NC: “Prayer appeal OK’d: Plyler agrees to go along with his party”

Winston Salem Journal: “After hearing emotional appeals both for and against, the Forsyth County Board of Commissioners voted 4-3 last night to appeal a federal judge’s ruling that county meetings cannot begin with prayers that include the name of Jesus or otherwise show affiliation with some particular faith . . . What the county agreed to do last night was appeal the case, enter into an agreement with the Alliance Defense Fund for the appeal, and enter into another agreement with the N.C. Partnership for Religious Liberty to pay any attorney fees or damages against the county should the county ultimately lose the case. The Alliance Defense Fund is paying the county’s costs to litigate the case . . . “