Wednesday, November 6, 2013
Justices Weigh Constitutionality of New York Town’s Prayers
This article addresses prayer before town hall meetings in the state New York, but it really relates to every city or state. The article considers how saying a prayer before a town meeting affects those with a different religion than the prayer relates to, or those who don't identify with any religion at all. The justices had difficultly when considering this dilemma, because they didn't feel comfortable with "deciding what prayers are acceptable." Another question raised, asked whether or not the decision should be made simply because a minority of the citizens don't share the same religious views as everyone else.
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Being that there exist no stipulations in the bill of rights mandating the separation of church and state, I see no reason from a constitutional standpoint to remove the prayers from public places. It would seem that a regulation requiring prayers to be removed would be a greater infraction on the constitution than individuals choosing to speak them. According to a democratic system, if the majority wants the prayers to stay in the program, they should remain, and the same reasoning applies for the inverse.
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