NC: Invocations at meetings disputed

Times-News: Henderson County Commissioner Larry Young said Christians, and Henderson County in particular, need to take a stand. The United States was founded on Christian principals, and a court cannot take religion out of government meetings . . . He is not sure what impact the Forsyth case will have on the board, but he knows that other government bodies say a prayer before a meeting . . . Mike Johnson, senior legal advisor for the Alliance Defense Fund, is representing Forsyth County pro bono in the case. ‘We disagree with the decision, because it runs counter to precedent,’ Johnson said. ‘We are advising (the commissioners) to appeal. We think that there are some issues that need to be resolved.’”