Practical Wisdom for Everyday Life
Last week, I lamented the fact that a banner reading ‘Nothing Prevails Like Prayer’ was unprominently displayed on Public Square in Wilkes-Barre. While I don’t believe prayer prevails, I do believe that citizens who submit banners should have their messages prominently placed and equally so in relation to other banners. To date, this is the […]
A banner reading ‘Nothing Prevails Like Prayer’ is now displayed on Public Square in Wilkes-Barre. 6/30/14 update: I contacted a treasurer involved with the group responsible for the banner. We had a phone conversation in which she told me a person from her group contacted the city. The city said there was a mistake and would […]
My right-to-know requests following the unprominent placement of the ‘Nothing Fails Like Prayer’ banner I hung have been answered. Last month, I, with the help of the Freedom From Religion Foundation, paid for hanging of a banner reading ‘Nothing Fails Like Prayer’ on Public Square in Wilkes-Barre. The banner was a response to a National […]
Wilkes-Barre City Council approved my request to provide a secular invocation at a future meeting, but is only allowing me to do so during the public comment section. I addressed Wilkes-Barre City Council during its May 29, 2014 meeting asking permission to provide a secular invocation in place of the traditional government-led Judeo-Christian prayer led by […]
