A ruling in the 11th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals in Atlanta, which also applies in Florida, allowed prayers before Cobb County (Ga.) Commission meetings, offered by a variety of local clergy.

While the practice is constitutionally valid, within certain parameters, the attempt to add an invocation to public meetings ...

A common-sense decision. Prayer at a public or government meeting can only help. It certainly can't hurt. — Thomas Carper. This decision upheld prayer for any religion as constitutional before ...

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Under new Republican Chairman Dale Strong, the commission has a rotation of people to give a prayer before the meeting. Under Democrat Chairman Mike Gillespie, who served as chairman for 28 years ...

Prayers Before Town Hall Meetings Are Constitutional, High Court Finds : The Two-Way In a 5-4 decision, the court said the Greece, N.Y., council was using prayer for "permissible ceremonial ...

Miami-Dade Commissioners may have invited a lawsuit from the American Civil Liberties Union when the commission voted Tuesday to replace a moment of silence held before meetings with a prayer.

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Supreme Court heard Town of Greece v. Galloway on Wednesday. What%27s needed is a nudge that prompts officials insistent on Christian prayer to consult the Golden Rule. How would they react to ...

Two of three Sixth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals judges overturned a U.S. District court ruling in Cincinnati on Wednesday, Feb. 15 in Peter Bormuth v. County of Jackson.

SAGINAW, MI — It's a long-time tradition of the Saginaw City Council to say a prayer then the Pledge of Allegiance before each meeting begins. The Saginaw County Board of Commissioners follows ...

I n a country that prides itself on its religious freedom it is not only inappropriate but also unconstitutional to have prayer before public school board meetings, even if these “prayers” are ...