Santa Rosa ACLU Defense Fund Grows; Benefit Tonight At Farmer’s Opry

September 10, 2009

A benefit for the legal defense fund for Frank Lay and Robert Freeman will be held tonight at the Farmer’s Opry in Chumuckla.

Lay, the Pace High School principal, and Freeman, Pace athletic director, face federal criminal charges for praying before a meal at a field house dedication despite an order against prayer in Santa Rosa County Schools issued in response to an ACLU lawsuit.

The benefit begins at 5:30 at the Farmer’s Opry, featuring the music of the Saw Mill Band, the Hendersons and Crossroads, will include a hambuger, french fry and baked bean meal.

Guest speakers will include Dr. Ted Traylor, pastor of Olive Baptist Church; Joey Rogers, pastor of Pace Assembly of God;  Mike Wiggins, pastor of Pine Terrace Baptist in Milton and Dave Daughter, former local TV news anchor and host of the morning show on WEBY AM.

Harry Minet, senior litigation counsel for Liberty Counsel, will be on hand to “provide an update on the ACLU’s war on freedom”, according to event organizers. Minet will represent Lay and Freeman in their criminal contempt proceedings on September 17.

Tickets for the event are $10.

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Written by William Reynolds · Filed Under Archive