A divided Supreme Court ruled Monday that legislative bodies such as city councils can begin their meetings with prayer, even if it plainly favors a specific religion. The court ruled 5 to 4 that ...

The Fulton-street Prayer Meeting. Share full article. Sept. 25, 1862. ... the choral services of the daily-prayer-meetings and the anniversaries for the last five years.

A push to allow prayer before school board meetings in Cabarrus County has drawn legal warnings, political backlash and renewed attention to how public bodies across the region incorporate ...

McKay said he was strongly in favor of prayer at meetings. “ ... The next council meeting is at 6:30 p.m. July 19 at City Hall, 210 W 6th Ave., with an online broadcast also available.

For as long as anyone can remember, the St. Tammany Parish Council has prayed before their meetings, with a council member leading a brief Christian prayer before the legislative body turns to ...

At Port St. Lucie City Council meetings, the city clerk handles the prayer. For ribbon cuttings and other city-sponsored ceremonies, those duties usually fall to a pastor or other religious figure ...

Board votes 5-2 to bring back meeting prayer; Opposing board member Stan Vaught tells majority, 'You’re infringing on other people’s liberty' Vaught offers to pray with other board members prior to ...

During the Jan. 25 meeting, newly elected board member Justin Lighty said most of the new members, before they were elected, discussed the possibility of beginning the board meetings with prayer.

I am responding to the Leader editorial of June 4, which recommended ending the invocation prayer at Hutchinson City Council meetings. The town’s ministerial association maintains a rotation ...

The Pueblo County Commissioners will start meetings twice a month with a prayer, according to a new policy recently passed by commissioners.. The decision was made in a 2-1 vote along party lines ...

A push to allow prayer before school board meetings in Cabarrus County has drawn legal warnings, political backlash and renewed attention to how public bodies across the region incorporate ...