HABERSHAM COUNTY, GEORGIA VOTES NO ON TEN COMMANDMENT APPEAL 
Wednesday, February 11, 2004

Habersham County, Georgia voted Monday night February 9th, before
a large crowd at the County Commissioners meeting, not to go forward with an appeal on the Ten Commandments ruling by Federal Judge William C. O’Kelley to have the Ten Commandments removed.

It was a sad day in Habersham County as three of the five Commissioners gave lame excuses for not standing up for the Ten Commandments. First, they blamed it on not wanting to use taxpayers money. Four members of the Habersham County Ten Commandment Support Committee had already pledged $100,000 to help with the project, most of which would have been raised in the county and surrounding counties for the defense. Never was it brought out that money had been contributed by private donation for previous projects in the county.

Then when not using the tax dollars had been exhausted, the three Commissioners claimed they would be breaking the law.

The truth of the matter is that they never wanted to stand for the Ten Commandments and a group of citizens spoke against the appeal at the meeting accompanied by Bo Turner, the preacher who joined with the ACLU to file the original lawsuit.

The three Commissioners that consistently voted against the Ten Commandments seemed beholden to the group of citizens calling for their
vote against the Ten Commandments. They pretended to sob and reached for
Kleenex, but they still voted “no”.

How grateful I am that our Founding Fathers were not so weak. They pledged their lives and their fortune and stood firm for Creator God. America has been blessed because of their commitment to Him and to the truth.

Commissioner Chan Caudell believes in the separation of Church and State and it is determined by his remarks that he is a secular humanist. Two other Commissioners, Lynn Dockery, and Doug Vermilya, followed his lead and his rhetoric. Dennis Fish and Greg Popham stood strongly for God and the Ten Commandments at all costs. God bless them for their public stand for Chris.

If God has not chosen already to remove His protection from America due to our
great national sins of abortion, sodomy, pornography, and the destruction of the
family, He will raise up a standard for the ultimate goal of God being acknowledged in government and for limited judicial legislation from another source. I believe He will, as there are many courageous men and women of faith across the United States willing to stand for righteousness.

It was a sad day in Habersham County, Georgia and clearly a time for new leader- ship to represent the desires of the people.