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Faith In Freedom: Religious Groups Oppose Sectarian Invocations At N.C. Government Meetings

By ADF Alliance Alert

Sandhya Bathija writes at the Americans United for Separation of Church and State Wall of Separation Blog: "The two briefs were filed in the Joyner v Forsyth County case, a lawsuit in which Americans United and the North Carolina ACLU are challenging the commission?s sectarian bias. For years, the Forsyth board invited local clergy to deliver Christian prayers at board meetings. Despite receiving letters from AU and the ACLU demanding that the practice stop, board members refused to do so, leading to the litigation. The district court struck down the board?s unfair and divisive policy in January. But, represented by the Religious Right legal group, the Alliance Defense Fund, the board appealed the decision to the 4th Circuit in February."

Full post as published by Constitutionally Correct on July 12, 2010 (boomark / email).