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NC: Last filings in prayer suit expected Monday

By ADF Alliance Alert

Winston-Salem Journal: Several residents sued the county [for] . . . allowing prayer-givers to include references to Christ in the prayers given before meetings of the county board. The county's defense is being handled by the Alliance Defense Fund, which is handling court costs under an agreement with the county. "We have not been advised of a date for an oral argument," said Michael Johnson, the ADF attorney representing the county. "My suspicion is that there may not be one." . . . "We remain confident in the merits of the case," Johnson said. "The board has acknowledged respect for the diversity of religious denominations. (There is) no ulterior motive to establish Christianity or disparage others."

Full post as published by Constitutionally Correct on May 05, 2009 (boomark / email).