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Related: About this forumBranstad declares day of prayer
of course no one would ever stand up and say this is a violation of the first amendment for those of us who want freedom from religion.
Maybe we should get up a petition to close churches for one Sunday?
More here:
http://www.juancole.com/2014/04/governors-proclamation-separation.html
"The astroturfed pandemic of Christian self-righteousness continues to plumb new depths, proving that like their Bible, there isnt a part of the Constitution they wont ignore, twist, or warp, in an effort to shore up their abjectly amoral personal outlooks.
Iowa Governor, Terry E. Brandstad, recently proved that by signing a proclamation that spits in the face of the Bill of Rights. With a stroke of his pen, Terry E. Brandstad signed away the separation of church and state, undermining a vital piece of our Constitution already barely supported by crumbling, termite-eaten, water-rotted wood."
Cirque du So-What
(25,941 posts)one who requires constant intervention on the part of politicians to ensure worshipful obeisance on the part of the populace
IADEMO2004
(5,555 posts)I'm not saying the register is right wing. I'm posting the link to the signing at the capitol.
http://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/politics/iowa-politics/2014/04/07/muslim-iowa-capitol-branstad/7424353/
It was Iowa Muslim day at the Iowa Capitol on Monday with Muslims sharing pastries and other ethnic foods in the Rotunda while providing information about their faith and work in Iowa.
Gov. Terry Branstad signed a proclamation for Muslim Recognition Day in Iowa, something the Republican chief executive first did in 1992 during his previous tenure as governor
roody
(10,849 posts)realizes that receiving two salaries from IA is a sin.