NC Commission Votes to Say Prayers Before Meetings
HENDERSONVILLE, NC – Commissioners in one North Carolina county have decided to continue opening their monthly meetings with prayers despite a judge ordering another county to end the practice.
The Times-News of Hendersonville reports that Henderson County commissioners voted unanimously Tuesday to continue opening meetings with prayer.
About 40 people spoke for and against saying prayer before the meetings.
A federal judge has ruled that Forsyth County commissioners violated the U.S. Constitution when they allowed prayers with sectarian references before meetings. Judge James Beaty said the county could open meetings without a prayer or could allow prayers that contain no sectarian references.
Forsyth County is appealing Beaty’s ruling.
(Source: www.onenewsnow.com)
