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Pope George Ringo II

(1,896 posts)
Fri Jan 11, 2019, 01:10 PM Jan 2019

North Carolina county to pay ACLU $285K for prayer lawsuit

SALISBURY, N.C. (AP) — The years-long fight over a North Carolina county commission's practice of opening meetings with Christian prayers and inviting audience members to join is over, with commissioners agreeing to pay $285,000 in legal fees.

The Salisbury Post reports that Rowan County commissioners on Monday unanimously approved the payment to the American Civil Liberties Union, in conjunction with a December court order.

The ACLU represented three county residents who sued over the prayer practice, which began in 2007.

Commissioners Chair Greg Edds called the ACLU "bullies" for its role in the lawsuit. The North Carolina ACLU said in a statement that it was happy courts ruled in their clients' favor.

https://wlos.com/news/local/north-carolina-county-to-pay-aclu-285k-for-prayer-lawsuit

I love how the "bullies" are the ones actually standing up to bullies.

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North Carolina county to pay ACLU $285K for prayer lawsuit (Original Post) Pope George Ringo II Jan 2019 OP
Note to Government: Don't Force Prayers! MineralMan Jan 2019 #1
K&R !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! n/t RKP5637 Jan 2019 #3
The stupidity is rather glaring, isn't it? Pope George Ringo II Jan 2019 #4
Yup. And there have been so many court cases already. MineralMan Jan 2019 #5
Compounded by the stupidity of the reelection of those idiots Major Nikon Jan 2019 #6
Excellent!!! So tired of religious freaks trying to force their brand of religion on others!!! n/t RKP5637 Jan 2019 #2
Praying is a private thing to me. Crutchez_CuiBono Jan 2019 #7
Jesus felt that way, too, according to the stories. Mariana Jan 2019 #8

MineralMan

(147,575 posts)
5. Yup. And there have been so many court cases already.
Fri Jan 11, 2019, 01:17 PM
Jan 2019

You'd think the county attorney would know about all that, wouldn't you? And yet...

Major Nikon

(36,900 posts)
6. Compounded by the stupidity of the reelection of those idiots
Fri Jan 11, 2019, 01:20 PM
Jan 2019

Arpaio stupidity cost Maricopa County tens of millions of taxpayer dollars and there's at least that much backlogged in the courts which will cost them tens of millions more. They actually had to raise taxes to cover it. He remained in office for 24 years before being voted out. It's like watching your neighbor beat himself over the head with a baseball bat and asking him if he has another bat.

Crutchez_CuiBono

(7,725 posts)
7. Praying is a private thing to me.
Fri Jan 11, 2019, 01:30 PM
Jan 2019

Easily done in private. i don't need witnesses or others to chant w me. More than prayers, saying THANK YOU to me is most important. For a lot of us, even our worst days, are far better than....say russia. Give thanks for the ACLU.

Mariana

(15,096 posts)
8. Jesus felt that way, too, according to the stories.
Fri Jan 11, 2019, 02:53 PM
Jan 2019

He had a pretty low opinion of people who pray ostentatiously in public so everyone can see how righteous they are.

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