In the case of Town of Greece v. Galloway (2014), the Court held that the practice of opening government meetings with a prayer did not violate the establishment clause because __________.

A. the law had a secular purpose and did not aid religion
B. the prayers were explicitly nondenominational
C. no group was prevented from offering a prayer or forced to participate
D. the town was exclusively Christian and as such there was no need to keep church and state separate


Answer: C

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