Hawaii Senate ends daily chamber prayers

MySanAntonio.com (AP): “The Hawaii Senate on Thursday silenced prayers previously offered before each of the chamber’s lawmaking sessions . . . ‘[The ACLU. et al.] continue to threaten governments with lawsuits to try to force them into capitulating to their view of society,’ said [Brett Harvey], an attorney for the Alliance Defense Fund, made up of Christian lawyers to defend free faith speech. ‘Governments should take a stand for this cherished historical practice.’”