{"id":77,"date":"2008-10-04T07:20:00","date_gmt":"2008-10-04T07:20:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wis-injury.com\/blog\/2008\/10\/atheist-group-sues-bush-over-national-prayer-day.html"},"modified":"2008-10-04T07:20:00","modified_gmt":"2008-10-04T07:20:00","slug":"atheist-group-sues-bush-over-national-prayer-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wis-injury.com\/blog\/2008\/10\/atheist-group-sues-bush-over-national-prayer-day.html","title":{"rendered":"Atheist group sues Bush over national prayer day"},"content":{"rendered":"Date: 10\/3\/2008 9:26 PM<br \/><br \/>By SCOTT BAUER<br \/>Associated Press Writer<br \/><br \/>MADISON, Wis. (AP) _ The nation&#8217;s largest group of atheists and agnostics is suing President Bush, the governor of Wisconsin and other officials over the federal law designating a National Day of Prayer.<br \/><br \/>The Freedom From Religion Foundation sued Friday in U.S. district court, arguing that the president&#8217;s mandated proclamations calling on Americans to pray violates a constitutional ban on government officials endorsing religion.<br \/><br \/>The day of prayer, held each year on the first Thursday of May, creates a &#8220;hostile environment for nonbelievers, who are made to feel as if they are political outsiders,&#8221; the lawsuit said.<br \/><br \/>The national proclamation issued this year asked God&#8217;s blessings on our country and called for Americans to observe the day with appropriate programs, ceremonies and activities.<br \/><br \/>Wisconsin Gov. Jim Doyle is named in the suit because he is one of 50 governors who issued proclamations calling for the prayer day. The foundation is based in Madison.<br \/><br \/>Shirley Dobson, chairwoman of the National Day of Prayer Task Force, and White House press secretary Dana Perino also are named.<br \/><br \/>The foundation has filed numerous lawsuits in recent years, including one rejected by the U.S. Supreme Court last year that attacked President Bush&#8217;s faith-based initiative.<br \/><br \/>The White House and Doyle spokesman Lee Sensenbrenner had no comment on the lawsuit. A message seeking comment from the task force was not returned Friday.<br \/><br \/>Copyright 2008 The Associated Press.","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Date: 10\/3\/2008 9:26 PMBy SCOTT BAUERAssociated Press WriterMADISON, Wis. 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