On Constitution Day, after an all-day hearing, Santa Rosa County, Florida, Principal Frank Lay and Athletic Director Robert Freeman were cleared of criminal contempt charges that arose from the simple blessing of a meal!
You might think this is peculiar...even unreal...like part of another dimension or watching an over-the-top "B" movie about hypothetical future events.The reality, however, was that the day's strange occurrences were actually happening!
First of all, the facts of the case were ludicrous from the beginning.
It is absolutely ridiculous that these distinguished public servants even had to think twice about blessing a meal. Then, how absurd it was that the ACLU was spending Constitution Day trying to deny these life-long educators the most basic tenets of our Nation's founding document!
The Liberty Counsel legal team and clients were met with swelling rounds of applause as they entered and left the courthouse at various times during the long day's proceedings. Chants of, "We came to pray for Lay! We came to pray for Lay," the Lord's Prayer and familiar hymns were at times audible inside the courtroom itself. The Pensacola News Journal noted that the chants were heard many blocks away, and also said...
The Lord was on the scene! Inside, bus loads of church members, Christian associations and everyday citizens who wanted to show their support were arriving from throughout the region and emptying into the congested parking areas. Many stayed and prayed all day long!
One can not help but wonder, how was it possible, in this Nation that was literally born in prayer, that CRIMINAL charges were being brought against two of the community's most beloved citizens for...praying? "Today it is the school employees in Santa Rosa County. Tomorrow it could be your kid's high school coach, your school's athletic sponsors, or your spouse. If we do not stand up today for our liberties and the right of all Americans to pray according to their faith, our children and grandchildren will have no foundation left on which to pray.
You might think this is peculiar...even unreal...like part of another dimension or watching an over-the-top "B" movie about hypothetical future events.The reality, however, was that the day's strange occurrences were actually happening!
First of all, the facts of the case were ludicrous from the beginning.
It is absolutely ridiculous that these distinguished public servants even had to think twice about blessing a meal. Then, how absurd it was that the ACLU was spending Constitution Day trying to deny these life-long educators the most basic tenets of our Nation's founding document!
The Liberty Counsel legal team and clients were met with swelling rounds of applause as they entered and left the courthouse at various times during the long day's proceedings. Chants of, "We came to pray for Lay! We came to pray for Lay," the Lord's Prayer and familiar hymns were at times audible inside the courtroom itself. The Pensacola News Journal noted that the chants were heard many blocks away, and also said...
The Lord was on the scene! Inside, bus loads of church members, Christian associations and everyday citizens who wanted to show their support were arriving from throughout the region and emptying into the congested parking areas. Many stayed and prayed all day long!
One can not help but wonder, how was it possible, in this Nation that was literally born in prayer, that CRIMINAL charges were being brought against two of the community's most beloved citizens for...praying? "Today it is the school employees in Santa Rosa County. Tomorrow it could be your kid's high school coach, your school's athletic sponsors, or your spouse. If we do not stand up today for our liberties and the right of all Americans to pray according to their faith, our children and grandchildren will have no foundation left on which to pray.
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