Acknowledging that the policy adopted last August to expand invocation speakers beyond “established congregations, and/or spiritual assemblies located in the community” has failed, the Grand Junction City Council has advertised for anyone wishing to make a statement before council to apply to deliver the invocation. If Charlie Brown qualifies as a “person,” and is selected at random from a list of individuals who volunteer to offer the invocation before a Council meeting, he could appeal to the Great Pumpkin for guidance. This decision coincided with the latest confrontation between the council and the Grand Junction Atheists and Freethinkers over the issue of sectarian prayer at public council meetings.
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