Protesters Face Off Over Lodi City Council Prayers August 6, 2009 . Laura Cole — CBS 13 News The battle over prayer and politics came to Lodi Wednesday evening as the City Council debated a religious ritual done before every meeting. Peaceful but loud and contentious protests were held in front of the Lodi …
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Prayer Protesters And Supporters Pack Lodi
Prayer Protesters And Supporters Pack Lodi August 6, 2009 . FOX 40 — FOX 40 News Hundreds of people on both sides of a debate over public prayer rallied outside Lodi City Hall before the city council’s Wednesday night meeting. The rallies stem from a complaint by a group called The Freedom from Religion Foundation. …
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Praying in Jesus' Name Causes Controversy in Lodi
Praying in Jesus’ Name Causes Controversy in Lodi August 6, 2009 Anne Makovec — News 10/KXTV The city of Lodi is bracing for dueling rallies Wednesday night on both sides of the controversy of religion in a governmental forum. The issue in Lodi is centered around saying the name “Jesus” during the opening invocation of …
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Groups fan prayer dispute
Groups fan prayer dispute August 6, 2009 Keith Reid — Recordnet.com Two groups at the opposite ends of a national controversy combined for a crowd of more than 350 outside of Lodi’s City Hall on Wednesday night. Some chanted the name of Jesus, while others marched with signs advocating the separation of church and …
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Tempers Flare as Lodi Council Tackles Prayer Debate
Tempers Flare as Lodi Council Tackles Prayer Debate August 6, 2009 . Will Frampton — News 10/KXTV At Lodi City Hall, you didn’t have to look hard Wednesday evening to figure out where people stood on the issue of the wildly controversial call to end prayers before city council meetings. There were, in large …
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Christians to Rally in Calif. to Defend 'Jesus' Prayers
Christians to Rally in Calif. to Defend ‘Jesus’ Prayers August 5, 2009 Nathan Black – Christian Post Former Navy Chaplain Gordon James Klingenschmitt has flown to Lodi, Calif., which has become the latest battleground over praying in the name of Jesus Christ. Klingenschmitt, who previously went on a hunger strike to protest for the …
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Lodi Council Faces Prayer Debate
Lodi Council Faces Prayer Debate August 5, 2009 KCRA News — KCRA.com “Jesus is not an illegal word and we are defending pastors’ right to compose a prayer of their own making to their own god,” Chaplain Gordon Klingenschmitt said earlier. But Lodi resident David Diskin sees things differently. He said some people in …
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McCall: No Mentioning Jesus In House
McCall: No Mentioning Jesus In House July 21, 2009 Bradley Vasoli — The Bulletin State House of Representatives Speaker Keith McCall, D-122nd, of Carbon County, recently instructed a guest chaplain to refrain from referring to Jesus Christ in chamber prayers. The rule prompted a guest chaplain, Rev. Gerry Stoltzfoos of Adams County’s Freedom Valley …
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National group stlll plans prayer before Aug. 5 council meeting
National group stlll plans prayer before Aug. 5 council meeting July 21, 2009 Chaplain Gordon Klingenschmitt still plans to be in Lodi on Aug. 5 even though the Lodi City Council has postponed its discussion on an invocation policy that night. “I’ve already got my plane ticket. I already advertised the rally,” the former …
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Facebook Users Rally For God
Facebook Users Rally For God July 28, 2009 Jamie Soriano — FOX 40 News It’s a tradition the Lodi City Council has had for decades. It starts each meeting with a prayer which often calls on Jesus. “This whole issue has taken on a life of its own,” said Lodi Mayor Larry Hansen. Groups …
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