Prayer and use of God questioned
- Donna McCollum - KTRE.com
- Jan 12, 2009
NACOGDOCHES, TX (KTRE) - Why throw God references out of the presidential inauguration? That's the question a federal judge will consider when he hears arguments from an atheist group wanting to stop prayers and the word God in the presidential inauguration.
In response, Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott announced today he's joining a bipartisan coalition of 49 attorney generals in a lawsuit. They represent every state in the nation and the Virgin Islands. The suit defends President Elect Obama's right to say the words 'so help me God' in the presidential oath. Obama plans to say those words as he places his hand on Abraham Lincoln's bible. Every president since George Washington has uttered the words ' so help me God'.
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