FFRF sues Texas judge over courtroom prayers

[NeoGreen]

https://ffrf.org/news/news-releases/item/28992-ffrf-sues-texas-judge-over-courtroom-prayers

FFRF sues Texas judge over courtroom prayers

March 21, 2017

A national state/church watchdog and three individuals have filed a federal lawsuit to stop a Texas justice of the peace from imposing prayers at the start of each court session.

The Freedom From Religion Foundation, along with three plaintiffs directly affected by Judge Wayne Mack's religious rituals, filed suit today in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas in Houston. They are asking the court to rule the Montgomery County courtroom prayer practice a violation of the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment.

Mack, as Montgomery County justice of the peace, has jurisdiction over minor misdemeanor offenses and lesser civil matters. Montgomery County is north of Houston, and its county seat is Conroe.

FFRF has more than 27,000 members, with 1,200 living in Texas, including plaintiff "Jane Noe," who has appeared before Mack on official business. The legal complaint notes: "Ms. Noe is an atheist. She does not believe in any supernatural higher power, and being subjected to religious prayer by a government official violates her sincerely held beliefs."

More info at:
http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/03/21/atheists-sue-texas-judge-over-his-coercive-christian-prayers-at-hearings/

[samnsara]

1. i have belonged to this group for several years....

...they are very good with quick responses to incidences of church-state blurring.