Government prayer case in federal court

Group prayer in government meetings is what the federal appeals court in Atlanta is taking on today.
The arguments center around whether some Cobb County institutions should be allowed to open meetings with prayer.

Critics say they are overtly Christian prayers that send the message the religion is sponsored by the county.

A federal judge has already refused to ban the practice that is fairly common in Georgia. Each day the General Assembly is in session, Christian leaders routinely ask lawmakers to bow their heads in the name of Jesus.