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Resident criticizes invocation practice, raises questions about elections support and LGBTQ services during public comment
Summary
A public commenter at the Aug. 4 Onslow County commissioners meeting criticized the invocation practice and asked whether the Board of Elections has sufficient funding and whether the county supports LGBTQIA+ services and safe spaces.
Ari Rakowitz used the public-comment period at the Aug. 4 Onslow County Board of Commissioners meeting to criticize the invocation and to ask a series of questions about election funding and county support for LGBTQIA+ residents and non-Christian faiths.
Rakowitz said the board’s repeated prayers risk privileging one religion and urged commissioners to pursue “unity, sustainability, kindness, inclusion, equity, empathy, diversity,…
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