My own perspective is informed by Meisenhelder and Marcum when they conclude, "People who were more stressed used more coping mechanisms, most commonly looking to God for strength, prayer, displaying a flag, seeking time with friends and family, and contributing money to help the victims".
The event brings a long list of famously godless speakers to nation's capital, including Dr. Richard Dawkins, Jessica Ahlquist -- the Rhode Island student who successfully challenged a prayer banner display at her high school, comedian Eddie Izzard, The Amazing Randi and "Mythbusters" co-host Adam Savage.
Five times a day the beautiful sounds of the call of prayer are displayed throughout the city in order to remind locals to take heed and find a mosque or quiet area to pray.
But anger over the court's rulings against school prayer, government displays of the Ten Commandments and other public forms of religious expression also played a major role in the birth of a conservative Christian political movement.
We don't blink when Ted Cruz makes an impassioned defense for school prayer and displaying the Ten Commandments on public grounds, but it's distinctly strange to watch a presidential candidate get all hand-wavy when someone asks him about God.
Her prayer cards will display her smiling face on one side and the words of the Fireman's Prayer on the other.
For a personal belief to grow, it needs privacy, introspection, thought and prayer, not a display on the chalkboard next to a mathematics assignment.
I don't know if it was the power of her prayer or the display of unexpected kindness, but my steps were a bit lighter walking home from my subway stop that night.
The company of Edward Morgan and Daniel Scott offers varied programs that include a celebration of romantic intimacy, a solo in the spirit of a prayer, a glittering display of balletic classicism and a surrealistic journey into the subconscious.
According to Court-watchers, Ginsburg's stated concern about inconsistency could be extended to those of her colleagues who on Wednesday held fast to the high wall between church and state, but who rarely find a cross, crèche, Ten Commandments plaque or prayer inappropriate for display in state institutions.
