Why are we Turning away?

I received this in my email and had to share it with any and all that read my blog. I find it very disturbing that our freedom of speech and freedom to practice religion in our own way, each to his/her own, is being attacked, challenged and stifled. This is just a heads up for those of you who may not be aware.....if you are interested in any kind of response to this to your reps please see the Human Events website for more information. But as a devout christian who LOVES JESUS>>>YEP I SAID JESUS AND WILL CONTINUE TO AND TO PRAY FOR ALL UNDER HIS NAME<<<<< I felt all should be aware of what is going on around us although it is NEVER spoke of on the news!
ctrygirl 09




Dear Friends,

The right to pray publicly "in Jesus name" is under new attack in Pennsylvania and again in California. Please let me explain to you exactly what terrible events just transpired...

The Democrat Speaker of the Pennsylvania House Keith R. McCall has just issued (and enforced) a policy which bans the name of Jesus Christ as illegal speech that may not be uttered during voluntary prayers spoken before the Pennsylvania state legislature.

Pastor Gerry Stoltzfoos of Freedom Valley Worship Center in Adams County, PA had been invited to pray the invocation at the State-House on June 30th, but McCall's office insisted on previewing and censoring a written copy of the prayer beforehand.

"I wrote the prayer and sent it to them and they sent back a very short rejection notice," Pastor Stoltzfoos told reporters from One News Now. "So I wrote back, 'I'm curious as to why.' And they said it had an offensive word. 'Can you tell me what the word was?' And they came back and said 'Jesus.'" Stoltzfoos says he prays in Jesus' name because Jesus instructed him to do so in the Bible. In John 14, 15, and 16, Jesus said three times, "the Father will give you whatever you ask in my name." Colossians 3:17 says, "whatever you do, whether in word or deed, do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus."

McCall's office then refused to allow Stoltzfoos to say the prayer before the legislature. The Democrat's staff told the pastor that Speaker McCall was afraid of lawsuit by atheist groups.