WV: Town Council votes to replace Lord’s Prayer with silence
In a 7-1 majority vote Monday night the Charles Town City Council decided to institute a moment of silent prayer, thus abolishing the decades-long tradition of reciting the Christian-specific Lord’s prayer before the beginning of each meeting . . .
Willingham, who cast the dissenting vote, described Charles Town as a “Christian town” at the council’s last meeting, was not pleased by the council’s decision to do away with the recitation of the Lord’s prayer.
“I think it’s a sad day for Charles Town where we cannot start our council meetings off with the Lord’s prayer all because of one negative person. That’s my comment,” Willingham said after Monday’s meeting . . .