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Wiccan high priestess won federal court ruling on council’s prayers.

Council members in a South Carolina town can no longer mention the name of Jesus Christ or another specific deity in their prayers during meetings.

The federal court ruling referred to a case brought by a Wiccan high priestess in Great Falls, the local Chester County Herald reported.

Darla Kaye Wynne, a Great Falls resident, claimed in her suit the town violated the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution by using the name of Jesus Christ in prayers offered before or after meetings, the paper said.

Great Falls Mayor H.C. “Speedy” Starnes, Jr., pointed out praying in Jesus’ name has been the practice “ever since we’ve had a council.”

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Wiccans practice a nature-based, neo-pagan religion rooted in pre-Christian traditions, according to www.magicwicca.com

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