I am writing to express my support for former Franklin County Technical School superintendent Richard Martin, whose speech was criticized because he prayed for people who were grieving. Some claimed he violated the separation of church and state but if every session of Congress opens with a prayer, then obviously a prayer offered in a public-school setting is not actually a violation. The only problem is prayer is not tolerated by the people who claim to be the most tolerant. As for the separation of church and state, it was originally meant to keep the government out of the affairs of the church, it was never meant to keep faith out of public life.
Pastor Michael Grant
Shelburne