Prayer at the Detriot City Council

http://www.detnews.com/article/20100225/METRO01/2250408/1409/metro/Watchdog-group-objects-to-Detroit-City-Council-s-prayers

Bravo to the Freedom From Religion Foundation for reminding the Detroit City Council that the First Amendment calls for the separation of Church and State

“The Freedom From Religion Foundation, a Wisconsin-based watchdog group, sent a letter Tuesday to the council accusing it of violating First Amendment mandates separating church and state. A 1983 U.S. Supreme Court ruling allows prayers before government meetings as long as they are nondenominational.
Rebecca Markert, an attorney for the 14,600-member group, said a review of recent Detroit council invocations online indicates "these prayers are rarely, if ever, nondenominational."

The duty of elected officials in America is to represent the people not just the Christian people. The Council should not be abusing the privilege given to it by the U.S. Supreme Court. The prayers can be tolerated as long as they are in fact nondenominational.