Secular

Invocations

We maintain that religious prayer has no place at local government meetings since members of the public attend and participate. However, in light of the May, 2014 Supreme Court decision in Town of Greece v. Galloway, the best possible action we can take is to ensure that all venues include diverse perspectives. This includes providing opportunities for all faith traditions and non-believers seeking the opportunity to participate and ensuring that no pattern of prayer exists which denigrates, proselytizes, or advances any one religion or disparages any other.

We have provided over 160 invocations since the Supreme Court decision.

Want the CFFC to offer a secular invocation in your city, town, or county? Contact us!

We do not offer invocations for public or charter school events; nor should you. Prayers at public schools—including colleges and universities remains an area of concern. Let us know if you see such a violation occur.

If you are curious as to why we and other freethought organizations around the country are involved in a project that seemingly supports a government prayer, check out this article titled Making Lemonade out of Greeceat theHumanist.com; it was written as we were starting the project several years ago.

If you offer a secular invocation, consider applying for the FFRF’s Nothing Fails Like Prayer Award using this link.

Keep up with our upcoming invocations on our events page on Facebook or Meetup.

Invocations We've Given in Central FL

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Invocations Listed by Date, Invocator and Location (2026 Links Coming Soon!)

Invocations From Other Areas