U.S. District Judge David Hamilton made clear that he IS NOT going to tolerate any
arguments to his ruling last month that requires Christians to deny Christ in prayers
at the start of legislative sessions. Fortunately this will allow for an appeal to
the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Chicago.
From the Indianapolis Star: Judge:
Ban on prayer stands
A federal court judge on Wednesday denied a request to amend his ruling banning
sectarian prayer in the Indiana House of Representatives, clearing the way for an
appeal to the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Chicago.U.S. District Judge David Hamilton rejected arguments by House Speaker Brian Bosma,
R-Indianapolis, that Hamilton’s ruling was too vague to enforce.And Hamilton issued a warning:
“If the speaker or those offering prayers seek to evade the injunction through
indirect but well understood expressions of specifically Christian beliefs, the audience,
the public, and the court will be able to see what is happening. In that unlikely
event, the court will be able to take appropriate measures to enforce” the injunction.
Therefore, the judge has made it clear that if Christians try and acknowledge the
existence of Christ he will have them persecuted for doing so. It seems as though
we left a country one time for actions such as this.
I sure hope this gets reversed on appeal and finally gets settled. As Christians and
the majority of the population in the United States, it is starting to become intolerable to
have judges like this one, continually strip away at our God given rights. As
Christians, I guess we are just going to have to start speaking a little louder when
expressing our displeasure at attempts such as these, to deny our God given rights.
The escalation of resistance should continue until we no longer feel oppressed
by a minority of intolerant nit wits in this country.
The folks at Stop The ACLU are also following this one.