Two Women Sentenced For Praying In Public
It's a story causing ripples through the Christian community in Detroit. Two women were sentenced December 15th on disorderly conduct charges for dropping down on their knees and praying in public.
Twenty-Five year-old Brittany Jordan and 27-year-old Rachael Jacob will serve a year's probation.Police arrested the women twice for dropping to the ground in a public place to pray. The women say they did it because God was talking to them.
It happened at the entrance of a store, in the middle of a gas station and during a previous court hearing. The judge says the behavior doesn't respect the rights of others.
"I'm not trying to limit your ability to pray. I just want you to pray in a place where it doesn't impede the rights of others where they have a lawful right to be,” said Michigan Magistrate Michael Osaer.
The defendants say they were trying to show the importance of prayer. In addition to the probation, both women must pay a 400 dollar fine.