Lancaster sued over prayer

The city of Lancaster faces a lawsuit against the City Council's policy of opening meetings with sectarian prayers. Kevin Modesti in the Daily News.

Plaintiffs Shelley Rubin and Maureen Feller filed suit Tuesday in Los Angeles Superior Court asking a judge to prohibit City Council sessions from including "a prayer wherein the name of Jesus Christ is invoked."

The suit was filed three weeks after 75.8 percent of Lancaster voters supported a ballot measure to allow the prayers.