Posted on 10/05/2016 1:16:39 PM PDT by VitacoreVision
Five Chaplains Lose Jobs for Praying 'In Jesus' Name' ... Virginia Governor Tim Kaine Urged to Stop Persecuting Christians
Contact: Chaplain Gordon James Klingenschmitt, 719-360-5132 cell, chaplaingate@yahoo.com
RICHMOND, Virginia, Sept. 25 /Christian Newswire/ -- Virginia Governor Tim Kaine is defending why his administration forced the sudden resignation of five Virginia State Police Chaplains because they prayed publicly "in Jesus' name." Police Superintendent Col. W. Steven Flaherty single-handedly created then enforced a strict "non-sectarian" prayer policy at all public gatherings, censoring and excluding Christian prayers, then accepted the resignation of five chaplains who refused to deny Jesus or violate their conscience by watering down their prayers.
House Republican Leader Morgan Griffith and Delegate Charles W. Carrico, (R-Grayson) both issued public statements defending the chaplains, questioning Governor Kaine's role in terminating the chaplains, and vowing to introduce legislation protecting police chaplains' right to pray according to their own conscience.
Defending Flaherty's persecution of Christian Chaplains, Governor Kaine pretended he himself was being persecuted, saying through his spokesman: "It is disappointing that Del. Griffith would make such a political attack on Gov. Kaine about his faith."
Former Navy Chaplain Gordon James Klingenschmitt, who was also fired in 2007 for praying "in Jesus name" in uniform (but won the victory in the U.S. Congress for other military chaplains), weighed in:
"Governor Kaine campaigned like a Christian to get our votes. But now, instead of governing like a Christian, or respecting his own chaplains' First Amendment rights, his administration forced the resignation of five police chaplains, simply because they prayed publicly 'in Jesus' name.' These five chaplains lost their jobs for honoring Christ. They're heroes of the faith, because they refused to deny Jesus when ordered to by the Kaine administration. If they contact me, they will be honored through my web-site: www.PrayInJesusName.org. And now Governor Kaine pretends he's the martyr, because we question why his administration forced them to resign for praying to Jesus? He's still got a job, they don't. Governor Kaine isn't the martyr, he's the persecutor."
Citizens are urged to call Governor Kaine's office at 804-786-2211, to insist the chaplains be reinstated and the policy reversed, and also email him through his web-site: http://www.governor.virginia.gov/AboutTheGovernor/contactGovernor.cfm
Chaplain Klingenschmitt is available for interviews at 719-360-5132 cell or chaplaingate@yahoo.com
Kaine’s a kook!!
Pray In Jesus Name - Chaplain Gordon James Klingenschmitt, PhD
http://www.prayinjesusname.org/
Worse. He is a liberal.
“They labor in vain that build it.”
In the bag for anti-Christ.
Fake Catholic.
“In the bag for anti-Christ.”
Well, after all, he is running with the Whole of Babylon
A liberation-theology “Jesuit” layman like Kaine is no different from a liberal protestant layman—or a Unitarian Universalist member for that matter—in many ways!!!!
I’m sure that he would like full Orthodox Christian prayers—in the name of the Triune God, and often also to the Mother of God and to the Saints—even less!! And he’s supposed to be Roman Catholic! Not!!!!
And we’re supposed to be the United States of America, with First Amendment rights!! Instead, we’ve turned into the USSA, where political correctness is supposed to rule even over God Himself!!!! Sorry, neither the state nor any public official can make themselves God!!!!
Only electing Donald Trump can begin to reverse this!!!!
That is where you lost the argument. It's not a 1st Amendment issue, it is a theological doctrinal issue. Christianity cannot be Christianity without Christ. Christ Himself taught us to pray in His name. A Chaplain cannot pray outside of what Scripture clearly teaches.
"Lord, Lord!"
What we are up against. A real pig.
....and don’t forget he’s an abortion cheerleader.
He can choose not to have a prayer, but once he decides to have one, he cannot require a government approved religion and one of its prayers. Nor can he assign only government approved people to pray.
He can, though, choose not to include a prayer.
Cheese and rice, Kaine is a piece of work.
Found this:
Under Ban, 6 Troopers Resign as Chaplains
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/09/24/AR2008092403471.html
Washington Post
September 25, 2008
Six Virginia State Police troopers have resigned their voluntary positions as chaplains following the implementation of a policy that bans them from referring to Jesus Christ in public prayers.
House Republicans blasted Gov. Timothy M. Kaine (D) for the directive Wednesday, but Kaine’s office said the police superintendent issued the directive.
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Gov. GAY is EVIL!!!
Thanks for posting, I was unaware of this and it makes a great discussion point when talking to people.
He is creepy weird like a “Jack in theBox.”
Is Tim Kaine homosexual?
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