Challenge To Christian Prayers At Commission Meetings in GA

The ACLU of Georgia announced yesterday that it had filed suit on behalf of 5 residents against the Cobb County Commission and Planning Commission over the kinds of prayers that are recited before Commission meetings. The suit seeks to keep the prayers free of references to specific religious denominations. An ACLU staff attorney said: “Cobb County is a diverse county and citizens of all religions and non-religion should be welcome at government meetings. If the County chooses to begin its meetings with a legislative prayer, it should not show a bias for one particular faith over another.” The lawsuit claims that the overwhelming majority of prayers at the meetings are given by Christian clergy and are made in the name of Jesus Christ.