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.

Perdue to lead prayer for rain

Georgia needs the rain, and Governor Sonny Perdue will try a different approach--pray for rain. The Governors' office has sent out invitations to leaders from several faiths to join him at a service on the state Capitol steps next Tuesday. Perdue on several occasions has mentioned the need for prayer during the extreme drought that Georgia is mired in. Over the summer, Perdue was part of a day of prayer for agriculture at the meeting of the Georgia Farm Bureau in Macon.