these cases as the secular watchdog groups have become much more litigious. now these prayers have been a tradition for 50 years and now that it s been ruled unconstitutional, it could pave the way for a showdown in the u.s. supreme court. rowan county north carolina in the heart of the bible belt had opened its commissioners meeting with prayer that often ended with in jesus name and invited those attending to join in. the american civil liberties union filed a lawsuit on behalf of three residents who often attended the meetings. if it opens in a way that makes me feel like i m not one of those people, that this board of commissioners is speaking to and for, i m feeling sort of disenfranchised in a way. on friday the 4th circuit u.s. court of appeals ruled 10-5 against the prayers, giving the majority opinion the judge wrote the prayer practice served to identify the government with christianity and risk conveying
these cases as the secular watchdog groups have become much more litigious. now these prayers have been a tradition for 50 years and now that it s been ruled unconstitutional, it could pave the way for a showdown in the u.s. supreme court. rowan county north carolina in the heart of the bible belt had opened its commissioners meeting with prayer that often ended with in jesus name and invited those attending to join in. the american civil liberties union filed a lawsuit on behalf of three residents who often attended the meetings. if it opens in a way that makes me feel like i m not one of those people, that this board of commissioners is speaking to and for, i m feeling sort of disenfranchised in a way. on friday the 4th circuit u.s. court of appeals ruled 10-5 against the prayers, giving the majority opinion the judge wrote the prayer practice served to identify the government with christianity and risk conveying