Colorado Day of Prayer is unconstitutional, state appeals court rules
The Colorado Court of Appeals ruled Thursday that governors' proclamations of a state Day of Prayer violate the Constitution's provisions for religious liberty.
When the state sponsors the particular religious practice of prayer, the three-judge panel found, it sends a message that those who pray are favored members of Colorado's political community.
"In doing so, they undermine the premise that the government serves believers and nonbelievers equally," Judge Steven Bernard wrote in a 73-page decision....