A California atheist asked a federal judge yesterday to stop President Bush from having two Protestant ministers say prayers at the inauguration, arguing that it would violate his ...

Atheist Challenges Inaugural Prayers. By Carol D. Leonnig Washington Post Staff Writer Friday, January 14, 2005; Page B01 A California atheist asked a federal judge yesterday to ...

... Prayer Ban Decision Expected Friday; Gov't Fights Atheist Suit Banning Inauguration Prayer ; Atheist Challenges ... He has become a fixture in a governmental ceremony that has become ...

In a decision issued late Friday, U.S. District Court Judge John Bates rejected atheist Michael Newdow's legal challenge to ban prayer at the Jan. 20 Presidential inauguration.

President Bush's inauguration ceremony next Thursday will include a Christian prayer, a federal judge has ruled. The man who tried to remove "under God" from the Pledge of ...