The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday upheld the right of government entities across the United States to allow sectarian prayers prior to public meetings. The court said on a 5-4 vote that the town of ...

The long-standing practice of the Big Spring School Board beginning public meetings with a prayer is unconstitutional, according to federal case law and the opinions of two law professors. “This is a ...

Pastor Mike Metzger, right, of First Bible Baptist Church, leads a moment of prayer March 14 at the start of the Greece Town Board meeting in Greece, N.Y. The Supreme Court said Monday that prayers ...

WASHINGTON - It happens every week at meetings in towns, counties and cities nationwide. A lawmaker or religious leader leads a prayer before officials begin the business of zoning changes, contract ...

CLARK COUNTY, Wash. — The Clark County Council is facing controversy over its longstanding practice of starting meetings with prayer. For years, the council has opened its sessions with an "invocation ...

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 ...

Lawmakers who defend the prayers cite the nation’s founders and say they’re following a long tradition of prayer before public meetings. They say residents don’t have to participate and having a ...

Centerra South wasn’t the only controversial topic discussed at Monday’s meeting of the Loveland Planning Commission. A discussion about adding a prayer to the commission’s regular agenda sparked a ...

Federal District Court Judge Michael Urbanski today ruled that the Pittsylvania County Board of Supervisors violated the First Amendment rights of ACLU of Virginia client Barbara Hudson by opening ...

In a country that prides itself on its religious freedom it is not only inappropriate but also unconstitutional to have ...

A Southern California school district that formerly opened each school board meeting with a prayer sought to resume the practice after the Supreme Court allowed a high school football coach to pray on ...