National 'Day of Prayer' has no place in our secular nation.

 https://www.youtube.com/shorts/eryB3BPyIzk

 

Day of Reason (Dan Barker and Annie Laurie Gaylor, Freethought Radio podcast)

We have some good state/church news to report out of Oklahoma and Arizona. 

Then, in response to Trump’s remarks at the May 1 “National Day of Prayer,” we celebrate the May 4 “National Day of Reason” by hearing impassioned and humorous remarks at the Second Annual “Reason Reception” in D.C., sponsored by FFRF, American Humanist Association and the Secular Coalition for America, for the Congressional Freethought Caucus. 

The “Very Funny Lady” comedian Leighann Lord kicked off the event, followed by U.S. Reps. Jared Huffman, Calif., Jamie Raskin, Md., Laura Friedman, Calif., and a poignant keynote by former Rep. Susan Wild, Pa.

Interview: 

https://ffrf.org/news/freethought-radio/freethought-today-may-8-2025/

Liberal Redneck - National Day of Prayer

Thoughts on prayers (get it?)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bfxR6qnPYxA

Fact check: Biden administration didn’t ‘reject’ National Day of Prayer

…But on Facebook, a Republican political action committee makes it seem like the Biden White House is a godless place.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/factcheck/2021/05/13/fact-check-biden-administration-didnt-reject-national-day-prayer/5038919001/

A National Day of Prayer During a Mishandled Pandemic Is a National Day of Distraction – Mother Jones

As the coronavirus continued to kill, hospitalize, and harm thousands of people this weekend, President Trump declared that Sunday was, rest assured, a National Day of Prayer. “We are a Country that, throughout our history, has looked to God for protection and strength in times like these,” he tweeted.
Except we aren’t. ....
https://www.motherjones.com/coronavirus-updates/2020/03/a-national-day-of-prayer-during-a-mishandled-pandemic-is-a-national-day-of-distraction/

‘When is the National Day of Science?’: Trump blasted after spreading lies – Raw Story

President Donald Trump’s Twitter feed is a more accurate reflection of his positions and beliefs than his White House press briefings. Since the very beginning of the coronavirus crisis the President has made clear he doesn’t believe it is a crisis, has worked to minimize the amount of testing that can be done, and worked to spread falsehoods and outright lies in an attempt to make Americans believe the pandemic is not a massive health emergency. It is.
So perhaps it shouldn’t be surprising that Sunday morning Trump kicked off the day with a lie.....
https://www.rawstory.com/2020/03/when-is-the-national-day-of-science-trump-blasted-after-spreading-lies/

Trump calls for National Day of Prayer, to monitor online service | TheHill

President Trump has declared Sunday a “National Day of Prayer” amid the worldwide outbreak of the novel coronavirus and said he will monitor a church service online. ....
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/487623-trump-calls-for-national-day-of-prayer-to-monitor-online-service