Seniors Told They Can't Pray Before Meals

Posted by samzenpus on Tuesday May 11, 2010 @03:42AM from the pay-to-pray dept.

Seniors at the Ed Young Senior Citizens Center near Savannah, GA, have been told they can't pray before meals anymore out of fear of losing federal money for meals. From the article: "But Senior Citizens Inc. officials said Friday the meals they are contracted by the city to provide to Ed Young visitors are mostly covered with federal money, which ushers in the burden of separating church and state. On Thursday, the usual open prayer before meals at the center was traded in for a moment of silence."

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FFS by Anonymous Coward · 2010-05-11 05:36 · Score: 4, Insightful

More useless tripe from people who have no understanding of anything.
Look, nobody is saying you can't pray. The only issue, if there really even is an issue, is that the organization can't lead the prayer. Individuals can do whatever the hell they want, and they can even organize and pray collectively. But the institution has to stay out of it.