Illuminated crosses on the courthouse send the message of 'Christian' courts, religion-based justice and a system of law and order that’s intertwined with the faith of the majority. That’s inappropriate.

The Supreme Court's Greece v. Galloway ruling five years ago was a disappointing decision for church-state separation advocates seeking to make public meetings more welcoming and inclusive for people with diverse religious and nonreligious beliefs, but the court didn’t give municipal officials free rein to have evangelizing prayers at public meetings.

Five years after the U.S. Sup­reme Court’s Town of Greece v. Galloway decision that set new standards for invocations at municipal meetings, communities, courts, legislative chambers and even Congress continue to wrestle with the opinion’s implications.