CNN Analyst: History of Prayer A Difficult ‘Challenge’ For America

COSTELLO Thanks for being ░░░░░░░░ Gloria First off give ░░░░░░░░ your general impression of ░░░░░░░░ ruling MARSHALL Well I ░░░░░░░░ the opportunity to be ░░░░░░░░ the courtroom during the ░░░░░░░░ argument And I saw ░░░░░░░░ Justice Kagan as well ░░░░░░░░ Justice Ginsberg the showing ░░░░░░░░ this kind of and ░░░░░░░░ whether any legislative entity ░░░░░░░░ figure out a way ░░░░░░░░ have a prayer that ░░░░░░░░ not be offensive to ░░░░░░░░ And I think this ░░░░░░░░ 4 ruling shows that ░░░░░░░░ s still this divisiveness ░░░░░░░░ the liberal wing and ░░░░░░░░ conservatives COSTELLO When they ░░░░░░░░ that you know non ░░░░░░░░ don t have to ░░░░░░░░ what do they mean ░░░░░░░░ that That means if ░░░░░░░░ re Jewish and don ░░░░░░░░ participate in the prayer ░░░░░░░░ makes it Constitutional is ░░░░░░░░ what the U S ░░░░░░░░ Court has said MARSHALL ░░░░░░░░ s the problem We ░░░░░░░░ a challenge that is ░░░░░░░░ on history The legal ░░░░░░░░ and history of this ░░░░░░░░ is that prayer was ░░░░░░░░ first session of Congress ░░░░░░░░ have an official leader ░░░░░░░░ leader in the Senate ░░░░░░░░ the House and there ░░░░░░░░ prayers in all of ░░░░░░░░ different legislative bodies from ░░░░░░░░ smallest jurisdiction to the ░░░░░░░░ And so this idea ░░░░░░░░ balancing someone who does ░░░░░░░░ have any belief at ░░░░░░░░ with someone who has ░░░░░░░░ foundational belief that we ░░░░░░░░ making these decisions that ░░░░░░░░ the jurisdiction and therefore ░░░░░░░░ need guidance of a ░░░░░░░░ spirit They said the ░░░░░░░░ who doesn t believe ░░░░░░░░ supposed to either leave ░░░░░░░░ room or not participate ░░░░░░░░ t bow your head ░░░░░░░░ silence Don t follow ░░░░░░░░ the religious leader is ░░░░░░░░ and that that s ░░░░░░░░ the compromise is that ░░░░░░░░ court finds Constitutional COSTELLO ░░░░░░░░ So I was talking ░░░░░░░░ our CNN producer Bill ░░░░░░░░ he covers the Supreme ░░░░░░░░ He says this isn ░░░░░░░░ a hard and fast ░░░░░░░░ In fact it might ░░░░░░░░ some government bodies Do ░░░░░░░░ agree MARSHALL I do ░░░░░░░░ It s quite confusing ░░░░░░░░ mean when you are ░░░░░░░░ the Supreme Court and ░░░░░░░░ watch the swearing in ░░░░░░░░ new attorneys before the ░░░░░░░░ Court bar they are ░░░░░░░░ to swear to uphold ░░░░░░░░ Constitution so help me ░░░░░░░░ So there s no ░░░░░░░░ given in that swearing ░░░░░░░░ service that says those ░░░░░░░░ that want to swear ░░░░░░░░ affirm In the Constitution ░░░░░░░░ framers decided to have ░░░░░░░░ division between church and ░░░░░░░░ is say one may ░░░░░░░░ or affirm Meaning affirming ░░░░░░░░ no religious connotation to ░░░░░░░░ And the Supreme Court ░░░░░░░░ trying to do the ░░░░░░░░ thing You can be ░░░░░░░░ of the religious practice ░░░░░░░░ not be a part ░░░░░░░░ it and in not ░░░░░░░░ a participant That way ░░░░░░░░ are affirming but you ░░░░░░░░ not a religious issue.”