. >> father alex bradshaw, a frequent prayer giver is typical. >> from his resurrection at easter, jesus christ, who took away the sins of the world. >> reporter: a federal appeals court in new york ruled a town unconstitutionally favored the christian faith. after observing that two-thirds of the prayers offered contains references to jesus, your son, or the holy spirit. attorney tom hungar defending the town of greece in the supreme court warned of the risk of allowing the government to engage in deciding who may offer a prayer or the language it may contain. >> to say you can pray in these words to these deitie sechlt but those those, that is contrary to your tradition of religious liberty. >> the plaintiffs in the case, linda stephens, who is an atheist and susan gal galloway who is jewish said the prayers are coercive. >> you can't participate in a prayer before you stand up to take discretionary action that affects you personally. this is highly coercive, also a sectarian endorsement. this case is about christians aggressively imposing themselves on their fellow citizens with the p
