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Supreme Court to consider religious prayer at government meetings

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By Lauren Markoe WASHINGTON (RNS) In a case that could determine restrictions on expressions of faith in the public square, the Supreme Court on Wednesday (Nov. 6) will consider religious prayers that convene government meetings. At issue in Greece v. Galloway is whether such invocations pass constitutional muster, even when government officials are not purposefully…

23 U.S. states urge Supreme Court to allow prayer in government meetings

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By Katherine Weber A total of 23 states have joined forces to encourage the Supreme Court to rule once and for all that legislative prayer delivered at the beginning of government meetings is constitutional. Indiana’s attorney general Greg Zoeller and Texas’s attorney general Greg Abbott co-authored an amicus brief, joined by 21 other states, filed…

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