A western Pennsylvania municipality is studying an ordinance governing prayer before its council meetings after the American Civil Liberties Union threatened to sue over the Lord's Prayer.
The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review reports Monroeville council opened Tuesday night's meeting without the prayer for the first time in 14 years.
The ACLU last week sent the municipality a letter threatening to sue on behalf of an offended resident.
The ACLU says government-endorsed prayers violate the First Amendment, which courts have ruled bars governments from showing any kind of preference for a particular religion.
Mayor Greg Erosenko says, "it's very sad that we have to take a look and change things.'' Monroeville's solicitor says the municipality is conducting "due diligence'' to prepare the ordinance, but declined further comment.
Pennsylvania Town Mulling Prayer Ordinance After ACLU Threat
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