Collins Supports Chestatee High School Students' Religious Freedom

Statement

Congressman Doug Collins (GA-09) today responded to reports that the American Humanist Association has threatened Hall County Schools with a lawsuit over reports of prayer by students and coaches in the football program by offering his full support to the students and the community. Collins said:

"The liberal atheist interest groups trying to bully Chestatee High School kids say they have reason to believe that expressions of religious freedom are "not an isolated event' in Northeast Georgia. They're right. In Hall County and throughout Georgia's 9th district, we understand and respect the Constitution and cherish our right to worship in our own way."

Congressman Collins continued, "This morning, while Chestatee students gathered on their football field to support their school leadership and exercise their rights, unspeakable human rights atrocities continued to happen across the world in places that have no regard at all for religious freedom. It's utterly disgusting that while innocent lives are being lost in Iraq and other places at the hands of radical religious terrorists, a bunch of Washington lawyers are finding the time to pick on kids in Northeast Georgia. I want the football players and all the students at CHS to know I support you, I'm here for you, and yes, I'm praying for you."

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