

Next headline:

Federal judge declares jihad against National Day of Prayer.

[ilovesarah2012]

What a bunch of BS. Does anyone have the ruling? I want to see the logic.

Perhaps she’s wanting a shot at the big court.

[tatsinfla]

did obama file the suit...??...lol...

[mgstarr]

She joined the court in 1979 after being nominated by President Jimmy Carter.

[dhuynh73]

Out of control judge; they need to be impeach

[MrB]

Let’s just form two countries and get it over with...

[Ballygrl]

Bet that a Muslim Day of Prayer would be allowed though!

[JoSixChip]

What is Christmas? will it be declared unconstitutional next? Then Easter then 4th of july.

[muawiyah]

So what. This judge can just go pound sound for all I care.

I'm not going along with the ruling and I dare the judge to send the US Marshalls to come around and make me conform.

Besides, judges do not have the authority to determine what is or is not legitimately religious in this country.

[9YearLurker]

And we’ll still be living with Obama 30+ years from now as well.

[Marty62]

NOW Zero will cancel the National Day of Payer. He was just waiting for the ruling.

[JoSixChip]

But black history month is mandatory. Welcome to post racial America.

[jiminycricket000]

didn’t the first Continental Congress initiate a National Day of Prayer? I believe Lincoln did so too. Before the secularists who stole Thanksgiving Day and turned it into first graders wearing paper pilgrim bags and playing with turkeys and indians, that was a national day of prayer too. Whom were we giving Thanks to on Thanksgiving Day, after all, if not the God of the Christians?

[tiredoflaundry]

lawsuit filed by the Madison-based Freedom From Religion Foundation.

Last time I checked I had Freedom OF religion, not Freedom FROM religion!

[SatinDoll]

Freedom from religion isn’t in the U.S.Constitution. What this judge has done violates, literally, our rights.

If you don’t want to pray, then don’t. If you don’t like someone’s religous message, walk away, run away or ignore it. What you can’t do is tell them to shut up!

Islam, IMHO however, has major tenets that are patently unconstitutional. No more of its adherents should be allowed to immigrate into the United States. Those Muslims already here should have their politiical activities proscribed.

[ArmstedFragg]

Kind of interesting on the same day that the Escondido, California City Council voted unanimously to put the religious icon of an obscure Shinto cult (aka: a “peace pole”) in the courtyard at city hall. Apparently intermixing church and state is okay as long as the church isn't Christian.

[Cboldt]

-- What is Christmas? will it be declared unconstitutional next? --

What is Thanksgiving?

[mikelets456]

So Gay pride day and all this other BS in schools is what our founder fathers intended? FUSCOTUS!

This is beyond out of hand....This is not America as I knew it anymore.