NY: Prayers spark legal fight in Greece
The Democrat and Chronicle has this report:
No matter where the Rev. Kevin Kisler is when he bows his head in prayer, he does so with faith and conviction that all things come through Jesus Christ. For him, any prayer not offered in Christ’s name would be incomplete . . .
That’s what he did last week, when he offered a prayer before the Greece Town Board meeting. After praising all of God’s creation, and asking that the Lord watch over the board, Kisler concluded: “I ask Lord even now that you would continue to show your favor upon this gathering, for I pray in the name of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, who lives and reigns with you and with the Holy Spirit, One God both now and forever, Amen.”
Prayers such as Kisler’s spurred a lawsuit filed last month by a national church-state watchdog group, Americans United for Separation of Church and State. The town has yet to respond in court, but the Christian religious freedom heavyweight group Alliance Defense Fund has stepped in to defend the town’s practices pro bono . . .