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<DIV><FONT face=Tahoma size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> Gordon
James Klingenschmitt [mailto:chaplaingate@yahoo.com]<BR><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday,
July 23, 2008 8:12 PM<BR><B>To:</B> Gordon James
Klingenschmitt<BR><B>Subject:</B> PRESS RELEASE: "Appeals Court Bans Prayer 'in
Jesus' name'" <BR><BR></FONT></DIV>Press release below. Please
forward widely. Please call for interviews!<BR>In Jesus
name,<BR>Chaplain K.<BR>------------------------<BR><BR>
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<DIV class=release_title style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold"><FONT size=4>Appeals Court
Bans Prayer 'In Jesus' Name'</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><BR>Contact: Chaplain Klingenschmitt, <A
href="http://www.prayinjesusname.org/">www.PrayInJesusName.org</A>, 719-360-5132
cell, <A href="mailto:chaplaingate@yahoo.com"><FONT
color=#ca0505>chaplaingate@yahoo.com</FONT></A> </DIV>
<DIV><BR>WASHINGTON, July 23 /<A href="http://www.christiannewswire.com/"><FONT
color=#ca0505>Christian Newswire</FONT></A>/ -- The Fourth Circuit Court of
Appeals today ruled that the city council of Fredericksburg, Virginia had proper
authority to require "non-sectarian" prayer content and exclude council-member
Rev. Hashmel Turner from the prayer rotation because he prayed "in Jesus' name."
<BR><BR>Former Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, writing the decision,
said: <BR>"The restriction that prayers be nonsectarian in nature is designed to
make the prayers accessible to people who come from a variety of backgrounds,
not to exclude or disparage a particular faith."<BR><BR>Ironically, she admitted
Turner was excluded from participating solely because of the Christian content
of his prayer. <BR><BR>A full text copy of the decision, with added commentary
by Chaplain Klingenschmitt is here: <A
href="http://www.prayinjesusname.org/Frenzy13/AgainstOconnor.pdf">www.PrayInJesusName.org/Frenzy13/AgainstOconnor.pdf</A>
<BR><BR>Gordon James Klingenschmitt, the former Navy chaplain who faced
court-martial for praying "in Jesus name" in uniform (but won the victory in
Congress for other chaplains), defended Rev. Hashmel Turner:<BR><BR>"The
Fredericksburg government violated everybody's rights by establishing a
non-sectarian religion, and requiring all prayers conform, or face punishment of
exclusion. Justice O'Connor showed her liberal colors today, by declaring the
word 'Jesus' as illegal religious speech, which can be banned by any council who
wishes to ignore the First Amendment as she did. Councilman Rev. Hashmel Turner
should run for mayor, fire the other council-members, and re-write the prayer
policy. And if he appeals to the Supreme Court, I pray he will win, in Jesus'
name." <BR><BR>For media interviews, call:<BR>Chaplain Klingenschmitt
719-360-5132 cell<BR>Email: <A
href="mailto:chaplaingate@yahoo.com">chaplaingate@yahoo.com</A> <BR>Web
address: <A href="http://www.prayinjesusname.org/">www.PrayInJesusName.org</A>
</DIV></DIV></DIV><BR>Source:
<BR>http://christiannewswire.com/news/558917273.html<BR>
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