Md. judge halts prayers at county board’s meetings

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WESTMINSTER, Md. (AP) — A federal judge in Maryland says the Board of County Commissioners for Carroll County has to stop with opening meetings with prayers that reference Jesus Christ or any specific deity.

Judge William Quarles Jr. ruled Wednesday. He says that while a lawsuit over the prayers proceeds that the commission may only have non-sectarian prayers.

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