(April 16, 2010 at 11:34 am)chatpilot Wrote: Not really. It will take more than one judges ruling to do away with national prayer day. Remember this is one judge against a nation of religious fanatics and in some cases zealots.
'But Crabb also says her order does not block any prayer day until after appeals in the case are exhausted.
White House spokesman Matt Lehrich said in an e-mail to The Associated Press that the ruling therefore doesn't prevent Obama from issuing a Day of Prayer proclamation in May and that the president will do so.'
You are quite right, of course. The victory is more symbolic than anything and will serve to fuel the fire beneath the 'Religious Right' and their quest for theocracy. But the attention this sort of ruling (however temporary) receives helps the secular movement by giving us feelings of courage and validation. Every chink in their armor helps to eventually bring them down.
