State bill proposes Christianity be Missouri’s official religion

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State bill proposes Christianity be Missouri’s official religion
12:28 AM CST on Friday, March 3, 2006
By John Mills, News 4

Missouri legislators in Jefferson City considered a bill that would name Christianity the state's official "majority" religion.

House Concurrent Resolution 13 has is pending in the state legislature.

Many Missouri residents had not heard about the bill until Thursday.

Karen Aroesty of the Anti-defamation league, along with other watch-groups, began a letter writing and email campaign to stop the resolution.

The resolution would recognize "a Christian god," and it would not protect minority religions, but "protect the majority's right to express their religious beliefs.

The resolution also recognizes that, "a greater power exists," and only Christianity receives what the resolution calls, "justified recognition."

State representative David Sater of Cassville in southwestern Missouri, sponsored the resolution, but he has refused to talk about it on camera or over the phone.

KMOV also contacted Gov. Matt Blunt's office to see where he stands on the resolution, but he has yet to respond.
 
Whoa, if this passes, this would insult my Jewish friends who live in St. Louis area. Im sure that others who are not Christians but Muslims, Hindus, and other religious organizations would feel slighted out.


This is a far-fetched idea! I cant believe that this is actually happening in 2006 :eek2:
 
Anyone who speaks up against this is going to be branded anti-christian. For crying out loud..... Being inclusive is NOT being anti-Christian! It's just acknowleding that not everyone is a Christian. What next....... ? Offical churches of states?
 
I'm not concerned. It won't pass. If it did pass, it doesn't matter since it's a resolution and not a bill. Resolutions state an opinion, but they are not legally binding at all. However, if they tried to legislate Christianity as the only legal religion in the state, and that passed, there would be a serious problem... At least in the short term. As soon as it reaches a court it would be rendered null and void as it conflicts with the Constitution.
 
Teresh is right that there's a huge distinction between a resolution and a bill.

Still, I think it would be better to affirm the right of ALL religious groups to practice their beliefs without fear of suppression by any others, minority or majority. That would be language I'd drink a (coffee) toast to. ;)
 
Teresh said:
I'm not concerned. It won't pass. If it did pass, it doesn't matter since it's a resolution and not a bill. Resolutions state an opinion, but they are not legally binding at all. However, if they tried to legislate Christianity as the only legal religion in the state, and that passed, there would be a serious problem... At least in the short term. As soon as it reaches a court it would be rendered null and void as it conflicts with the Constitution.
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I think you're right about that.
 
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