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Article: National Prayer Day continues to divide Americans, AU charges.(PEOPLE & EVENTS)
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- Church & State
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- June 1, 2006
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Once again, Religious Right leaders and politicians used last month's National Day of Prayer (NDP) observances to politicize religion and divide Americans.
Americans United criticized the annual event, which takes place by federal law on the first Thursday of each May. According to AU, the observance gives Religious Right groups and their allies in public office a platform to push their political agenda and attack church-state separation.
In recent years, religious broadcaster James Dobson and his wife Shirley have assumed a leadership role in promoting the event. In materials released by the National Day of Prayer Task Force, a group based in Colorado ...