ACLU slams Northern over prayer at graduation

Havre's local university has been taken to task by the American Civil Liberties Union of Montana, which has called for an apology for the content of the 2010 Montana State University-Northern graduation's invocation and benediction.

ACLU said in a press release that it received several complaints about the benediction and invocation, which it said was sectarian and promoted a Christian faith in violation of the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution.

"Separation of church and state is a cornerstone of the U.S. and Montana constitutions. The ability to practice any faith or no faith at all...