Federal Judge ***** ********

Federal Judge ***** ******** ruled that a preacher praying in front of the Indiana House of Representatives could not use the beautiful name, the wonderful name, the holy name of Jesus.

He was applauded by Indianapolis Jews.

A federal court judge Wednesday barred prayers that mention Jesus Christ or endorse any religion at the opening of each daily session of the Indiana House of Representatives.
Judge ***** ******** found that the House practice breached the clause of the U.S. Constitution prohibiting government establishment of religion. While not banning prayers in the House, Hamilton ordered that any person chosen to give the invocation be instructed it must not advance any one faith or be used in a bid to convert listeners.

It seems to me that this is a clear violation of the US Constitution that says that there can be no law prohibiting the free expression of religion.

The big question is if a laid-back George Bush and a laid-back Republican Party are going to pass legislation to curb these federal judges? Is Bush going to help Hoosier Republicans take this case to the Supreme Court and will the Catholics on the Court even care about freedom of religion?

The Indianapolis newspaper will only leave the story online for free for one week:

http://www.indystar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20051201/NEWS01/512010428

 

Those of you who only pray in private must not pray aloud for anyone.

The practice of prayer in public meetings is as old as Benjamin Franklin and George Washington in American history.

This judge should be locked up in the Indiana mental hospitals for the criminally insane and terminally communist.

 

Federal Judge ***** ******** is a total hypocrite, just like the Democrats. I don't think that his name should be said by anyone again as long as he lives, just to see how he likes it.

The reason that I say that he is a total hypocrite is that, as a federal judge, he will observe Christmas as a federal holiday and he will collect and accept federal money for the holiday, which is the birth of Jesus, whom he thinks that there is no free speech to say the name of Jesus anywhere at anytime.

This judge is such a reprobate that one wonders why Congress does not remove him, unless it is that Congress is the same. And where has Mr. President been on this issue--MIA?

And where is the self-appointed Mr. Wonderful, Governor of Indiana Mitch Daniels been on this issue--up in Carmel, Indiana, at his upper class mansion counting his money?

 

The media is covering up the injunction against using the name of Jesus in the Indiana legislature.

At any rate, I am not finding many news stories when I use a search engine.

Here is a link to another story about the issue:

http://www.courier-journal.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20051202/NEWS02/512020390/1025

 

So should one pray for one's spouse aloud in front of one's spouse or should one go into one's closet so one's spouse could not hear?

If one's motives are not false, where is the sin in praying aloud? The preacher prays aloud, doesn't he? And isn't it wrong to ascribe sinful motives to a person who prays aloud in public? And doesn't the preacher have a constitutional right to say the name of Jesus aloud at any time and in any place?

Does the US Military have a right to have a chaplain who prays for men before they go over the top?

Are you saying that men like Peter Marshall who served as US Senate Chaplain were hypocrites?

 

Baptist Press is reporting that Indiana House Democrats are against the ruling by this federal judge. According to the Baptist Press:

Minority Leader B. Patrick Bauer, a Democrat, also criticized the decision and said he would support Bosma if he decides to appeal, The Indianapolis Star reported. Bauer called the decision "untenable."


http://www.bpnews.net/bpnews.asp?ID=22183