We at Americans United find these proclamations to be extremely annoying, but judges have not been very sympathetic to efforts to try to block them in court. They usually say that these proclamations are just suggestions that don’t require anyone to do anything and therefore they pass constitutional muster.
Rubbish. When government officials pass religious proclamations, they are taking a stand on theology. They are saying, on behalf of the entire citizenry, that a certain religion (and guess what, it’s pretty much always Christianity) or a certain religious book (yep, always the Bible) is worthy of study and veneration. That’s not the job of government....
https://www.au.org/blogs/wall-of-separation/pious-proclamation-panned-iowa-s-governor-goes-around-the-bend-with-bible
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