Dear Pennsylvania State Senators and Representatives: We the undersigned, respectfully petition you to defend religious freedom by allowing visiting pastors of all diverse faiths and denominations, to pray aloud publicly according to the dictates of their own conscience, at or before legislative sessions, even if they dare to pray aloud publicly "in Jesus name" or invoke their own specific deity. Please do not cave-in to atheist intimidation by the enemies of religious liberty, including Americans United and the Freedom From Religion Foundation, who are easily offended and may threaten to sue to silence all prayers. Please conform your decision to First Amendment precedent which allows Jesus prayers among other rotating diverse prayers, as already decided in Indiana by the 7th Circuit (Hinrichs v. Bosma) and Georgia in 11th Circuit (Pelphrey v. Cobb County), and by the Supreme Court of the United States in two decisions: Marsh v. Chambers and Lee v. Weisman. Furthermore, please follow the pro-Jesus prayer policies adopted (and successfully defended) around the country in the Ohio legislature, Tulsa Oklahoma city council, and Baker City Oregon city council, to name a few. Jesus is not an illegal word, the Bible is not a banned book, and evangelistic speech is not a crime. Please simply declare the prayers are private speech, not government speech, or allow the prayers to be said aloud during optionally attended time, just before the first government business is gaveled to order, or allow a rotating diversity of faiths to take turns and share the prayers. Please allow pro-bono Christian lawyers, from the Alliance Defense Fund or others, to defend your pro-Jesus prayer policy in court. We pray to God you will stand with us by taking a courageous stand for liberty, In Jesus' name. Amen. //signed// Your Name Your Address Your City, State, Zip Concerned citizen