The Pinellas County school board for years has opened its biweekly meetings with an invocation. In late March, the board started experimenting with changes to the practice.

DONALDSONVILLE — National organization Freedom from Religion Foundation sent a letter to the Ascension Parish School Board asking to end the practice of opening meetings with prayer after a parent ...

A South Coast council has opted to make prayer a part of its monthly meetings, despite a heated debate over whether the ...

Caribou city councilors (left to right) Dan Bagley, Tamara Lovewell, Jody Smith, Mayor Courtney Boma, Deputy Mayor Joan Theriault and Jennifer Kelley. (Melissa Lizotte | Aroostook Republican) CARIBOU, ...

In a country that prides itself on its religious freedom it is not only inappropriate but also unconstitutional to have prayer before public school board meetings, even if these “prayers” are open to ...

After Arizona school board members were shut down for praying at governing meetings, Republicans in the Legislature want to make sure it doesn't happen again. GOP lawmakers advanced a bill that would ...

An advocacy group is asking the Ascension Parish School Board to cease opening its meetings with a public prayer, saying it violates the First Amendment. Hirsh Joshi, a legal fellow with the Freedom ...

WASHINGTON, N.C. (WITN) - A Washington city councilman is at odds with the mayor over how the opening prayer at Monday’s city council meeting is being handled. Mayor Ellen Brabo said Monday’s city ...

WICOMICO CO., Md. - The Wicomico County Council has announced it will begin starting its legislative meetings with prayer offered by various community faith leaders and clergy. On Tuesday, Feb. 4, the ...

The Wicomico County Council will now open legislative meetings with a prayer from community faith leaders. This decision follows a previous announcement to stop opening meetings with The Lord's Prayer ...