Posted on 08/10/2015 8:32:24 AM PDT by hemogoblin
Out of concern for religious freedom … one county in North Carolina has banned all prayers.
You read that right: In Lincoln County, N.C., religious freedom now translates to nobody having the freedom to pray out loud at the opening of a meeting.
It all went down thanks to a local Muslim activist who arrived to play the part of the victim, and thanks to a group of elected commissioners who granted that victim status and agreed to abridge everyone’s rights.
Until recently, Christian prayers had been said at Lincoln County Commission meetings to focus board members on their duties, their shared community standards, and for guidance from a higher power that still guides them. That’s what prayer does.
However, a judge in nearby Rowan County ruled that opening public meetings with exclusively Christian prayers violates the Constitution (a decision now under appeal). That prompted the Lincoln County board to adopt a policy of allowing people of any religious faith to give invocations if they wished.
The Muslim activist was quick to take advantage of the situation, and lined up an appearance at an upcoming meeting.
(Excerpt) Read more at christianaction.org ...
More nonsense about all religions being equal. Religion is about the quest for truth. There can’t be more than one ultimate truth, and denying the one religion that is true, gets you in a whole bunch of trouble with God.
“......and thanks to a group of elected commissioners who granted that victim status and agreed to abridge everyone’s rights.”
Some elected commissioners, and a judge need to be educated about a topic (Islam) they obviously know very little.
I wonder if his invocation (that the all-merciful moon god may "bring fire and brimstone down upon the infidels") will be in Arabic, or English.
Regards,
They have effectively abandoned God for Islam.. or out of respect for the Death Cult known as Islam.
As the Soviets Intended the islamics are using our own laws to destroy our freedoms.
First and foremost YOU have NO RIGHT under the US Constitution to stop me or any other citizens from praying out loud or otherwise.
Second never equate a muslim praying to his Ggod of death destruction and oppression with someone praying to the God of Love and Eternal Peace.
The headline says Lincoln County, S.C. but the county is actually in N.C. and the article itself says Lincoln County N.C. There is no Lincoln County, S.C. How can they editors be so oblivious?
Little by little they are turning this country into a sharia-friendly place.
The Russians have their own problems with Islamic extremism. The Islamic threat to Western Civilization goes back at least 400 years. Soviet-era intentions were irrelevant.
I have always been concerned that the exercise of “freedom of religion” in the U.S. Constitution doesn’t not differentiate between legitimate religion. Islam was NEVER legitimate in the writings of our founding fathers.
Try 1300 years.
“Try 1300 years”
Well, Western Civilization as we now know it wasn’t around in 600 A.D. I date it from the Enlightenment, beginning around 1620.
Spot on. Spend 40 minutes with Bill Warner as he explains that “radical islam” is a myth. There is ONLY ISLAM and it is ALL RADICAL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YjBDDC4wVxk
ISLAMOPHOBIA
“A word created by fascists and used by cowards to manipulate leftists and suicidal morons.” But I repeat myself.
All it takes is one “victim” to complain and lefties fold like a tent, but millions and millions of people want something and it must never be allowed.
Actually, islam declared war on the world around 660AD and hasn’t stopped yet.
Congress is the only entity that can violate the 1st Amendment, by making laws which address religious issues.
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