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(82,333 posts) Thu Jul 12, 2012, 03:41 PM Jul 2012

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County Commission Starts Clergy List; Atheist Escorted Out By Deputy After He Defies Chairman

Thursday, July 12, 2012

The County Commission started its meeting on Thursday with the first opening prayer by a clergyman from the new ministerial list and ended the meeting with a declared atheist being escorted from the room by a deputy.

Tony Walliser of Silverdale Baptist Church opened with prayer as the first to respond to the new list. The list was compiled under a new policy enacted after the commission was sued in Federal Court for the public prayers.

Letters to the clergy were sent out on Friday.

Those to pray before the commission are to be selected on a "first come first serve" basis.

http://www.chattanoogan.com/2012/7/12/230107/County-Commission-Starts-Clergy-List.aspx

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County Commission Starts Clergy List; Atheist Escorted Out By Deputy After He Defies Chairman (Original Post) rug Jul 2012 OP

They call it an invocation. Can that be broadly interpreted or would that only cbayer Jul 2012 #1

Do they allow Muslims to lead prayer? truebrit71 Jul 2012 #2

cbayer

(146,218 posts)

1. They call it an invocation. Can that be broadly interpreted or would that only

Reply to rug (Original post)

Thu Jul 12, 2012, 03:46 PM

Jul 2012

be a prayer?

truebrit71

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2. Do they allow Muslims to lead prayer?

Reply to rug (Original post)

Thu Jul 12, 2012, 03:47 PM

Jul 2012

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