Objection To Prayers In Peoria Council Chamber

The Freedom From Religion Foundation is protesting a recent use of Peoria, Illinois City Council Chambers, according to today's Peoria Journal-Star. Peoria's mayor, Jim Ardis, invited a prayer group, the Community Builders Foundation, to use the chambers last month. During the event, dozens of Christians gathered in the council chambers to pray. One by one, they laid hands on the vacated chairs of each council member and asked God to offer guidance to them. Community Builders had previously held prayer services outside City Hall, and even in the building's rotunda. But this was the first time they were invited inside the legislative chamber.