fbpx

County claims Lord’s Prayer is ‘generic and universal prayer’

[additional-authors]
October 14, 2011

Prayers are a common feature before city and county council meetings. They also are an ” title=”not non-denominational”>not non-denominational as the law requires.

Currently, Delaware’s Sussex County is being sued for opening not with a non-specific invocation but with the ” title=”Delaware Online”>Delaware Online:

In a recent court filing, an attorney defending the county wrote: “It is as generic and universal a prayer as can be crafted, inoffensive in its non-denominational textual statements of supplication and belief, and as all-inclusive as a prayer may reasonably be.”

Right …

The Lord’s Prayer appears in the Gospels and has been uttered throughout Christian history. I’ve never heard of Jews or Muslims or Hindus or any other religious folks saying it.

Much more about the lawsuit from Delaware Online

Did you enjoy this article?
You'll love our roundtable.

Anatomy of an Apartheid State

Can Israel afford to have a Muslim politician who is agnostic about terror serve in the cabinet and attend security briefings?

“Art Over Hate”

A two-part spotlight of Craig Dershowitz, CEO of the Art Over Hate Collective.

A Jewish Victory

In the face of growing anti-Israel and antisemitic conduct in public schools, the Los Angeles Unified School District has delivered an important victory for our community.

More news and opinions than at a Shabbat dinner, right in your inbox.