Virginia State Police chaplains are now free to invoke Jesus — or any other religious figure — during public events, Gov. Bob McDonnell said Wednesday, marking the end of a year-and-a-half old ban on sectarian prayer.
State Police Superintendent Col. Steven Flaherty ordered the non-denominational prayers in 2008 as a response to a federal court ruling barring the mention of Jesus during Fredericksburg City Council invocations. A half dozen troopers resigned from the volunteer chaplain program as a result.
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