WASHINGTON (WHTC-AM/FM) – On this National Day of Prayer (May 6, 2021), there are those who believe that the constitutional right of Freedom of Religion has been under attack now as never before.
Although a proclamation from President Joe Biden encouraged all Americans to pray, saying that this day is a celebration of the role “the health balm of prayer” can play in the lives of Americans and the nation, church services have been the target of restrictions in the name of COVID 19 health concerns, and in some cases, pastors have been jailed and lawsuits filed for refusing to obey government executive orders.
“I don’t think anyone doubts, seeing what has happened over the last number of years, that there has been a ramping up of the assault on people of faith,” US House Rep. Bill Huizenga (R-Zeeland) said on “WHTC Morning News” during his weekly appearance on Thursday. “That is something that we need to stand firm on. It doesn’t mean that we have to be disagreeable about it, but we do have to stand up for what we believe and our ability to express it.”
Thanks to an amendment from Congress signed by Ronald Reagan, the President is required by law to sign a proclamation annually on the first Thursday in May to encourage all Americans to pray.
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