SUPREME COURT: Is it OK to pray “in Jesus’ name?”

May 20, 2013 - PRLog -- The U.S. Supreme Court just announced it will hear in October 2013 the case Galloway v. Greece, concerning freedom of speech and legislative prayer.  

In 2008 two Greece residents, Susan Galloway and Linda Stephens, filed suit against the town alleging that the town’s habit of having explicitly Christian prayers delivered prior to board meetings flouted the First Amendment. In August 2012, U.S. District Court Judge Charles Siragusa disagreed, ruling that prayers in Jesus’ name were not a violation of the U.S. Constitution.  

But a three-judge panel of the Second Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals in May 2012 overturned Siragusa’s decision and said the town’s habit of inviting clergy from only churches in Greece indeed could be construed as government endorsement of a particular religion.  Houses of worship in Greece are almost exclusively Christian.

[Source: www.democratandchronicle.com/article/20130506/NEWS01/305060007/Greece-town-board-prayer-Supreme-Court]

YOU CAN INTERVIEW the one expert who knows from experience, a former Navy Chaplain who was vindicated by Congress after facing his own court-martial for praying “in Jesus’ name” in uniform.  Chaplain Gordon James Klingenschmitt, PhD, leads The Pray In Jesus Name Project [http://prayinjesusname.org] and has helped change the law in 12 states to restore free speech and the right to pray “in Jesus’ name” for Christians and military chaplains, and has delivered 4 million fax petitions to Congress for various religious freedom issues.

DURING YOUR TALK SHOW with “Dr. Chaps” he will answer the questions:  Is it legal or illegal for a pastor or chaplain to say a prayer with the controversial words “in Jesus’ name” in public or government settings?  How has Dr. Chaps’ organization helped change the law in 12 states to restore free speech?  Why did the Navy punish you, a chaplain, for praying in Jesus’ name in uniform outside of chapel?  How were you later vindicated by Congress?  What will the Supreme Court do in Galloway v. Greece?  


Web site: http://www.prayinjesusname.org/


ABOUT CHAPLAIN GORDON KLINGENSCHMITT…

“Dr. Chaps” earned his PhD in Theology at Regent University, is an Air Force Academy graduate, motivational speaker and is the former U.S. Navy Chaplain who made national headlines after being vindicated by Congress, when he took a stand for the rights of military chaplains to pray publicly “in Jesus’ name.”

By sacrificing his own 16-year career and a million dollar pension, by demanding his own court martial for the “crime” of worshiping in public, he inspired 300,000 petitioners, 85 percent of polled voters, 35 pro-family groups, and 75 Congressmen who mobilized to overturn the national military “non-sectarian prayer” policy, restoring the rights of military chaplains of all faiths to pray publicly, in uniform, according to the dictates of their conscience, even if they pray “in Jesus’ name.”

READ CHAPLAIN KLINGENSCHMITT’S FULL BIO HERE:
http://prayinjesusname.org/invite-speaker