ADF files appeal of ruling barring prayer before Forsyth County board meetings

February 25, 2010 – FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
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ADF files appeal of ruling barring prayer
before Forsyth County board meetings

Fight against ACLU, AU continues after board voted to press on
following enormous display of public support

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — Alliance Defense Fund attorneys filed an appeal Wednesday of a district court decision that prevents the Forsyth County Board of Commissioners from opening public meetings with prayer that may mention a particular deity.  ADF represents the board in a lawsuit filed in 2007 by the American Civil Liberties Union and Americans United for Separation of Church and State–a lawsuit that an overwhelming number of county residents have expressed they wish the county to fight.

Case Name:  Joyner v. Forsyth County

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ADF is a legal alliance of Christian attorneys and like-minded organizations defending the right of people to freely live out their faith.  Launched in 1994, ADF employs a unique combination of strategy, training, funding, and litigation to protect and preserve religious liberty, the sanctity of life, marriage, and the family.

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