The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of New Jersey filed a lawsuit today (September 21, 2010) against the Point Pleasant Beach City Council for reciting the Lord's Prayer before its meetings begin, according to the Christian Broadcast Network website.
The ACLU filed the lawsuit on behalf of a former Jewish city employee who said she felt uncomfortable hearing the Christian prayer. The suit says the prayer unconstitutionally shows preference to a particular religion.
"People of all faiths and beliefs should feel welcome at public meetings," Sharon Cadalzo said. "It's a matter of fairness. No member of the community should feel that their beliefs exclude them from public life."
The city council has opened its meetings with the Lord's Prayer since the mid-1990s.
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