At issue is a move to change the Council's opening prayer. Right now that's very generic -- there is no mention of any specific religion or any specific religious figures.<br><br>

But some city councilors want that to change.<br><br>
City Councilor John Eagleton supports a change "we are simply allowing people to pray in their religion, we are not favoring one or discriminating against any religion. "
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If approved -- Council's opening prayer could be in the the name of any recognized religion. Christians could pray in the name of Jesus -- Jews in the name of Abraham -- Muslims in the name of Allah.
But not everyone agrees. Some simply point to the argument of separation of church and state. Greg Bledsoe opposes changing the prayer : "It offends my religious beliefs that prayers should be said in private and not in this state sponsored public forum."
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Others who oppose the change like Councilor Jack Henderson worry about logistics.
"What you are doing is opening a Pandora's box and you might not like what you see. "
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But the move had majority support like Councilor maria Barnes who supported the change "I think it's important to open it up to all regions to be fair. That's how I feel about it. "
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And in the end most Councilors agreed. The measure passed 7 in favor 2 opposed.
The prayer policy that was voted-out tonight, had been in place since the 1990's.