Fresh off of a stinging defeat over the state's "I Believe" license plates, South Carolina Attorney General Henry McMaster sounds anxious to wade back into treacherous church-state waters, this time offering state resources to defend any town sued for opening government meetings with prayer.
McMaster singled out the American Civil Liberties Union, which wasn't involved in the license plate case, saying he has told town councils and others around the state: “If the ACLU sues you, call me up. We'll defend you. We'll help you.”
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“I believe the U.S. Supreme Court will recognize that they've gone off the deep end with their rulings against prayer,” McMaster said.
