Utah atheists vs. public prayer
• Skeptics & Atheists
Utah atheists put pressure on small town politicians to make city council prayers (or "thoughts") open to anyone or, better yet, eliminate political praying.
A local atheist organization says there's been a lot of foot-dragging by Utah's smaller cities when it comes to changing the way prayer is given at council meetings.
With that in mind, Utah Atheists wants to give a gentle shove to Utah's smaller communities, reminding them that prayer must be open to whoever wants to volunteer to give it — including atheists. ...
"I think some of the comments might offend someone. But the Supreme Court says it doesn't matter if you're pagan or wiccan," [Utah Atheists board member Richard] Andrews said. "When it comes down to it, (city officials) are not in favor of religion, they're in favor of their religion. . . . The point we'd like to make is that we don't think it's politically a good idea to have prayer."
Geoffrey Fattah and Larry Weist, Deseret Morning News: Atheists target tiny towns