Freshwater who has
been one of the FCA (Fellowship of Christian Athletes) monitors at the
Mount Vernon middle school
for about 17 years is accused in The HR on call
Investigation report of 'possibly' leading a prayer for an FCA speaker who wasn't feeling
good.₁ But, what are the facts?
A lawsuit filed
against Freshwater said he...
'conducted a “healing session” in which he held his
hands above a non-school speaker’s head, and had students in attendance hold
hands around the speaker while Mr. Freshwater “removed Satan” from the man'₂
…but was the
statement based on facts?
The eyewitnesses,
called to the stand in the Freshwater hearings , and those interviewed by
'Creation Facts', either said that it was a student who led the prayer or said
they don't remember who led it. Even Zach Denise, whose parents filed the lawsuit, stated, that another student, Ben Nielson was the one who led the
prayer.
So is the statement
that Mr. Freshwater led the prayer for Pastor Zirkle at the FCA meeting based on fact? No.
1. HR on call, report pg. 10,11,15
2. Lawsuit filed by Jessica K. Philemond (the Denise
family's attorney) against the Mount Vernon school Board, Stephen Short,
William White, and John Freshwater. First edition (filed in July 2008) pg.
7 #43, Second edition (filed Aug. 11, 2008) pg. 6 #44
click here for documents referenced.
