After Court Ruling, State House Will Resume Faith-Based Prayer

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) – The Pennsylvania House of Representatives will resume opening its sessions with faith-based prayers, more than a month after a federal appeals court said the practice comports with the U.S. Constitution.
Republican Speaker Mike Turzai of Allegheny County announced those plans on Thursday after a federal district court judge ended an injunction.
The 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled 2-to-1 in August that a prohibition against atheists and other nonbelievers givi