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Wednesday, November 28, 2012

Battle Over Prayer Continues in Galloway Township

A three-person committee will help determine how prayer will be presented in the township in the future.

Galloway Mayor Don Purdy has tasked a three-person committee with the job of helping to decide how prayer will be presented at council meetings moving forward. The committee, appointed Tuesday night, Nov. 27, will consist of Deputy Mayor Tony Coppola, Councilwoman Whitney Ullman and newly-elected councilman Jim McElwee. The committee was designated in response to the recent outcry from Galloway residents over the decision to discontinue invocations prior to council meetings. In recent months, council has skipped the invocation and held only a moment of silence. The issue came to the forefront at the council meeting on Nov. 13, and the township received a letter from the Anti-Defamation League on the issue prior to Tuesday’s meeting. “Their…

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VTPat

12:13 pm on Sunday, December 2, 2012

Wow, see what I mean about Christian bigots? Humble heart? Alot of nonsense spewed but the venom is obvious. You Pierre are why I left the church. All Jews go to hell? I am sorry sir but you are wrong.   more ›

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