WASHINGTON — The Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals today ruled that the city council of Fredericksburg, Virginia had proper authority to require “non-sectarian” prayer content and exclude council-member Rev. Hashmel Turner from the prayer rotation because he prayed “in Jesus’ name.”

Former Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor, writing the decision, said:
“The restriction that prayers be nonsectarian in nature is designed to make the prayers accessible to people who come from… Keep reading | 1 Comment