HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. — A fire department in South Carolina has been told to stop beginning monthly meetings with a prayer.
Hilton Head Island Fire & Rescue Division has incorporated prayers into monthly meetings for a decade, since the 9/11 terror attacks, according to WYFF.
Town staff attorney Brian Hulbert says the U.S. Supreme Court has allowed for prayers at legislative meetings, but the protection of prayer does not extend to workplace meetings where some employees might feel obligated to pray.
No complaints had been reported to officials, who were seeking an opinion on the legality of the prayers.