WASHINGTON — It happens every week at meetings in towns, counties and cities nationwide. A lawmaker or religious leader leads a prayer before officials begin the business of zoning changes, contract ...

The Obama administration has surprised its supporters and some in the Republican party by agreeing that town councils should be allowed to open meetings with a Christian prayer. Several towns across ...

Brevard's newest school board member is kicking 2025 off with a goal of putting prayer at the start of meetings. Adding a voluntary invocation before board meetings, John Thomas said, would be “a ...

In response to letter writer Neil Matzkin, who objected to prayer before Clark County School Board meetings: In 2014, the Supreme Court upheld a New York state town’s practice of opening its municipal ...

CLARK COUNTY, Wash. — The Clark County Council is facing controversy over its longstanding practice of starting meetings with prayer. For years, the council has opened its sessions with an "invocation ...

A North Carolina school board meeting turned hostile after one board member lashed out at a Christian board member's proposal to adopt a prayer before meetings, asking, "How much prayer do you need?" ...

A push to allow prayer before school board meetings in Cabarrus County has drawn legal warnings, political backlash and renewed attention to how public bodies across the region incorporate religion ...

I keep hearing about local school boards and councils led by conservative Christians insisting that public meetings open with prayer. What’s up with that? I assume these professed Christians have read ...

For about 90 minutes Monday afternoon, a group of local residents laid out a compelling case for why the Stuart City Commission ought to begin its meetings with a formal prayer. Then, in the next five ...

For as long as anyone can remember, the St. Tammany Parish Council has prayed before their meetings, with a council member leading a brief Christian prayer before the legislative body turns to ...

OTTAWA COUNTY, Mich. — For the first time, the Satanic Temple of West Michigan will lead the opening prayer at the Ottawa County Commission. This isn't the first time the religious group has been in ...