SEVENTH CIRCUIT DISMISSES STATEHOUSE PRAYER LAWSUIT
The 7th Circuit Court of Appeals has dismissed a lawsuit challenging prayers delivered in the Indiana General Assembly. The Court did not rule on the substance of the case, but instead procedural matters. It said the plaintiffs in the case did not have standing to sue because they could not point to a significant legislative expenditure that supported the prayers. The suit was brought back in 2005 and U.S. District judge David Hamilton issued an injunction against the delivering of sectarian prayers. House Speaker Pat Bauer says prayer will resume when lawmakers come back November 20 for Organization Day.
If you think about it, with all the work lawmakers are going to have to do dealing with property taxes in the next session, a little divine intervention just might be what’s needed to tackle the problem.
