Wicomico County welcomes back opening prayers

WICOMICO COUNTY, Md. — The Wicomico County council announcing that meetings will once again begin with the lord’s prayer.

The decision comes just 3 weeks after the county announced they would no longer pray at meetings. After a council member read scripture from the Bible during a September 16th meeting, the county was facing a potential lawsuit from the Freedom From Religion Foundation. Wicomico County Council President, John Cannon said that they’ve introduced a new resolution that would allow clergy two minutes prior to the start of council and public comments.

Cannon said, “Which we think would be a great solution. It’s no different than what the city of Salisbury is actually doing or doing today. So, we’re looking forward to getting that process started to know.”

The Clergy and faith leaders brought in are required to represent established religious congregations in Wicomico County.