Commissioner Storms Out During Muslim Prayer: ‘I Don’t Need No Arab Telling Me What To Do
The Lincoln County, North Carolina Board of Commissioners always had Christian prayers, but realized they needed to invite other religions in to avoid lawsuits.
On Monday, commission chairman Carrol Mitchem, who had previously announced he wouldn’t “bow to minorities” and that he “ain’t gonna have no new religion or pray to Allah” at board meetings, held true to his word and walked out on the first person to address the North Carolina government meeting with a Muslim prayer, the Lincoln Times-News reports.
“That was very upsetting. It was upsetting,” Dustin Barto of the Foothills Interfaith Assembly, who had led the Muslim prayer, told WSCOTV.
By the end of the meeting, all prayer was banned at board meetings and will be replaced with a moment of silence. Commissioner Alex Patton initiated the motion which was easily voted into effect.
“To me, the final straw was when our chairman got up and walked out,” Patton told WSCOTV, adding that the commission needs to focus on pressing matters like the economy and education.
The issue of prayer at the meetings had generated months of controversy, the station reported.
Previously, Mitchem had vowed to keep Christian-only prayers at the meetings.
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whatthe46 August 5th, 2015 at 13:28
now you get to keep it to yourself as it should have been in the first place.
The Original Just Me August 5th, 2015 at 15:33
Definitely, Just as the First Amendment says.
Larry Schmitt August 5th, 2015 at 15:39
Why is that so hard for these people to understand?
Sage August 5th, 2015 at 16:55
Because their cup runneth over with stupid, spills on the carpet and leaves stains, hence christ stains LOL
The Original Just Me August 6th, 2015 at 04:57
They have no knowledge of truth or fact. They only have their NAZI agenda.
Laura911 August 5th, 2015 at 13:46
Bless his heart.
I’ll bet Jews have been listening to Christian prayers for generations without storming out and pulling a childish hissyfit.
Mike August 5th, 2015 at 13:52
Now he knows how I feel about having christian crap thrown at me.
whatthe46 August 5th, 2015 at 13:53
tada…
Jerry Brown August 5th, 2015 at 14:53
Put a Satan statue out in front of his court house
Larry Schmitt August 5th, 2015 at 15:12
Always been partial to Baal myself.
bpollen August 5th, 2015 at 15:50
Footbaal, basebaal, or basketbaal?
Sage August 5th, 2015 at 16:53
I like thor, Christian god got nail to a cross, my god has a big hammer DO THE MATH
William August 5th, 2015 at 15:09
“‘I Don’t Need No Arab Telling Me What To Do”
How do people like this even know how to tie their shoes?
Larry Schmitt August 5th, 2015 at 15:14
That boy needs some meat on his skinny a$$.
bpollen August 5th, 2015 at 15:49
I’d also vote for him springing for a shirt…
Warman1138 August 5th, 2015 at 20:34
And a haircut.
Larry Schmitt August 5th, 2015 at 15:11
Guess what? I don’t need no Christian telling me what to do. How do ya like them apples?
Larry Schmitt August 5th, 2015 at 15:13
“By the end of the meeting, all prayer was banned at board meetings and will be replaced with a moment of silence.”
So at least something useful came out of this.
greenfloyd August 5th, 2015 at 23:03
That’s better, although I’d even get rid of that “moment.” Get religion out of govt!
ecotoper August 6th, 2015 at 14:34
larry schmitt … that is the perfect outcome … what if 10 or 20 other religions insisted on reading a pre-meeting prayer ? … get religion OUT of public meetings, public schools, sports events in publicly built stadiums, and our money supply … also … churches, religious schools and other organizations are evading billions of dollars of taxes every year, causing the rest of us to cover the costs of what they should have paid … groups like Scientology, recognized as a bone fide religion, are laundering massive amounts of money for its wealthy members … religious “financing” has become the biggest scam in our entire country …
The Original Just Me August 5th, 2015 at 15:31
Good Lord there’s one smart person in North Carolina ?
azeyote August 5th, 2015 at 16:26
silence is golden
labman57 August 5th, 2015 at 17:16
Conservatives are all about protecting everybody’s “religious freedom” and promoting prayer in taxpayer-funded public venues … but only if your religious beliefs are based on accepting Jesus Christ as your Savior.
rg9rts August 5th, 2015 at 17:33
Another knuckle dragging tarheel who thinks god only speaks english…She speaks all languages
BigDumbWhiteGuy August 5th, 2015 at 18:03
First Amendment for me, but not for thee! No more prayers in your council meeting? Good!
Chris August 5th, 2015 at 18:29
These dummies are always against separation of church and state. Until they get the short end of the stick.
History moment: Once upon a time, Baptists were staunch advocates of the separation of church and state simply because they had no political power. My, how times change.
amersham46 August 5th, 2015 at 18:52
surprised he was not wearing his tin foil hat
Warman1138 August 5th, 2015 at 20:36
He should have kept walking and done everybody a favor.
Angelo_Frank August 5th, 2015 at 20:50
Mitchem should just get on a plane and leave the country for that matter.
lorddevonshire August 5th, 2015 at 21:50
so as far as he’s concerned, people can’t have freedom of religion unless they are Christian?
Tommie August 5th, 2015 at 22:18
Ah, another Trump supporter, racist to the core and people say the Republicans like the “others”! Real nice!!
Jeffrey Samuels August 6th, 2015 at 08:36
what a rude, disgusting individual that commissioner must be. It is behavior like that which gives Christians a bad rep; judgmental, arrogant,intolerant. It is a shame that so many of the Christians in public office suffer from this syndrome.
allison1050 August 6th, 2015 at 22:33
Prayers don’t belong in their meetings anyway. I acknowledge that it’s been a thousand years since I was in 5th grade but does the phrase “don’t need no” qualify as a double negative? ;o/