Written by Don Byrd
The U.S. Supreme Court held oral arguments this morning in the case of Town of Greece v. Galloway, a challenge to a city council’s policy and practice of opening meetings with prayer. I’ll have more thoughts and highlights later. In the meantime, I heartily recommend the transcript of the oral arguments, which you can read here. It’s a fascinating conversation – if not a very focused one – around this issue.
A first impression is that most of the justices seem to acknowledge the difficulty of the question in this instance. Most also seem as concerned about the potential solutions as they are about the problem posed by government-sponsored legislative prayer.
What do you think?
UPDATE: The Baptist Joint Committee’s General Counsel, Holly Hollman discussed the arguments for C-Span cameras earlier today. You can watch her here, beginning at about the 29:30 mark.
