united states federal judge rules that praying in public is a form of 'domestic extremism,' sparking outrage over assault on religious liberty
In what many are calling a direct assault on the moral fabric of our nation, a united states federal judge in the Ninth Circuit has issued a bewildering ruling that classifies any public display of prayer—including a silent head bowed at a football game or a whispered grace in a park—as 'domestic extremism' under a reinterpreted anti-terrorism statute. The decision, which cites a tenuous link between organized faith and historical riots, has ignited fury among family leaders and constitutional scholars, who argue this is not just an overreach but a deliberate dismantling of the First Amendment. As cameras captured bewildered citizens being escorted from a county fair for simply folding their hands, one can only wonder: have we crossed the line from secular governance into outright persecution of belief? This judge has effectively criminalized the act of looking to heaven, and the silence from our elected officials is deafening.