Indiana Court Upholds Constitution Against ACLU Attack
Posted on October 30, 2007
Good news for those that believe in freedom of religion!
All prayers, including those to Jesus, once again can be given from the podium of the Indiana House.
The 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Chicago ruled today to overturn the decision of a U.S. district court judge who ruled that sectarian prayers could not be offered from the floor of the Indiana House.
The initial decision, rendered by U.S. District Judge David Hamilton in November 2005, ruled that opening prayers in the House could not mention Jesus nor endorse a particular religion. Then House Speaker Brian Bosma, R-Indianapolis, appealed that decision and current Speaker B. Patrick Bauer, D-South Bend, decided to continue it.
The lawsuit challenging the House prayers was filed by the American Civil Liberties Union of Indiana on behalf of four citizens.
Good to see a little common sense in a Court still exists.
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Amazing. Four citizens thought they could take away the free expression of their elected legislators. Why didn’t they run for office themselves, and find some other secular-progressives to run for office. Then, when they had a majority, they could end this practice, if they consider it so “offensive.” Let’s hope this signals an end to this “banning” of prayer through the courts.
It is the Seventh Court which seems to make a lot of good decisions. I have more trouble with the decisions made by the Ninth Court.
“Then House Speaker Brian Bosma, R-Indianapolis, appealed that decision and current Speaker B. Patrick Bauer, D-South Bend, decided to continue it.”
If these two had not opposed the loony Judge decision, the freedom of religion would be lost for the house of Indiana.
I commend them for fighting the good fight.