I WOULD GO TO JAIL OVER JESUS NAME SAYS PUBLIC OFFICIAL AFTER DEFYING COURT ORDER BANNING COMMISSIONERS FROM OPENING MEETINGS WITH PRAYER IN NAME OF JESUS John Jessup : Jul 11, 2014 : CBN – Charisma News Thinking of what Jesus did for me on the cross, I would not say His name because I might go to jail? I just couldnt do that. All of these things are to try and limit religion. Thats what motivates me to stand up for the Lord, because we will not be America if we push God out. -Robin Bartlett Frazier (Westminster, MD)—Robin Bartlett Frazier, a two-term elected official in Carroll County, Maryland, isnt shy about her Christian faith. (Photo via Charisma News) Its what almost landed the granddaughter of a Methodist minister on the wrong side of the law in March 2014. Thinking of what Jesus did for me on the cross, I would not say His name because I might go to jail? Frazier pondered. I just couldnt do that. Frazier made waves when she defied U.S. District Judge William D. Quarles order that banned the Board of Carroll County Commissioners from opening meetings with prayers to Jesus, which they had done since January 2011 when they were sworn in. One day after the temporary injunction against sectarian prayers came down, she made the following declaration at a commission hearing, which coincided with her turn to lead in prayer: I think that is an infringement on my freedom of speech and freedom of religion, and I think its a wrong ruling, she announced. And just as I wouldnt give up my guns or I wouldnt allow my children to be palm-scanned or I wouldnt give up my property rights with PlanMaryland, Im not going to give up those rights. But out of respect for my colleagues, Im not sure how strongly they feel about it, Im willing to go to jail over it. I believe this is a fundamental of America. And if we cease to believe that our rights come from God, we cease to be America. Weve been told to be careful, but were going to be careful all the way to communism if we dont start standing up and saying no. So, I say no to this ruling. (Photo via Charisma News/CBN) Shortly after the statement, Frazier recited a prayer which she attributed to George Washington, though experts dispute its true author. I didnt want to be directly defiant to the judge, she told CBN News. I prayed about how I could draw a line, [but] the more I thought about it, the more it made me angry that we would be told not only that we couldnt pray to who we wanted to but that we couldnt use certain words. Frazier, who became a Christian around the age of 14 at a Youth for Christ event in nearby Hampstead, Maryland, says ultimately it was an easy stand to make, even though she and the commission were in the middle of a lawsuit with the possibility of tens of thousands of dollars in fines.
Posted on: Fri, 11 Jul 2014 17:24:22 +0000
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