Christian Group Launches 8th Annual Campaign To Encourage Graduation Prayer

Last week, Liberty Counsel announced that it was launching its 8th annual "Friend or Foe" Graduation Prayer Campaign. Again this year it is distributing its 8-page Legal Memorandum on Graduation Prayers in Public Schools setting out its understanding of legal precedent that still permits prayers by speakers who truly initiate prayer on their own after being chosen to speak. Liberty Counsel says that, if necessary, it will litigate "to ensure that prayer and religious viewpoints are not suppressed during graduation ceremonies." The group also offers for sale "I Will Pray" wristbands described as "fashionable", as well as a booklet titled "Students' Rights on Public School Campuses."