Mayor resigns after getting threats over plan to stop prayer

An Ohio mayor says he has resigned after receiving threats over a plan to stop reciting the Pledge of Allegiance and the Lord's Prayer at village council meetings.Carey Mayor Armand Getz says he made the decision to end the pledge and prayer to avoid potential lawsuits. The Air Force veteran also says he didn't want people at the meetings to feel forced to say the pledge or prayer if it went against their personal beliefs.The Courier newspaper in Findlay reports residents in the northwestern Ohi