Lawsuit Challenges Prayers Referencing Jesus At City Council Meetings

The Contra Costa (CA) Times reports that a lawsuit was filed yesterday in state court in California seeking to enjoin Lancaster (CA) City Council sessions from including any prayer that invokes the name of Jesus. The lawsuit in Los Angeles Superior Court comes three weeks after Lancaster residents, by a vote of more than 3-1, approved a Nonbinding Measure that calls for City Council to continue its present prayer policy. (See prior posting.) One of the plaintiffs in the lawsuit is Shelley Rubin, chair of the Jewish Defense League.