Hall County GOP: Stands for Religious Freedom at Chestatee High

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The Hall County Republican Party stands with athletes and coaches at Chestatee High School who choose to pray together and to acknowledge the wisdom of Bible passages as motivation during athletic training.

The founders of our Nation appealed to God for help, at the request of Benjamin Franklin, as they formed the Constitution, which underpins our system of laws. President George Washington, in his proclamation for a national day of “public thanksgiving and prayer” in 1789 stated, “It is the duty of all nations to acknowledge the providence of Almighty God, to obey His will, to be grateful for His benefits, and humbly to implore His protection and favor.”

Since our founding, Americans have freely and openly called on God for help and protection in their various endeavors. Throughout our history, political leaders and church leaders alike have openly and regularly called on God on behalf of the People, not only during our National Day of Prayer, but also during times of war and crisis.

The Supreme Court recently upheld public prayers in Town of Greece v. Galloway, a ruling which upheld the town’s right to open municipal meetings with prayer. As the court ruled that these prayers did not force individuals to observe the Christian beliefs associated with them, there is no violation of the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment in these instances.

The Hall County Republican Party stands against the efforts of the Washington DC atheists, the Appignani Humanist Legal Center, to hinder public prayers and the display of scripture passages at Chestatee or at any other school, public or private. The humanist religion must not be allowed to act as an instrument of infringement upon the free exercise of any other religion.

The United States of America is a Nation of religious freedom. As constitutionalist, conservative Republicans, we will pray publicly, and we will fight to protect the right of anyone to do so. We also will support the right of anyone to display, read, or otherwise distribute Bible verses, which we believe represent a positive influence on our communities and culture.

When it comes to prayer, the Hall County GOP says: “Go War Eagles!”

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For more information, contact Kris Yardley at 770-572-3475 or Josh Morris at 770-540-6031.

The Hall County GOP
Kris Yardley, Chairman
Josh Morris, Vice Chair – Communications