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Oppressive Government: Feds Tell GA Old Folks They Can’t Pray Before Meals
Publius Forum ^ | 05/10/10 | Warner Todd Huston

Posted on 05/10/2010 10:06:22 AM PDT by Mobile Vulgus

Big Brother says elderly visitors to federally funded meals at a Georgia senior citizen's center aren't allowed to pray to that absurd, dangerous Christian God of theirs. Obama's Big Brother government contends that since it has paid for their meals the government has the right to slam its iron boot heel down on the necks of those seasoned citizens that dare to engage in such an apostasy toward the state.

Seem absurd? Well it is but that is what happens when the feds roll into town and begin to hand out money. They feel the right to dictate what everyone is allowed or not allowed to do and in the case of Port Wentworth's Ed Young Senior Citizens Center near Savannah that is to tell these old folks that they are not allowed to pray before a meal.

There are federal "guidelines" to observe, after all and the federal government's rules say none of that ridiculous Christian stuff will go on if the feds supply even a penny of funding. Old folks that want to pray are banned from doing so and if they don't like it, why they can go hungry because the new Uncle Sam is a crusader against religion.

Well, at least one religion, anyway.

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To: gidget7
They can’t stop them, really. What are they going to do restrain each one that folds their hands in prayer before a meal? That is exactly what I would do, and make it in their face too.

They prayed. A moment of silence was observed at the tables. Sometimes people lie distort the truth to get more circulation.

81 posted on 05/10/2010 2:56:58 PM PDT by ColdWater ("The theory of evolution really has no bearing on what I'm trying to accomplish with FR anyway. ")
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To: Mobile Vulgus
At one time we had an American Civilization, now we have
a bunch of tribes based on race, religion, perversion and
neighborhood.

The various tribes only care about their rank in the tribe.
They do not care about making their areas or America better.

82 posted on 05/10/2010 3:11:21 PM PDT by HuntsvilleTxVeteran ((B.?) Hussein (Obama?Soetoro?Dunham?) Change America Will Die From.)
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To: Mobile Vulgus

I hope the seniors are suing! Will they say that to a muslim too?


83 posted on 05/10/2010 3:18:41 PM PDT by Always Independent
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To: DrewsMum

LOL... though I doubt you’d find many seniors that would forsake God in such a way. My personal response would be... “Make me.”

If they tried, my second response would require them to take a trip to the nurses office. hehee.


84 posted on 05/10/2010 3:18:51 PM PDT by BCR #226 (07/02 SOT www.extremefirepower.com...The BS stops when the hammer drops.)
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To: BCR #226
Were I one of those seniors, I think my response would be... “Go to Hell.”

...If I were a senior.

85 posted on 05/10/2010 3:21:06 PM PDT by golas1964 (It takes an ACORN to raze a village.)
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To: AdmSmith; Berosus; bigheadfred; Convert from ECUSA; dervish; Ernest_at_the_Beach; Fred Nerks; ...

Thanks Mobile Vulgus, and well said.


86 posted on 05/10/2010 3:22:21 PM PDT by SunkenCiv ("Fools learn from experience. I prefer to learn from the experience of others." -- Otto von Bismarck)
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To: golas1964

I’m still young and that would be my response today. “F*&k’em if they can’t take a joke.”


87 posted on 05/10/2010 3:24:30 PM PDT by BCR #226 (07/02 SOT www.extremefirepower.com...The BS stops when the hammer drops.)
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To: Mobile Vulgus
I can imagine the thoughts going through one of the resident's minds:

"I fought at Anzio, stormed Normandy, and endured Inchon for this?!?!?!?"

88 posted on 05/10/2010 3:28:39 PM PDT by Tench_Coxe
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To: ColdWater

zot


89 posted on 05/10/2010 3:35:20 PM PDT by Jim Robinson (JUST VOTE THEM OUT! teapartyexpress.org)
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To: ColdWater
"Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof;"

effin pea-brained darwinist/statist troll.

90 posted on 05/10/2010 3:37:56 PM PDT by Jim Robinson (JUST VOTE THEM OUT! teapartyexpress.org)
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To: GraceG

Yep I agree. They should all recite the Lord’s Prayer as loudly as they can,if there are other religions in the goup they should do the same with whatever prayer they want to say.


91 posted on 05/10/2010 3:40:35 PM PDT by chris_bdba
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To: Tench_Coxe

LOL!

About ten years ago, at hearings for a proposed municipality smoking ban, a local health board Nazi was questioned by a WWII vet that he wasn’t carrying around German shrapnel from Normandy just to have to put up with this twaddle, especially since the aforementioned public health official proposed that the smoking ban in bars ought to apply to the local VFW bar to which the veteran strongly objected.

The lady responded, “I don’t care”.

The punch line.....the public health official, the lady, is Jewish.

Some things you just couldn’t script.


92 posted on 05/10/2010 3:42:32 PM PDT by swarthyguy (KIDS! Deficit, Debt,Taxes!Pfft Lookit the bright side of our legacy -Ummrika is almost SmokFrei!)
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To: Wisconsinlady

Amen.


93 posted on 05/10/2010 3:47:14 PM PDT by 444Flyer (We shall not be moved.)
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To: ColdWater

The regular group prayer is banned. Of course they can pray silently, anyone can at any time and no Big Brother will know.

Banning group prayer is unconsitutional.


94 posted on 05/10/2010 3:47:26 PM PDT by little jeremiah (http://lifewurx.com - Good herb formulas made by a friend)
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To: Mobile Vulgus

Thank him for the food we eat,
Thank him for comrades we meet.
Thank him for the birds that sing,
Thank Barack for everything. Amen


95 posted on 05/10/2010 3:49:05 PM PDT by Mojave (Ignorant and stoned - Obama's natural constituency.)
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How much more unconstitutional tyranny are we going to take, as a country? How much more? The thought of the elderly being prevented from their regular practice of group prayer before meals makes my blood boil.

96 posted on 05/10/2010 3:49:14 PM PDT by little jeremiah (http://lifewurx.com - Good herb formulas made by a friend)
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To: Mobile Vulgus
the Constitution can NOT make you pray, but it can NOT forbid it either...
97 posted on 05/10/2010 3:54:35 PM PDT by Chode (American Hedonist *DTOM* -ww- NO Pity for the LAZY)
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To: Adder

When they stop taking Christians tax dollars, you know the ones with ‘in God we trust’ on them, to hold elders food hostage...

Those who worship have to step up and take care of folks and get government out of our schools, senior centers, soup kitchens, pantries, hospitals, pregnancy centers, after school programs, etc..

If people keep being PC and not speaking out, we’ll be back in the catacombs.

I’m not having it.

I haven’t been to Savannah for while, maybe it’s time to visit.


98 posted on 05/10/2010 3:56:06 PM PDT by AliVeritas (Pray, Pray, Pray.)
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To: guido911
What’s next, close all churches on military bases and fire all chaplains?

Yep.

99 posted on 05/10/2010 3:56:15 PM PDT by plain talk
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To: massgopguy

Every woman needs to carry a good old-fashioned doorstop in her purse; one of those wedge-shaped things with the rubber traction strip on the bottom. If forced into the need to use a restroom in “gender neutral” territory, enter, wait until other occupants leave, then close the door and kick the doorstop into place. HARD.

Carry on business as usual, then kick the stop sideways to remove it. To any who complain, the instantaneous retort should be, “It ain’t my problem, Dearie; take it up with the Legislature.”


100 posted on 05/10/2010 4:00:52 PM PDT by HKMk23 (The Democrat Legacy: Hoax and Chains)
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