GV Wire

Why Aren’t More Merced Faiths Represented in Prayers at Government Meetings?

Explore how leaders in Merced County select the religious leaders to give invocations at public meetings? Are all faiths ...
WZZM

Ottawa County commissioner says Satanic Temple's opening prayer invitation at board meeting is 'senseless charade'

OTTAWA COUNTY, Mich. — A member of The Satanic Temple West Michigan is set to deliver the opening prayer at an Ottawa County Board of Commissioners meeting tonight. The Satanic Temple West Michigan ...
Albuquerque Journal

Doña Ana County Commissioners drop invocations from public meetings

LAS CRUCES — “The beginning of a governmental business meeting is not the time for prayer,” Jan Thompson told the board of Doña Ana County Commissioners on Tuesday. Since 2018, the commissioners’ ...
Florida Today

'An example to students': Brevard school board discusses adding prayer at meetings

Brevard's newest school board member is kicking 2025 off with a goal of putting prayer at the start of meetings. Adding a voluntary invocation before board meetings, John Thomas said, would be “a ...
The Roanoke Times

Ministers add personal style to their pre-race invocations for NASCAR events

MARTINSVILLE - Since Tony Beach accepted the offer to give the invocation before today's race at Martinsville Speedway, he's fielded a variety of requests and questions.