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invocation 1. a prayer asking God for help, forgiveness, etc., esp as part of a religious service 2. an appeal for inspiration and guidance from a Muse or deity at the beginning of a poem 3. a. the act of summoning a spirit or demon from another world by ritual incantation or magic b. the incantation used in this act How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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AU received complaints that officials at the McKinney Independent School District opened mandatory teacher training with an invocational prayer in the fall of 2003. Justice William Brennan dissented in Marsh, arguing that the "practice of official invocational prayer, as it exists in Nebraska and most other state legislatures, is unconstitutional. Concerning your recent article about states and municipalities wrangling over the contents of invocational prayers ("Texas Lawmakers Wrangle Over Content Of Legislative Prayers," People & Events, March Church & State), I should like to offer the following comments. |
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