Turner v. City Council of Fredericksburg

The court held that a city council’s policy requiring non-denominational prayers in legislative sessions does not violate the Establishment Clause or Free Exercise rights of a Baptist minister who wished to pray in the name of Jesus.

ReligiousLiberty.TV
February 26, 2026
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Year: 2008
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Holding: The court held that a city council's policy requiring non-denominational prayers in legislative sessions does not violate the Establishment Clause or Free Exercise rights of a Baptist minister who wished to pray in the name of Jesus.
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Turner v. City Council of Fredericksburg is a Church & State case in 2008. The court held that the court held that a city council's policy requiring non-denominational prayers in legislative sessions does not violate the Establishment Clause or Free Exercise rights of a Baptist minister who wished to pray in the name of Jesus.