Currently, in North Carolina, court witnesses and jurors have two choices: they may be sworn in on the Christian Bible, or they may affirm, using no religious text. When a Greensboro woman, Syidah Mateen, decided that she would like to swear her oath on the Qur'an, trouble brewed. More after the break.
Rev. Donnie Lunsford, pastor of New Grace Baptist Church, and Thomasville City Councilman, Dwight Cornelison, want more Christian prayer at public meetings, and they’re all fired up, writes The Dispatch. More after the break.
This morning, attorneys for Guy LeGrande met with Governor Mike Easley to ask the governor to spare LeGrande’s life. LeGrande is set to be executed by the State of North Carolina on December 1, 2006. You can read more here.
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