'Hail Satan' invocation triggers debate about prayer in public meetings

Municipal governments throughout the Las Vegas Valley kick off meetings with a prayer, and the clergy who offer blessings ...
Los Angeles Times

Huntington Beach mayor will select who gives invocation at City Council meetings

The invocation given before Huntington Beach City Council meetings has been an afterthought in the minds of many. It has traditionally been handled by leaders of the Greater Huntington Beach ...
wwmt

Satanic group leads invocation at Ottawa County board meeting amid lobby uproar

OTTAWA COUNTY, Mich. — Protest and support chants erupted in the lobby steps away from the Ottawa County board podium, where a leader of a West Michigan satanic group led the commissioners in prayer ...
Springfield News-Leader

Proposal to add prayer to Christian County Library Board meetings dies without a vote

A Christian County Library Board trustee's proposal to open meetings with an invocation failed to gain a second. Public comment at the meeting was supportive of the proposal, while prior social media ...
Modesto Bee

Modesto City Council invocations: Whom they’re for, who gives them and why it matters

Over the last five years, almost all invocations before Modesto City Council meetings have been given by Christian faith leaders, but it’s unclear when the practice began or how it might impact civic ...
Yahoo

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

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Brevard's newest school board member is kicking 2025 off with a goal of putting prayer at the start of meetings. Adding a ...