Despite court ruling, Rowan County (NC) commissioners say they'll continue Christian prayers

AP ^ | 2/21/2012 | The Republic

[circlecity]

"Yes, but none of those actions would actually serve to stop anyone from saying whatever prayers they like, they could only hope to deter people from making that choice by threatening them with harsh consequences."

That's true of any law.

[SeaHawkFan]

What many don’t realize is that the Declaration of Independence is the law of the land. It was codified as the first statute passed by the first Congress. There is an unmistakable reference to the one true God and showing proper respect to God cannot possibly violate the Constitution.

[Boogieman]

“That’s true of any law.”

Correct, but with most laws, the majority of the people don’t have a serious reason for noncompliance, it’s only a minority who won’t comply and that is not usually because of any ideological disagreement with the law. Civil disobedience in those cases isn’t a viable option, since nobody would sympathize with, say a bank robber saying he did it because his moral code says it’s ok to rob banks. When they are attempting to dissuade us from exercising our rights, on the other hand, it’s a perfect opportunity for civil disobedience, since it is probably going to be the most effective means of resistance.

[little jeremiah]

Placemark.

[Tax-chick]

Good for them. Is the Federal court going to send in US Marshals to arrest the county commissioners? Surely even the Zero administration isn’t *that* stupid ... Go ahead, make our day!

[mykdsmom]

Not sure if you are handling the NC ping list or not but I see you recently pinged the NC list so could you please ping again for this? Thanks.

[MitchellC]

NC *Ping*

Please FRmail MitchellC if you want to be added to or removed from this North Carolina ping list.

[lwd]

VIDEO, PICS. ARTICLE FROM LAST COMMISSIONERS MEETING:
http://www.salisburypost.com/News/022112-Commissioners-prayer-public-comment-qcd

[GenXteacher]

Nah. Rowan County is a right-wing stronghold. If there is a threat looming, it will have to come from outside.

[JWinNC]

"Thyatira Presbyterian Church in Salisbury has a significant number of my ancestors (Locke) in the graveyard. My family had farms along Third Creek from as early as 1750. These people won't put up with this if they have the same genes as I."

My roots are there too. Salt of the earth folks, I doubt they'll back down.

[JWinNC]

Feds arrest County Commissioners? That would be a HUGE mistake.

Don’t know who else they could get to attempt an arrest?

[Tax-chick]

Well, if the County Commissioners have really ticked off the County Sheriff over funding disputes ...

[okie01]

So, a Federal Appellate Court has issued binding case law dictating the content of public prayer - How is this not a “law regarding the establishment of religion”?

The First Amendment reads "Congress shall make no law..."

This is the courts, not Congress. So, it's O.K. /s