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US Supreme Court says city council meetings can start with prayer

Friday, May 9th, 2014

The United States Supreme Court has ruled that legislative bodies like city councils can begin their meetings with prayer, even if it favours a given religion. On May 5, the court ruled 5-4 that Christian prayers before town council meetings in Greece, New York, did not violate the US constitution. The constitution prohibits the government Read more