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Lay, Freeman Defense Fund Topped $70,000
September 19, 2009
Over $70,000 donated to the legal defense fund for Frank Lay and Robert Freemen will first be used to pay their legal fees, then the excess will be donated to the Liberty Council.
Friday, U.S. Judge Casey Rogers found that Lay and Freemen were not guilty contempt of court for violating her order against prayer in Santa Rosa County Schools. The $71,148 donated to their legal defense fund will pay their lawyers. The Liberty Counsel is a non-profit organization that provides legal services and actively fights the ACLU.
The Liberty Counsel has filed a motion to intervene in the case in order to have the prayer order overturned; a hearing is scheduled for December.
“I want to personally thank everyone for all the hard work and financial sacrifices,” Robert Smith said. Smith is a Santa Rosa County insurance agent that organized the defense fund. “A lot of people have worked tirelessly for many weeks in this effort.”
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There is a God in heaven, and He is in control. Blessed be the name of the Lord.