The bill’s author, state Rep. Dodie Horton, said to CNN affiliate WVUE, “It doesn’t preach any particular religion at all, but it certainly does recognize a higher power.”

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      1 year ago

      But it does not establish a any religion as a country’s official religion. It’s a remnant of past times.

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        The Constitution doesn’t say anything about establishing religion as the country’s official religion.

        There’s a reason teachers aren’t allowed to lead school prayers from any religion and it has nothing to do with what the official religion of the nation is or is not.