Answer: The Supreme Court narrowly voted in favor of allowing prayers to continue in opening government meetings in 2014.
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A challenge to discontinue prayers in opening government meetings stayed in the Supreme Court for 7 years before being narrowly upheld by 1 a one-vote majority.
Those who opposed prayers in opening government meetings argued that it favored Christianity over other religions.
The first settlers came over from Europe by ship.
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