Morning Moments

Is there a time for believers to defy governmental authority regardless of the circumstances?

Daniel 3:17 If it be so, our God whom we serve is able to deliver us from the burning fiery furnace, and he will deliver us out of thine hand, O king.
18 But if not, be it known unto thee, O king, that we will not serve thy gods, nor worship the golden image which thou hast set up.

Please carefully read what is happening today in a Florida court – and pass it on for prayer.

Today at 9:00 a.m. in the federal court serving Northern
> Florida, the first of three defendants charged with illegally
> praying (or merely encouraging prayer) over a meal will
> face Judge Casey Rodgers.
>
> Michelle Winkler, a Santa Rosa County clerical assistant asked
> her husband to bless a meal at a privately sponsored "Employee
> of the Year" banquet held at a rented, off-campus facility
> well after school hours. But the prying eyes of the ACLU
> took note, and Michelle now faces stiff fines and censure!
>
> Mrs. Winkler is charged with civil contempt, but her school's
> principal, Frank Lay, and its athletic director, Robert Freeman,
> face CRIMINAL charges before the same judge on September 17.
>
> Although the potential penalties are not as severe in
> Michelle's case, the core issues are much the same.
> This historic battle begins tomorrow in Pensacola!
>
> We have spread the word of the ACLU's outrageous attempt to
> criminalize Christianity in America in every way we can. We
> have appeared on the Fox News Channel, CNN, and scores of
> other national broadcast outlets, and will continue doing so.
>
> We were on Fox News discussing Michelle's plight again just
> this morning. But now I need your help in two very important
> ways:
>
> ACTION ITEM ONE: Please pray! There's a reason the ACLU
> doesn't want prayer in public places - they can't make
> headway on their secular, statist agenda when we pray!
> And Michelle Winkler needs prayers from brothers and
> sisters across America to stand strong tomorrow. Just
> imagine being in her place!
>
> ACTION ITEM TWO: Tell as many Christian friends as possible
> about this pivotal battle for the soul of our Nation, and ask
> them to join you in prayer! Even if you've already done
> some forwarding (and thank you so much for that), please
> do even more today! This call to prayer must get out to a
> much wider audience!
>
> I cannot emphasize strongly enough what a crucially important
> group of cases this is! The future of American law and our
> precious freedom of religious expression literally hang in the
balance in this small Florida Panhandle community