>> there has been uninterrupted prayer since 1789. >> if the senate can begin test day in prayer why can't a public school? >> i personally think we probably made a mistake by removing prayers from our public schools. >> chaplain usually asks god for wisdom. this summer as the debt ceiling debate dragged on his prayers became more urgent. >> we are weary from the struggle. tempted to throw in the towel. >> they were getting a little more intense but that's the way i felt. i poured out my heart to god. his mother earned $6 a day as a made. she gave her kids $0.05 for each scripture they could recite until he recited the entire book