The constitutional separation of Church and State is about to get another review by the Supreme Court.
The High Court agreed to review a case from Western New York State as the town council of Greece has opened almost every one of its meetings for eleven years with Christian prayers.
An appeals court ruled the town should have involved more people and prayers from other faiths.
The town says the prayers were offered by private citizens, and the local government had no motives in mind when it chose the people who presented the prayers.
"The practice of legislative prayer is firmly embedded in the history and traditions of this nation," Thomas Hungar, the lead lawyer representing the town, said in a statement. "We hope the court will reaffirm the settled understanding that such prayers, offered without improper motive and in accordance with the conscience of the prayer-giver, are constitutional."
The case will be heard in the fall.
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