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    Red Cross Stops Cop Praying for Louisiana Flood Victims

    -A police captain assisting flood victims in Louisiana says he was told by the American Red Cross to stop praying with displaced residents because, "people might be offended."

    In a now viral video posted on Facebook, Capt. Clay Higgins says, "This flood is biblical in proportion, and I believe it certainly calls for a biblical response."

    He says he wanted to offer love, encouragement, compassion and prayer for people who had been displaced and were living in the temporary shelter set up in his town of Lafayette.

    As Higgins began to pray with a flood victim he was tapped on the shoulder by a Red Cross volunteer, who he says "kindly" asked him to leave. The volunteer explained that the Red Cross couldn't allow him to pray in their shelter because his prayers could be offending others.

    Higgins calls the interaction "a reminder" from God "about some of the larger challenges that we face."

    "Our First Amendment rights include the freedom of religion and the free practice thereof," Higgins said in his video. "But moreover, man, bigger than our own First Amendment, what's wrong with offering love and prayer to people that are in a shelter?"

    According to a spokeswoman for the American Red Cross, the organization's policy states that no religion can be singled out and practiced...

    http://www1.cbn.com/cbnnews/us/2016/...-flood-victims?


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    If it was not their building I would have continued to pray...

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    Quote Originally Posted by Quest View Post
    If it was not their building I would have continued to pray...
    Yep. They have no authority to tell you not to pray.

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    I (hopefully, you never REALLY know what you will do until you are in the situation) would have said to everyone, "I apologize to those who are offended. Anyone who would like for me to pray with them so that they can receive God's help please meet me outside. Those who do not need God's help, I again apologize for the offense."
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    That's not going to fly in Louisiana . I think it's safe to say the overwhelming majority are Christian even if they don't practice it or go to church regularly. I would take a good guess by saying their donations just plummeted too

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    Quote Originally Posted by victoryword View Post
    I (hopefully, you never REALLY know what you will do until you are in the situation) would have said to everyone, "I apologize to those who are offended. Anyone who would like for me to pray with them so that they can receive God's help please meet me outside. Those who do not need God's help, I again apologize for the offense."
    That would be a great response.

    I guess if you receive money from the government, you're not allowed to let people to pray in your facility. Unbelievable! smh
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