Why would many not want an invocation as opposed to a moment of silence at publicly funded Greensboro City Council meetings?

How is a taxpayer funded prayer at a municipal function

not a free, publicly funded commercial

for those purposefully picked to present the invocation?

Are members of a church more likely to give campaign contributions
to a Council Member who attends the same church,
if said church’s preacher gives the invocation?

Are Greensboro’s clergy more or less likely to bring in new business

from being viewed/endorsed on publicly funded TV?

Will clergy who give invocations receive privileged access
to Greensboro’s political and municipal executives?

Are invocation granted clergy more likely to tow their political benefactor’s “line”

in tax-free “non-profit” pulpits?

“And when you pray, do not be like the hypocrites,
for they love to pray in public places to be seen by others…"

But when you pray, go into your room,
close the door and pray to your heavenly parent, who is unseen.” (Matt. 6:5-6)

Don’t make a show of prayer

“God causes the sun to rise on the evil and the good,

and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous.” (Matt. 5:45)

God doesn’t withhold rain because we’ve done something wrong

Then Peter began to speak:
“I now realize how true it is that God does not show favoritism.” (Acts 10:34)

God doesn’t have favorites

“I hate, I despise your religious festivals; your assemblies are a stench to me…

Away with the noise of your songs!

I will not listen to the music of your harps.

But let justice roll on like a river, righteousness like a never-failing stream!” (Amos 5:21-24)

Worship by those who neglect the poor is offensive to God