There can be no doubt that the practice of opening legislative sessions with prayer has become part of the fabric of our society.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
It is a bipartisan gathering to be able to pray for the needs back in our districts, for our families and each other. Another thing the prayer caucus does is to address religious liberty issues around the country as they arise.
Prayer is aligning ourselves with the purposes of God.
I think one thing is that prayer has become more useful, interesting, fruitful, and... almost involuntary in my life.
About all I can say for the United States Senate is that it opens with a prayer and closes with an investigation.
I think of prayer as a spiritual lifeline back to where I most want to be.
If you want to pray at a town hall meeting or a school board meeting or in the halls of Congress, that ought to be acceptable in the United States.
In working with people across the country and around the world, I've come to know that most of us go through times that re-route our prayer life.
The 1928 Republican Convention opened with a prayer. If the Lord can see His way clear to bless the Republican Party the way it's been carrying on, then the rest of us ought to get it without even asking.
As a people of faith, we know that prayer is a powerful instrument. And as one Nation under God, we know that many times our most powerful tool is prayer.
I agree with the idea that there is a separation of church and state. That teachers should not be leading prayer - a particular kind of prayer in classrooms.