Court Asks Delaware Schools to Stop Opening Meeting with Christian Prayer

http://www.delmarvanow.com/article/20100224/OPINION01/2240450/-1/newsfront2/Prayer-and-the-school-board

A small victory for the separation of Church and State occurred recently following a decision in Delaware to ask school board meetings from being opened with a Christian prayer.

“A Federal judge in Delaware has finally handed down a ruling on the last remaining issue raised in a 2005 lawsuit that challenged the Indian River School Board's policies concerning Christian prayers. This ruling, which is sure to be appealed, asks that school board meetings not be opened with a Christian prayer.”

The decision hasn’t gone as far as to outright ban the right to pray, most likely to prevent a large public backlash. Not to mention, an outright ban would be an attack on freedom of religion. The rational approach would be to allow for all prayers (secularist moments of silence included) to be said at the start of the meetings. What this decision does most effectively though, is reminding Americans that Christianity is not the only religion out there.