by Tony Perkins, FRC Washindton Update: Until last year, the Indiana statehouse opened every session in prayer, a tradition that's been a part of the assembly's proceedings for nearly 190 years. Yesterday, a 7th Circuit Court of Appeals panel, persuaded by the Liberty Counsel, reinstated that practice. By a vote of 2-1, the judges dismissed the suit brought by a group of taxpayers, which, the court said, "lacked the legal standing to bring the case" in the first place. FRC and the Alliance Defense Fund teamed up to submit a brief in the case, which argued that prohibiting the prayers was an unconstitutional constraint of religion. Meanwhile, ADF had its hands full in Kentucky, representing Timothy Morrison, a student who was forced to participate in school-sponsored "diversity training." Because the program also included a video that "instructed students to suppress Christian perspectives" on homosexuality, Morrison sued--and won. The 6th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that silencing students because of their personal beliefs is a clear violation of free speech.Tags: 6th Circuit Court of Appeals, 7th Circuit Court of Appeals, Family Research Council, FRC, free speech, religous freedom, Tony Perkins To share or post to your site, click on "Post Link". Please mention / link to the ARRA News Service. Thanks!
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