Georgetown, South Carolina, will have a student prayer group at the local high school, in spite of complaints by Americans United for Separation of Church and State (AU).

A private citizen had been conducting a before-school prayer session for years and passing out literature until Americans United complained that the practice violated the federal Equal Access Act. Mat Staver of Liberty Counsel believes AU has an agenda to wipe out Christian viewpoints and Christian expression, and he believes the prayer group was constitutional.

"I know that at the end of the day, the ACLU and Americans United for Separation of Church and State have to bite their tongues because they know that they don't have any defense other than intimidation and smokescreen," Staver comments.

Matt StaverHe also cites a legal case that would have protected the private citizen who led the sessions...