A West Virginia city was ordered Tuesday to stop opening its council meetings with The Lord’s Prayer.U.S. District Judge John T. Copenhaver Jr. ruled that Parkersburg City Council’s practice of opening its meetings with the New Testament prayer violates the establishment clause of the First Amendment, which prohibits government from favoring one religion over others.The judge issued a permanent injunction against the prayer recital and awarded $1 in damages to each plaintiff.
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