Atheism Quote by Benjamin Franklin

The Constitution was never meant to prevent people from praying, it's declared purpose was to protect their freedom to pray

— Ronald Reagan

The constitutional prohibition against laws respecting an establishment of religion must at least mean that in this country it is no part of the…

— Hugo Black

We don't need a constitutional amendment for kids to pray.

— William J. Clinton

...several of the first presidents, including Jefferson and Madison, generally refused to issue public prayers, despite importunings to do so. Under pressure, Madison relented…

— James Madison

The First Amendment was added to the Constitution to stand as a guarantee that neither the power nor the prestige of the Federal Government…

— Hugo Black

prayer must be, in its own nature, absurd and impertinent.

— Mary Collyer

If you want to pray at a town hall meeting or a school board meeting or in the halls of Congress, that ought to…

— Tim Walberg

“Prayer is a petition.”

— Lailah Gifty Akita

“Public prayers of are of little value unless they are founded on or followed up by private praying.”

— E.M. Bounds

The government ought to stay out of the prayer business.

— Jimmy Carter

People for the American Way says it has yet to find anyone who has made a stronger case against the proposed school prayer Constitutional…

— Cal Thomas

Prayer and dependence on God has been our history. How unfortunate it is now that an unaccountable and unelected and misguided judge from Wisconsin,…

— James Dobson