Absence of Prayer at Council Meetings Sparks Debate in Galloway Township
Started under Mayor Tom Bassford and continued under Keith Hartman, invocations have been missing for a few months, and residents have noticed.
The issue of the separation of church and state has been part of American history since the country's inception, and now the centuries-old debate has taken on a local feel. Galloway Township Council meetings have begun with an invocation from a representative of a local religious organization since Tom Bassford was mayor, but the practice has been absent from proceedings since the summer. On Tuesday night, Nov. 13, the issue came to the forefront. “I’m not that religious, but I come to the meetings and I like to hear the ministers,” resident Tom Mitchell said during the public comment portion of Tuesday night’s council meeting. “They’re part of the community, and I feel better when they’re here. I like to hear the different points of view…
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