State Lawmakers Begin Sessions with Prayer Does It Blur Line Between Church and State?
Bangor Daily News › January 10, 2005
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AUGUSTA - The Rev. Richard Bamforth stood Tuesday before the Maine House of Representatives and asked God to aid lawmakers in their work during the 122nd Legislature as it convened in 2005.
"Be with us this day as we begin to grapple with the challenges that face us," prayed Bamforth, a retired Episcopal minister who lives in Augusta. "Help us to remember that the problems we encounter are but the opportunities you give us to use the creative energies you share with us."See the full content of this document
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State Lawmakers Begin Sessions with Prayer Does It Blur Line Between Church and State?
On the other side of the State House, the Rev. Frank Murray of Auburn led a similar prayer as the Senate convened its first session of the year.
Lawmakers have begun each day...See the full content of this document
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