Arizona mayor has rabbi escorted out of town council meeting so members can pray to Jesus

Screen Shot 2016-02-13 at 5.59.18 PMBy Walter Einenkel | Daily Kosx

The town of Chino Valley, Arizona, likes to pray to Jesus at the end of their meetings. Rabbi Adele Plotkin of Chino Valley’s Beit Torah congregation protested this practice on Tuesday and was removed from the proceedings by the master at arms—a local police officer—on Chino Valley Mayor Chris Marley’s orders.

Marley announced before the Jan. 26 council meeting that he did not intend to perform the invocation at that meeting or the meeting on Feb. 9 until council members had a chance to discuss how they wanted to conduct future invocations after receiving recent criticism. He confirmed that intention in an interview with the media after Jan. 26 meeting.

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