Today's American Minute — First Prayer in Congress
First Prayer in Congress, September 1774, "Establishment Clause must be interpreted by reference to historical ... understandings"-Supreme Court, Galloway - American Minute with Bill Federer
"Establishment Clause must be interpreted by reference to historical practices & understandings"-Supreme Court First Prayer in Congress Galloway September 1774
Justice Kennedy wrote in Town of Greece, NY, v. Galloway et al, May 5, 2014: "The first prayer delivered to the Continental Congress by the Rev. Jacob Duché on Sept. 7, 1774, provides an example: '... All this we ask in the name and through the merits of Jesus Christ, Thy Son and our Saviour, Amen' ... (W. Federer, America’s God and Country 137, 2000)."