A federal magistrate has recommended that prayers referencing Jesus and other sectarian deities made before meetings of the Forsyth County Commissioners are unconstitutional.
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The decision by Magistrate Judge Trevor Sharp was in favor of the American Civil Liberties Union, which filed the lawsuit against Forsyth County on behalf of two county residents Janet Joyner and Constance Blackmon.
According to Sharp's ruling, prayers that were used to open the meetings "referred to Jesus, Jesus Christ, Christ, or Savior with overwhelming frequency," and that such prayers "display a preference for Christianity over other religions by the government."
The county was represented by the Alliance Defense Fund, which defended the county at no charge. The recommendation now goes to a federal judge.
http://www.myfox8.com/wghp-forsyth-county-prayer-lawsuit-091109,0,4584282.story
http://www.wxii12.com/news/21564182/detail.html
What do you think? Email the commissioners in Forsyth County:
http://www.co.forsyth.nc.us/Commissioners/elec_MeetTheBoard.aspx
Forsyth County Board of Commissioners
201 N. Chestnut St (WS) (336) 703-2020
