Atheist prayers can be barred by House chaplain, appeals court says
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The House chaplain scored a legal victory on Good Friday, when a federal appeals court ruled he could not be ordered to allow a self-described atheist to offer a secular prayer to the House of Representatives.
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit sided with Father Patrick J. Conroy, in his official capacity as the House chaplain, and the House itself in litigation brought by Dan Barker, co-president of the Freedom from Religion Foundation and a former minister. Barker alleged Conroy improperly rejected a request to have him serve as guest chaplain.
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