Tuesday, August 26, 2003

ONE FOR THE WICCANS

A Wiccan (i.e., witch) has sued the town of Great Falls, SC...and won! What did she "'win'?
U.S. District Court Judge Cameron McGowan ruled Aug. 21 that town officials can no longer invoke the name of Jesus or any other specific deity during prayers offered before town council meetings.

The ruling comes after Darla Kaye Wynne, a Wiccan high priestess, sued the town, claiming officials were violating the First Amendment by using the name of Jesus Christ in prayers offered before or after meetings.

Wynne proposed in late 2000 that prayers be limited to only mentioning "God" or that members of different religions be invited to give prayers, according to the ruling.

And you tell me the federal judiciary isn't out of control?

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