Pray As They Say, Or Else
Posted on April 18, 2006
Bunkey Morgan, of the Chatham County Commissioners, received notice from the American Civil Liberties Union of North Carolina that the prayers he delivers before each county meeting are possibly offensive and could be alienating those who attend.
The issue seems to be not the prayer itself, but rather the name “Jesus Christ.” The ACLU requested that the board discontinue its use of “sectarian invocations at Chatham County Commissioners meetings.”
So, is the ACLU not against prayer but merely voicing the name of the Christ? It would seem so. I wonder if they would be willing to provide a list of other unacceptable gods?
Although Morgan prefaced his delivery of the Lord’s Prayer by saying, “In the Bible, Jesus taught us in prayer,” all the commissioners agreed to avoid legal hassles by complying, minimally, with the ACLU’s request.
One commissioner said, “We’re all Christian, and we can’t pray in the way we usually do.”
That doesn’t sound much like freedom of religion does it? The ACLU wanting to be in charge of telling us where we can pray and who we can pray to, sounds like the beginning of a state “religion” to me. Maybe that’s what they’ve been after all along.
Thanks to The Herald-Sun.
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The ACLU was able to get a federal Indiana judge to decide according to their corrupt translation of the Constitution. The Indiana legislation and made some stink about it. Our “glorious” Media does not think that is news. They would rather talk about the latest “proof” of evolution.
What about the people who don’t want to be subjected to a Christian prayer at a public meeting? Isn’t the best way to respect the religious beliefs of all to have no public prayer at all?
And evolution? Hah! I know! What do scientists know about science?
“What about the people who don’t want to be subjected to a Christian prayer at a public meeting? Isn’t the best way to respect the religious beliefs of all to have no public prayer at all?”
Too bad. The Constitution does not protect you from being subjected to Christianity, it only protects you from being forced to practice it.