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Brown County Board pressed to drop prayers

Updated: Monday, 13 Feb 2012, 11:33 AM CST
Published : Monday, 13 Feb 2012, 8:31 AM CST

GREEN BAY (AP) - The Freedom From Religion Foundation is pressing the Brown County Board to drop its prayer before monthly meetings.

The Madison-based foundation says the prayer is unnecessary, inappropriate and divisive. Supervisor Tom DeWane says some members have disagreed in the past about whether a board prayer should include specific references to Jesus Christ. But, DeWane says most believe opening meetings with prayer is a good idea.

The Green Bay Press-Gazette says the Freedom From Religion Foundation has successfully lobbied the Eau Claire County Board and Ashland City Council to drop prayers at meetings. The group also filed a lawsuit in 2007 to remove a nativity scene from Green Bay City Hall.

Editor's note: In an earlier version of this story, the headline incorrectly identified the government unit as the Green Bay city council. FOX 11 regrets the error.