Wednesday, November 11, 2015

Wes Blackman featured on CBS12/WPEC about the invocation issue in the City of Lake Worth

The video used by CBS12 was from my YouTube channel. You can see the top of my head in the lower left corner!
Lauren Hills was the reporter for this story on CBS12/WPEC. Here is an excerpt from her pitch:
     "May the efforts of the council blend the righteousness of Satan," [Preston] Smith said during the 2014 meeting. "May Zeus, the great god of justice, grant us strength tonight."
     Some officials felt it made a mockery of the city's policy to allow the public to lead the invocation, regardless of their belief.
     "We've had Wiccans, Baptists offer the invocation to call on our better selves to perform work as the city," said Michael Bornstein, Lake Worth city manager.
     Lake Worth is now looking to change is invocation policy.
There was no mention of any "backroom" deals leading up to this possible change in City policy which is very good news. If you recall, last December I was interviewed by Charlie Keegan at CBS12/WPTV about this issue of City invocations and here is that video: