Americans United, Allies Ask U.S. Senate Subcommittee Not To Add Prayer Inscription To World War Two Memorial
Legislation that would require a prayer to be added to the World War II memorial in Washington, D.C., shows a lack of respect for the diversity of belief among veterans, Americans United for Separation of Church and State and its allies told a U.S. Senate subcommittee.In a letter sent yesterday to Sens. Mark Udall (D-Colo.) and Rob Portman (R-Ohio), the chair and ranking member respectively of the Senate Subcommittee on National Parks, the groups said that memorials are intended to unify and adding a prayer would be divisive.
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