Today we continue our series examining some of America’s presidents and Founding Fathers in their own words with a few quotes from Thomas Jefferson on God and Scripture.
Pastor Ronnie Floyd of Cross Church in Fayetteville opened the U.S. House of Representatives with prayer this morning.
Pastor Floyd was recently elected President of the Southern Baptist Convention. The act of opening public meetings with prayer is a longstanding American tradition that, as the U.S. Supreme Court has noted, predates the U.S. Constitution. We are pleased to see Pastor Floyd participating in that tradition, asking for divine wisdom for our elected officials.
Watch his prayer below.
Earlier this week we told you about the U.S. Supreme Court’s favorable ruling in the case of Greece v. Galloway. The ruling affirms–once again–that legislative bodies are free to open meetings in prayer.
Today Alliance Defending Freedom has released a list of seven important things to know about the ruling. They are:
You can read a short summary of each point listed above by going to ADF’s website.