Proposal to allow official North Carolina state religion dead in legislature

[alp227]

Source: AP/WTVD television Raleigh

RALEIGH, N.C. --North Carolina House Speaker Thom Tillis' office said Thursday that a resolution asserting North Carolina has the power to set an official state religion is dead, and won't go any further.

The resolution, filed by two Republicans from Rowan County, declared "each state is sovereign and may independently determine how the state may make laws respecting an establishment of religion" -thereby claiming the federal government and courts have no authority to decide what is constitutional.

Read more: http://abclocal.go.com/wtvd/story?section=news/politics&id=9052972

[Archae]

1. Those two Rowan county repukes need go back to school.

They lost the Civil War, the school integration fight and the civil rights battles.

They need to be re-taught this.

[DutchessOfDork]

24. .1. Those two Rowan county repukes need go back to school.

Yes, but they're not aware of ANY of that - especially losing the Civil War.

[longship]

2. Thank God!

So to speak.

[Kablooie]

3. Darn! This would have been excellent entertainment.

Kind of like watching the Three Stooges hit each other in the head.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

4. Getting this far shows how brain dead the Republicans and their voters are. nt

[Hissyspit]

5. Well, I would hope so...

[John2]

6. At least some Republicans

have come to their senses. That law certainly wopuld have been tested. It would have been interesting to see someone get arrested because they didn't honor such a law.

[WinstonSmith4740]

7. A no-brainer.

In so many ways. But you have to admit, it is fun watching them back-pedal. We went from

"each state is sovereign and may independently determine how the state may make laws respecting an establishment of religion"

to

"...the bill was only intended to allow Rowan County officials to open their meetings with prayer, not to establish a state religion."

in what, a day? Gotta love 'em. They're such idiots.

[Cha]

13. lol @ your post, WinstonSmith

[cvoogt]

8. Yes but it will be resurrected in three days /nt

[4_TN_TITANS]

17. LOL.... nice!

[stopbush]

9. It's sad to realize that for many Republicans of all stripes

Christianity is the be all and end all of their existence.

Everything they do or say has Christianity and the spreading of that particular social cancer at its base.

What inspires their opposition to gay marriage, women's rights, their hatred of science, etc. Why do they want to open meetings with a prayer? Christianity, at least the way they read it.

[Cha]

14. I think it should always be labeled

Hypocritical christiantiy. They use it to hide their evil intentions. Got some people fooled, too.

[muntrv]

10. Someone actually read the "No Establishment Clause" of the 1st Amendment?

[Adsos Letter]

11. If you don't already do so, or are unaware of their work

please consider giving some support to Americans United for Separation of Church and State.

http://www.au.org/

Barry Lynn and his organization are out there fighting the fight against attempts to impose theocratic elements on American liberty.

I know times are tough for many of us. Many of us can't offer financial support; however, please consider visiting their State Legislative Action Center and making yourself familiar with the ongoing struggles against theocracy around the country. Letter writing, phone calls, just making your acquaintances familiar with the struggle...all of it helps.

https://www.au.org/content/state-action-center


It really is like whack-a-mole out there.

[classof56]

16. Thanks for the post.

AU member and supporter here--really appreciate their work!

[Adsos Letter]

22. I'm glad to hear it!

It always leaves me shaking my head when people start talking about combinations of Church and State. Being in the "in" group today doesn't necessarily mean they'll be in the "in" group tomorrow.

[classof56]

23. Such an excellent point!

I'll remember that one--thanks again!

[onenote]

12. It never was anything more than political theater.

Designed to rally the crazies and tweak the sane.

[PADemD]

15. Interesting

Rep Harry Warren graduated with a BA Political Science, Kent State University, 1972.

[struggle4progress]

18. Bullshizz bills are frequently filed in state legislatures. Sometimes

they're filed as a deliberate distraction from other horrid bills, so opponents will waste time on bullshizz

[muriel_volestrangler]

20. Could be - but with 11 Republican backers, including the House Majority Leader

it looked quite possible the loons were serious about it.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/04/03/north-carolina-religion-bill_n_3003401.html

[struggle4progress]

21. Could be. I don't really have much insight into the wackadoodles.

At various times, I have seen them file bills which probably wouldn't pass, which seemed to me intended only to deflect public attention from something else: I finally became painfully aware of that sort of sleight-of-hand politics, when I saw it at the national level during Reagan's tenure

But since the House leadership says this won't move at all, I'd guess that's not what's going on here

My best guess might be that the wackadoodles are just waving red-meat-flavored nuggets to their wingnut constituents, since the text contains states-rights keywords, like "Tenth Amendment," much loved by inhabitants of the Twilight Zone

Every now and then, of course, "don't worry it: it won't pass!" is merely a trick to put opposition asleep, as happened a few years ago with the lottery, for which there was actually significant opposition. But a bill here can't move directly from introduction into law, so we'll have some advance notice if it shows its ugly mug again after being sent to committee

[eppur_se_muova]

19. Well, it was brain-dead to begin with. nt