After Her Godless Invocation, AZ State Rep. Only Had Positive Feedback Online

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After Her Godless Invocation, AZ State Rep. “Only Had Positive Feedback” Online

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June 20, 2017 by Hemant Mehta 35 Comments

A few months ago, Arizona State Rep. Athena Salman delivered a secular invocation on the floor of the House, only to be chastised by a Republican representative who then gave his own Christian invocation… you know, to show his female colleague how it was done.
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Check out how the “only openly atheist woman legislator at the state level” talks about the response to her invocation:

… On social media I have only had positive feedback. No one told me they didn’t agree with my invocation. People from other districts, other states and other religions sent me emails saying thank you for doing this. There were people who said “I am a Christian, but separation of church and state is important to me and you are standing up for that.” I think I struck a nerve that expanded across faith backgrounds. People want religion to stay out of government and they want the government to make decisions based on secularism, not religion.

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But that reaction shouldn’t be surprising to anyone who saw the text of Salman’s invocation, which was inclusive and optimistic........

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1. Yes, let's make sure we invoke God

Before we propose and enact legislation that would make Jesus drink gin straight out of the cat's dish.