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Victory! Supreme Court Rules—Prayer before Public Meetings Is Constitutional"As practiced by Congress since the framing of the Constitution, legislative prayer lends gravity to public business, reminds lawmakers to transcend petty differences in pursuit of a higher purpose, and expresses a common aspiration to a just and peaceful society." -Justice Anthony Kennedy
In the case of Town of Greece v. Galloway, the ruling came down 5-4, on Monday, with Justice Anthony Kennedy delivering the Court's opinion, with Chief Justice Roberts, and Justices Alito, Scalia and Thomas concurring. Kennedy read: "The Court must decide whether the town of Greece, New York, imposes an impermissible establishment of religion by opening its monthly board meetings with a prayer. It must be concluded… that no violation of the Constitution has been shown. "In Marsh v. Chambers, 463 U.S. 783, the Court found no First Amendment violation in the Nebraska legislature's practice of opening its sessions with a prayer delivered by a chaplain paid from state funds," he continued.
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