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.
This needs to be stopped right now. There isn't any grey area here. This violates the seperation of church and state. No questions about it.
The Resolution itself can be seen here.
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