Chasity and Domingo Campos hold up signs supporting prayer along Georgia Avenue outside the Hamilton County Courthouse on Thursday afternoon.Mickey McClure doesn’t live in Hamilton County. The government overseeing his hometown of Graysville, Tenn., hasn’t been sued for praying in Jesus’ name.
But the Jesus of Hamilton County is the same Jesus of Rhea County, McClure says, and so a lawsuit filed against prayer in Hamilton County still is McClure’s problem.
“God does so much for me, I feel like I’ve got to do what I can to stand up for him,” McClure said after spending Thursday morning in front of the Hamilton County Courthouse, holding signs that read “Honk 2 Keep Prayer In.”
McClure is one of several dozen members of Graysville’s United Gospel Tabernacle who have driven to Chattanooga over the last several days to show support for the Hamilton County Commission, which has been named in a federal lawsuit for opening meetings with prayers in Jesus’ name.
The steady sound of car horns kept the Graysville group energized as they waved the signs with such sayings as “Save Prayer Because It Will Save You.”