YouTube: Appeals Court Rules Against Forsyth County in Prayer Case

On July 29, Forsyth County NC Board of Commissioners was dealt a major blow. The 4th U.S. Circuit of Appeals in Richmond, Virginia, ruled against the county, granting favor to two county residents who claimed they were offended when they heard the words “in Jesus’ name” prayed aloud during a board meeting.

YouTube Appeals Court Rules Against Forsyth County in Prayer Case:

The 2-1 decision upheld a lower court ruling and was a victory for Janet Joyner and Constance Blackmon, who had sued following the December 2007 commission meeting before which a local religious leader prayed. The pastor thanked God for sending Jesus to die for the sins of mankind and concluded with “in Jesus’ name.”

“Legislative prayer must strive to be nondenominational so long as that is reasonably possible — it should send a signal of welcome rather than exclusion. It should not reject the tenets of other faiths in favor of just one,” Judge J. Harvie Wilkinson III wrote in his ruling.

But, Judge Paul Niemeyer felt differently. Instead, he focused upon the fact that the county was open to adherents of any religious faith praying at meetings. Considering this fact, Forsyth County was not, in his view, wrong for allowing the prayer. He wrote:

“I respectfully submit that we must maintain a sacred respect of each religion, and when a group of citizens comes together, as does the Forsyth County Board of Commissioners, and manifests that sacred respect — allowing the prayers of each to be spoken in the religion’s own voice — we must be glad to let it be.

The excitement coming from those who opposed the prayers is certainly elevated for the moment, the battle is far from over. Seven of the eight Forsyth County commissioners involved in the case say that they will accept an offer for representation from Christian attorneys.

The Alliance Defense Fund will handle their case, picking up all costs and seeking to take the debate all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court. The commissioners hope that the nation’s high court will overturn the verdict, allowing the words “in Jesus’ name” to be spoken once more at board meetings.

America was founded on Christian values.  There is NO separation clause in the Constitution.  The socialist left can't destroy America unless they first eliminate Christians.  We have to fight for our Christian values.

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