Sally Pawlick Distributes “Prayer” Message Throughout State House Today
            The President of Massachusetts Citizens for Marriage, Sally Pawlick, is distributing to legislators at the State House today an informational article about the role that prayer has played in the history of the state government in Massachusetts, titled “Offering Prayers to God for Our Political Leaders Is an American Custom.”
            The article says: “It has always been a custom for leaders of our country, including Thomas Jefferson, the man who is quoted ad nauseum as being in staunch opposition to efforts [to offer prayer to God]. Jefferson appealed to all the colonies in 1774 that they pray against King George’s Boston Port Act.   He did coin the phrase ‘wall of separation’ between church and state, but he also urged everyone to pray that the government of the day (in that case, the English monarchy) rescind its ruling concerning Boston.   A direct result of Jefferson’s call to prayer in favor of Massachusetts was the rallying of patriots for the founding of the First Continental Congress in Philadelphia.”
            The article continues: “Today, there is also a vacuum in the executive offices when it comes to moral, principled leadership at every level of government.   In the absence of great men like Samuel Adams and Thomas Jefferson, we must extend our efforts in their spirit to again call people to pray for our government leaders, to give them wisdom and courage in these challenging times.
            “It is no coincidence that when people do respond to a sincere call to pray, society ultimately changes for the better.   Jefferson’s declaration for prayer directly led to the establishment of the First Continental Congress. We expectantly believe that when people do respond, we will likewise experience a renewal of righteousness in our society.
            In the afternoon, Pawlick will attend the first business session of the new Legislature. This is her second visit to the State House this week.  On Monday, she distributed an A.P. story from Iraq which stated that: “All 700 employees of the electoral commission in Mosul resigned after being threatened.”
            As President of Massachusetts Citizens for Marriage, Pawlick sees the foremost decision being the vote upon the Bill of Address filed by Rep. Emile Goguen (D-Fitchburg) to remove the four judges at the Supreme Judicial Court who illegally forced homosexual “marriage” upon the Commonwealth.