Citizens opposing sectarian prayers at meetings of the Forsyth County Board of Commissioners say a U.S. federal court should ban the prayers in line with the recommendations of a magistrate judge.
Magistrate Judge Trevor Sharp issued a recommendation against the county's prayer policy on Nov. 9, finding that it unconstitutionally aligned the county government with Christianity. The county filed an objection to Sharp's recommendation on Nov. 27.
In their response, plaintiffs argue through their attorney that there's no evidence that any prayer-giver ever mentioned a deity other than Jesus and that the frequency of sectarian prayer has actually increased since the county adopted its prayer policy. The policy allows clergy members to give any prayer on a first-come, first served basis. Plaintiffs filed suit against the county in 2007.
The plaintiffs' response notes that no non-Christian prayer-giver has offered to give a prayer since the policy went into effect.
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Published: December 11, 2009
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