INVOCATIONS: Limiting religions violates First Amendment
This is in response to Paul Van Noy’s quote in the article “Answer to Prayer?” printed on Nov. 29. Van Noy stated that allowing all faith leaders a chance to lead the invocation at the beginning of Coeur d’Alene City Council meetings “makes the city vulnerable to so-called deities other than the God of the Bible.” He went on to say, “Sadly, other deities or demonic spirits may respond to the invocation” and that’s concerning to him. I find Van Noy’s comments concerning.
Perhaps Van Noy has lost sight of the fact that this country was founded by people fleeing religious persecution. America is not a Christian nation, it’s a nation where you are free to be Christian. He’s obviously lost sight of the fact that the Coeur d’Alene City Council is a government entity, not a church service.
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