HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution No. 93-20 ORIGINAL
CITY OF THE COLONY, TEXAS
RESOLUTION NO. c5~,~-~-o~ 0
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF THE COLONY, TEXAS.
URGING THAT PRAYER BE PERMITTED TO RETURN TO THE PUBLIC SCHOOL
SYSTEMS
WHEREAS, the Constitution of the United States Article (1) states, "Congress shall make no law
respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof..."; and
WHEREAS, our nation was founded upon by many different religious beliefs and ideals of settlers
from other countries; and
WHEREAS, the framers of our Constitution sought to protect everyone from one mandated state
religion; and
WHEREAS, our nation was founded on the freedom OF RELIGION and was not founded on the
freedom FROM RELIGION; and
WHEREAS, through time, court decisions and certain interest groups have contributed to the
deterioration of those religious beliefs and ideals to the extent that prayer has been banned from the
public school system; and
WHEREAS, the City Council strongly believes that reinstitution of prayer i the public schools will
move this nation toward those religious ideals and beliefs upon which this nation was founded; and
WHEREAS, the City Council urges all cities across this State to join in a effort to permit prayer
in the public schools by passing similar resolutions and uniting in a "grass roots: movement for that
purpose;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the City Council of the City of The Colony, Texas
strongly urges that prayer be permitted to return to the public school systems of this nation and invites
all cities across this State to join in an effort to permit prayer in the public schools by passing similar
resolutions and uniting in a grass roots movement for thatpurpose.
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~_ /?PASSED AND APPROVED at a Regular Session o the/CJty Counc the ,:5~-day of
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993.
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-William W. Manning, Mayor
ATFEST:
Patti A. Hicks, CMC/AAE, City Secretary