“This body has been praying a Christian prayer since the founding of this county in 1767, even before this nation was founded, and we never have had one single complaint, said Commissioner Barber. “In fact, the ACLU refuses to tell us the name of the individual who is complaining. As far as I know, no one has ever complained.”

The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) prides itself on making sure big brother, or the Church does not invade our privacy. They have now turned the tables and decided they’re the ones who need to watch what is going one. This time their latest target is the Pittsylvania County, Va. Board of Supervisors.

No, they are not interested in the latest zoning proposal or who will be the low bidder on the outstanding solid waste contract; what they are looking to see is what the prayer is like before he meeting.

The ACLU told the board last week that a Christian prayer before its meetings is illegal and should be immediately discontinued. But protesters, standing on the courthouse steps before the board’s Tuesday meeting, say America is a Christian nation and, therefore, Christian prayers should be allowed at the beginning of the meeting’s agenda.

Dr. Doug Barber, senior minister at Westover Baptist Church, started a petition so that those in the county who felt strongly about the commission’s right to pray could show the board how they feel.

“In spite of the ACLU’s actions, the Christian community has decided to stand up for Jesus Christ,” Dr. Barber told The Christian Post. “I was excited to see a few hundred Christians in this county come out in the pouring rain to support our commissioners. What upsets us is, it’s just one of those nit-picking, anti-Christian ways that liberals are using to speak out against Jesus and His church.

The sheriffs department estimated around 1,200 showed up at Tuesday’s meeting.

The petition, with a couple of thousand signatures, was given to the board, urging them to keep prayer on the agenda. But, to clarify the issue, it’s not prayer the ACLU is concerned with; it is Christian prayer.

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