[Apologetics] FW: "Appeals Court Bans Prayer 'in Jesus' name'"

[Art Kelly]

-----Original Message-----
From: Gordon James Klingenschmitt [mailto:chaplaingate at yahoo.com]
Sent: Wednesday, July 23, 2008 8:12 PM
To: Gordon James Klingenschmitt
Subject: PRESS RELEASE: "Appeals Court Bans Prayer 'in Jesus' name'"


Press release below.   Please forward widely.   Please call for interviews!
In Jesus name,
Chaplain K.
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Appeals Court Bans Prayer 'In Jesus' Name'

Contact: Chaplain Klingenschmitt, www.PrayInJesusName.org, 719-360-5132
cell, chaplaingate at yahoo.com

WASHINGTON, July 23 /Christian Newswire/ -- 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."

Former Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, writing the decision,
said:
"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."

Ironically, she admitted Turner was excluded from participating solely
because of the Christian content of his prayer.

A full text copy of the decision, with added commentary by Chaplain
Klingenschmitt is here: www.PrayInJesusName.org/Frenzy13/AgainstOconnor.pdf

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:

"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."

For media interviews, call:
Chaplain Klingenschmitt 719-360-5132 cell
Email: chaplaingate at yahoo.com
Web address: www.PrayInJesusName.org

Source:
http://christiannewswire.com/news/558917273.html

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