Nov 24, 2009 6:15 pm US/Pacific
Saddleback College Sued Over Group Event Prayers
SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) ―
A community college is Southern California faces a federal lawsuit for opening its public ceremonies with an official prayer.
The group Americans United for Separation of Church and State filed the lawsuit last week against the South Orange County Community College District in U.S. District Court.
It alleges school officials at Saddleback College in Mission Viejo routinely invoke prayers at student and faculty events, including scholarship awards ceremonies and training programs.
Saddleback is within the community college district.
David Llewellyn, a school attorney, says Saddleback intends to continue the invocations because they add dignity to the ceremonies and are an accepted part of American public life.
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